T-Bone Walker's Gear

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T-Bone Walker predominantly used a Gibson ES-5 Electric Guitar throughout his career, known for its unique out-of-phase wiring that produced a bright, shimmering tone. This characteristic sound is captured in the image provided by Gibson.

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The most notable proponent of the ES-250 was the influential guitarist T-Bone Walker, who used it throughout the 1940s and early 1950s on many landmark electric blues recordings. It was also seen in the hands of Charlie Christian, Alvino Rey and Tony Mottola during the forties. The ES-250, case, cord and the matching EH-185 amplifier cost $250 in 1940.

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T-Bone Walker is shown playing a Gibson Barney Kessel semi-hollowbody electric guitar in a user-uploaded photo from Photobucket titled "TBoneWalker68.jpg."

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In a live performance of "Everyday I Have the Blues" on YouTube, Chuck Berry lends his Gibson ES-335 to T-Bone Walker on stage, as captured in a video by Niels Rozeboom.

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T-Bone Walker is seen using a Fender Tweed 4x10" Bassman amplifier in a photo uploaded to Ytimg, captured in the image titled "maxresdefault.jpg."

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T-Bone Walker used a Gibson EH-150 Amp during his Imperial Recordings from 1950 to 1954, as detailed in the Pasosdepato article.

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