Otis Rush

In a user-uploaded photo on Livejournal, Otis Rush is pictured holding an Epiphone Riviera, identifiable by its distinctive tailpiece.

For amps, I can’t deny I really liked those old 4 X 10 Bassmans. That was all I ever needed.

In this photo gallery, Otis is using what appears to be a Gibson ES-335.

"...and sometimes I use a Victoria, which sounds to my ears pretty much like the old Bassman I used to have."

Otis is pictured here on the cover of his live album holding a Jaguar.

Here in a photo shoot, Otis is holding a Yamaha Superaxe SA50.

"These days, sometimes I run through a Mesa Boogie for that extra oomph, and sometimes I use a Victoria, which sounds to my ears pretty much like the old Bassman I used to have."

Otis here is pictured with a Fender Stratocaster on the cover of the Cobra Recordings album.

In the photo from Photoshelter, Otis Rush is playing a Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSH. While his hand obscures the center pickup, the visible pickups match the HSH configuration.

Rush says, “Well, there’s two guitars I really like – my Gibson semi-hollows and Fender Strats. I can go with the Gibson 345 or 355, but any of the semi-hollows do it for me. Actually, with either heavy strings or sometimes lighter ones like a 10-46 set. But, like with anything, there’s always something else out there. And for me, well, the Strats just can do some things and feel a bit differently than the Gibson, and sometimes I’ll trade-off.

Otis and his Flying V.