How Do You Buy A Blues Guitar?
The best blues guitarists treat their guitars like loved ones: gently, lovingly, passionately. When they find the right guitar, they hang onto it and treat it with care. Although you can’t really walk into a guitar store and buy B.B. King’s Lucille (it would never sound the same), you can buy a guitar that will give you the best blues you can play. Step 1 Decide whether you want the warm, sweet sound of a semi-hollow-body guitar or the more down-and-dirty sound of a solid. B.B. King uses a semi-hollow-body Gibson. Muddy Waters tended toward the solid-body Fender. Both of these guys had distinct guitar styles, too, but they relied on the right kind of guitar for their sounds. Step 2 Go to the guitar store and look around. This sounds too simple, but do it. Look for guitars—regardless of brand—that look like the kinds of guitars bluesmen play. While this doesn’t mean a guitar will sound like it looks, it’s a good place to start. Step 3 Start with the solid-body guitar. Try the Fender
