Tony Joe White
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In this source you can see Tony Joe White with his 1973 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail in Sunburst finish. It looks like a workhorse so he might have changed something on it.
Here in this picture you can see him in a photoshooting alongside his Stratocaster which is plugged into an old vintage Fender Havard tweed amp.
//This might be a fender princeton 1960 with a reused nameplate. https://reverb.com/p/fender-princeton-1960?hfid=32841546&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=6481783183&merchant_id=113850169&utm_content=813512089891&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoPL2BRDxARIsAEMm9y_TCL--itkU1ECZ3h3He56g1XA2Z0O71-1vZoai1x7FW9ohTohHOuIaAvHJEALw_wcB
The harvard nameplate actually says harvard on it.
"I use an AKG 414. I put it on a short stand about three inches from one of the bottom speakers. It doesn’t seem to matter which side. It really makes a Strat sound like it ought to sound. I’ve been lucky to find the right guitar and amp combination."
photo contains his pedalboard setup, including a blues driver
"But sometimes it’s good to have a little [Maestro] Boomerang Wah; it has been associated with me since the early days, with “Polk Salad Annie.” I still love to use just little touches on certain things."
In recent photos, Tony Joe White is frequently seen using El Dorado Rattlesnake Guitar Straps, identifiable by their distinctive snake-like appearance.
instagram photo soundgasltd.
Tony Joe White keeps it minimal - 65 Strat into his Whomperstomper (60s Maestro Boomerang wah and 69 Colorsound Tonebender), via Boss Blues Driver & Tremolo into an original 4x10 Fender Blues DeVille. Makes a glorious swampy noise.
matches another article: https://www.guitarplayer.com/technique/tony-joe-white
"The fuzz that sounds like a big bumblebee is a Colorsound Tonebender that I bought in England back in ’69."
also pictured: https://www.instagram.com/p/BMUy8TMgBvr/
Amp-wise he favours the classic Fender sound, though his effects units are something else altogether." I always used a black face Super Reverb until Fender brought out the Blues Deville and now that's all I use
Tony possibly got his rig for the gig at SWR studios for the Ohne Filter series from Rockshop Karlsruhe. At least there is´you can see an ad of this music store on the bass speakers . You can see the Soldano amp e.g. at 10:19.
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