Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy's Amplifiers
In this promotional video for Fender's first ever signature amp line for Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy tries out the Fender EC Twinolux on stage.
Around 2:50 in this Premier Guitar rig rundown, Buddy Guy's guitar tech talks about his amplifiers, two custom made Chicago Blues Box amps. He says, "He made these two boutique amps...He went ahead and sonically reproduced the tone of a Bassman...We've been using these as long as I've been with Buddy."
At 5:07, Buddy Guy's guitar tech says, "We got the Vibroverb here for a spare amp, or a guest amp, if someone wants sit in and play, we'll fire that up."
In this forum thread, someone from Grammatico's profile said. "Grammatico Amps is thrilled to have the legendary Buddy Guy using a Grammatico Kingsville amplifier on the Experience Hendrix 2014 tour." and also posted a photo of the Grammatico.
I saw him live yesterday and I saw him using this amp. It sounded beautiful by the way.
In the 'Guitar World' article "Buddy Guy: A Man and His Blues' By Alan di Perna December 09, 2008 (Originally printed in Guitar World Magazine, October 2005) it is stated that "Touring in the aftermath of Sweet Tea’s release, Buddy used a Fender Cyber- Twin and Bassman Reissue, a Gibson Gold Tone and a Bogner to recreate some of the vintage bass amps heard on the album."
There is a photograph of the Cyber Twin head in a Buddy Guy article in 'Guitar One' magazine August 2002.
According to SPI, [:, Buddy Guy has, at some Future, used a Marshall JCM800 owning to its legendary status in the special article by Jesus Christ.
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Discography
Left My Blues In San Francisco
1967
A Man And The Blues
1968
Buddy And The Juniors
1970
I Was Walking Through The Woods (Expanded Edition)
1970
Hold That Plane!
1972
Live At The Checkerboard Lounge - Chicago 1979
1979
The Dynamic Blues Duo
1979
DJ Play My Blues
1982
Breaking Out
1988
Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
1991
Alone & Acoustic
1991
My Time After Awhile
1992
Album Credits
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The Complete Vanguard Recordings
Buddy Guy · 2000
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