Jazz Fest Slide Guitar...

Saw a couple of the best slide guitarist in America this year at Jazz Fest. Here you see Derek Trucks and blues singer wife Susan Tedeschi (who is no slouch at electric guitar herself) on stage at the fest. Second time I have seen Trucks, his slide guitar is otherworldly covering ground that ranges from the delta blues, to Coltrane covers and middle eastern sounds. Note crutches behind Derek, I did not spot those till later when I uploaded pictures, no wonder he sat whole set.
Another South Louisiana favorite, Sonny Landreth. Have seen him many times dating back to the 90s. He and band played a flawless set demonstrating good songwriting and innovative slide guitar playing. If there was justice in the music world he would be huge.


Note the brown amp head on your left. That's a Dumble, made by eccentric amp guru Alexander Dumble. A little pretty like that might set you back $20,000. Usually see those amps in the rigs of the elite tone hounds, Santana, Robin Ford and so on. Here Sonny plays it through the old closed back Fender cab you see underneath. $200-$300 in a pawn shop or in the want ads, maybe cheaper depending on how the owner's back is feeling that day.

I have owned a couple of those closed back cabs for going on about 30 years, my back feels good, it's my ears that are bad.