Jimmy Bowskill

A professional musician since his pre-teen years – Jimmy was so young he wasn’t allowed to sit in the bar after gigs before being driven home by his dad (“he took zero-per-cent commission”) – he’s had a long time to settle on what works for him, gear-wise: a 1968 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, a 1969 Les Paul Standard Goldtop and a 1973 Fender Telecaster Thinline.

A professional musician since his pre-teen years – Jimmy was so young he wasn’t allowed to sit in the bar after gigs before being driven home by his dad (“he took zero-per-cent commission”) – he’s had a long time to settle on what works for him, gear-wise: a 1968 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, a 1969 Les Paul Standard Goldtop and a 1973 Fender Telecaster Thinline.

That said, he’s not quite going direct. There are definitely some pedals lurking there for times when he can’t help but step on something. “I run an MXR Dyna Comp, which is great for slide; and an MXR 108 Fuzz, which I use for the song Feeling Good only, a delay pedal for violin, and that’s it!”

That said, he’s not quite going direct. There are definitely some pedals lurking there for times when he can’t help but step on something. “I run an MXR Dyna Comp, which is great for slide; and an MXR 108 Fuzz, which I use for the song Feeling Good only, a delay pedal for violin, and that’s it!”

A professional musician since his pre-teen years – Jimmy was so young he wasn’t allowed to sit in the bar after gigs before being driven home by his dad (“he took zero-per-cent commission”) – he’s had a long time to settle on what works for him, gear-wise: a 1968 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, a 1969 Les Paul Standard Goldtop and a 1973 Fender Telecaster Thinline.

In this video met Jimmy Bowskill and Ewan Currie from the Sheepdogs at their gig in Munich's Backstage talking about their gear.

In a video by guitar Magazin, Jimmy Bowskill of The Sheepdogs discusses his gear, including the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, during a gig at Munich's Backstage.

A photograph taken on stage at the Southern Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary on October 1, 2025, clearly shows a Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103 pedal on the pedalboard of Blue Rodeo guitarist Jimmy Bowskill, providing evidence of his use of this specific gear.

A photograph taken on stage at the Southern Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary on October 1, 2025, clearly shows a TC Electronic Sky Surfer reverb pedal on the pedalboard of Blue Rodeo guitarist Jimmy Bowskill, providing evidence of his use of this specific gear.

On October 1, 2025, a photograph taken on stage at the Southern Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary clearly shows the TC Electronic Hall Of Fame Mini Reverb pedal on the pedalboard of Blue Rodeo guitarist Jimmy Bowskill, providing evidence of his use of this specific gear.

A photograph taken on stage at the Southern Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary on October 1, 2025, clearly shows the Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano on the pedalboard of guitarist Jimmy Bowskill, providing evidence of his use of this specific gear.

A photograph taken on stage at the Southern Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary on October 1, 2025, clearly shows the Electro-Harmonix Lester-G Deluxe Rotary Speaker on the pedalboard of guitarist Jimmy Bowskill, providing evidence of his use of this specific gear.