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mainestratman
January 31st, 2010, 07:19 PM
Been listening to a lot of the really old bluesy stuff lately.. was wondering if anyone could identify Big Bill's guitar in this picture? Looks like something Prince would use. :-)

http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/easyrider/data/pages/Chicago%20Blues/Big%20Bill.JPG

markb
January 31st, 2010, 07:40 PM
Gibson style O.

http://vintage-guitars.blogspot.com/2006/01/gibson-style-o.html

mainestratman
January 31st, 2010, 08:23 PM
Thanks Mark.. that is a gorgeous guitar... and Big Bill could play the hell out of it. :-)

Next time I have $7k or $8k laying around, I might have to shop for one. :-)

ZMAN
February 1st, 2010, 02:27 PM
Yes when I was a kid that was all I heard around my house. My mom was a Jazz blues fan. I remember Bill Broonzy, Bill Dogget, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles records were always on our console stereo.
I guess that is why I only play blues.

mainestratman
February 1st, 2010, 05:34 PM
That's a good enough reason as any...

I'm having so much fun discovering, and in some cases, rediscovering some of these old blues guys. I went through my old .45 collection, and it's all pop from the 60's.. no blues. :-(