Earl Hooker

Earl Hooker

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Earl's rendition of "Earl's Boogie" uses a blacktop Les Paul also emblazoned with his signature Earl Hooker stickers.

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Earl is holding this guitar on the cover of "The Moon is Rising". He labeled the guitar with his name with Earl on the 12-string headstock and Hooker in between the two string sets.

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Earl Hooker at a performance with his British-made Shaftsbury

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In the attached link, it is stated that, "..Otis Rush said Earl Hooker was the first person he had ever seen playing a Stratocaster into a tweed Bassman amplifier." It is not specified as to which Bassman was used, other than a tweed style, but this is close to the time period.

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On the cover of "Play your guitar Mr. Hooker" Earl is using a double necked Danelectro. It is also emblazoned with his Earl Hooker labels.

In the attached photo, there is a picture of Earl Hooker using what seems to be a Vox Phantom Special VII, or something very similar to that.

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In the image from Rovicorp, Earl Hooker is pictured with a Gibson ES-355 Electric Guitar, captured during the "Smooth Slidin'" session.

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In the video "Earl Hooker - live at the American Folk Blues Festival [Colourised] 1969," Earl Hooker can be seen playing a Univox Les Paul Custom. The logo of the brand is clearly visible at the 4:17 mark.

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