Derek Trucks on Finding the Perfect SG and How to Set It Up
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2020
- One of the most impressive guitarists on the planet shares the secrets behind what he looks for in an SG and how he sets them up night after night.
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Dereks playing is tighter than Johns shirt.
HAAAAA!!
And his pick-ups are darker than John's hair dye
That's two great comments in one...very economical.
This is either a very old video or John has had the hair dye bottle out...
LMAO
It’s so refreshing to see one of the most gifted and talented guitarists of our time conduct himself with so much humility and sincerity. Polite and gentlemanly with a down to earth attitude. I love that he said he likes to give his slides away to the younger local musicians he inspires. It testifies to the deep gratitude and acknowledgement he has for his fans.
Probably the greatest slide guitarist to have ever lived, with an equally kind soul.
Probably the best slide player in all of history. And a humble gentleman.
100% the best slide player ever
No way. Duane allman not even close.
"When you've got a rhythm section like that behind ya, you feel like you're being chased down." Gotta love Derek Trucks and the Gibson SG.
As a lifelong drummer, it's nice to hear a star give a 'tip of the hat' to the rhythm section!
I've always felt like the rhythm section is like the front line on a football team. The QB gets all the attention, but without a good front line he can't do his job!
Hes telling the truth he Give his slide That he had played the whole show with to my son. He was about 8 years old & Still got it. Derek is a Down-to-earth 1st class Gentleman.
That’s an awesome gift to have! Love this guys playing.
Derek is "not super picky about those things'", of course he's not, he makes ANY guitar sound like it was made in heaven.
true that
Derek Trucks is one of the most brilliantly creative musicians I have ever heard in my entire life. Great musicians like him make the world a better place for sure. Thank you for the gift of your music Derek.
Seen him live twice. An incredible experience. Pasaquan live is probably the most amazing live music experience of my life.
Instead of going to prom, I went to see Santana and he opened. I was blown away! Way better than prom!
There were no concerts the night of my prom and I still didn't go.
I saw Santana in 77’ at a venue in Buffalo held 15k. Eddy Money was the opener. I was just a casual fan of Abraxas but didn’t know too much more. Tickets were 5 bucks. Why not. Just blown away! What an amazing rhythm section! Never saw anything like that! And Santana’s playing was transcendent! Sustain that went on for miles all the way to the heavens! He could make a single note sing! What! Amazing! Hundreds of concerts later and now an old man it still stands out as one of my top 5 concerts all time. I have to add that as a player Derek Trucks rivals Santana. Man can he play!
Prom are for sissies.
Speaking of proms and Santana, back in the day our high school had a chance to actually GET Santana for our prom (Palo Alto High in the Bay Area)! However, instead they booked Elvin Bishop...and ol' Uncle El had had more than a few beers in him, was louder than Jesus, God, maybe even Deep Purple put together and didn't have his chick singers Jo Baker or Annie Samples who were phenomenal! And he was an hour late-ha ha. Other than that Mrs. Lincoln how was that play? Actually he wasn't too bad all things considered and I like his albums generally. If Derek Trucks had been alive back then I probably would've gone to his show like you did! He is an incredible guitarist!
@@qwertyzxcv123 yeah, if you don't know what you're doing.
Absolutely one of the most humble musicians alive.
He seems like the kind of guy you could play second guitar for and be comfortable just complementing him without any tension or worries! So talented!
About two years ago Derek was made an "Honorary Board member" of the John & Alice Coltrane Home restoration project-Long Island-at a small ceremony at Lincoln Center. I had the privilege of not just meeting him (I'm a volunteer on the committee) but hanging out talking-THEN! We went up town to see him and his crew gigging at the Beacon! He's a real-honest-to-goodness-Good man...oh yea, and his axe playing ain't too bad either :)
Such a regular guy.. such a genius player.. amazing.
Seems like such a grounded, nice guy. A muso not a “star”.
He's a cool cat
The first time that I saw him play live he was thirteen. He doesn't seem to have changed a bit. He was already great back then!
Agreed. Seems so cool & chill without any pretentious at all.
Growing up around fame and money will usually result in either an out-of-control and absurdly entitled kid - the kind you just want to punch - or just the opposite. The entitled brats think they're the lucky ones - but THAT'S just the opposite, too...
He is
Great vibes! The interviewer asked relevant questions in a friendly matter, I liked it
“Right, right, yeah, right, yeah right man”
Dude is almost as humble as he is a great player.
I like some slide but not all through the night on a show.Small doses are enough for me but I think his straight playing is very lyrical and melodic more than most ,an aspect of his musicality that seems to garner less appreciation than his much lauded slide work.11 gauge strings really bring so much more robustness into the fray also, an almost acoustic resonance with more muscle.
Total respect.
Amazing how simple his guitar demands are and he makes it sound incredible
Simple is best , right
If you ever have the chance to see this guy, do it. Especially if you are a guitarist or even just a musician in general. It’s one of those shows when you’re driving home afterwards you keep thinking “what did I just see?” He can take the same old licks and riffs we all know and do something with them that is truly unique. And he’s still so young and early in his career.
Derek is such a nice, humble guy. If you haven’t heard or checked out his playing, definitely do so! You won’t regret it!
he IS great. I wonder how close Gibson got it to 'Skydog' Duane's guitar.
I saw Derek Trucks when he played with The Allman Bros. and his playing that night was truly jaw dropping. He is a slide virtuoso!
How does Derek sound so good?
He literally got his guitar from Galadriel, as he left Lothlorien among the Fellowship to fare eastward into Mordor
It's a beautiful combination! Derek's skills and his guitars.
His wife, Susan Tedeschi Truck, has been vocally just getting sooo smooth and mature with her voice
That is cool that he gives away slides like that! Such a humble person but so utterly talented.
Derek is such a humble, cool head!
I remember seeing Derek play for the first time. Around 93-94. He was a young kid. Came out onstage in this club, Be Here Now in Asheville, wearing an Atlanta Braves baseball cap and his SG. The first 10 seconds my jaw was on the floor. I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing. Amazing player and human being.
Similar story, saw him when he was a kid open at an Eric Johnson show, later on he and Susan would occasionally stop into to the record store I worked at, just the nicest guy and he's grown up to be a player and an adult to be proud of. Mr. T.
I loved Be Here Now......many Doc Watson shows there
I met derrick and Susan after a show and they are both just like this. So cool and easy to talk to.
I tracked with a vintage SG. It was light as feather and the most supremely powerful and plain "nasty" guitar I've ever played.
This dude inspired me to get an SG.
He inspired me to never touch a slide again because goddamn can that gentle man rip with one.
“Barks” is the single best way to describe an SG.
Just scored a 61 reissue.
Love the Dynamics of an SG
Slam a chord and it SOUNDS like you're slamming a chord
Me too, and now I wish I'd got one years ago!
SG's kick ass. Sound as great as Les Pauls without the back ache.
@@richardbinder9662 without the tuning stability as well.
Me too, I love it
I've never understood light top/heavy bottom. I've always felt it should be the other way around. Finally someone who understands me!
I remember when I was about 14-15 and really into punk, The guitar for me to use (both because of the sound and the looks) was the SG. I had an SG Special. Then I started gettin' into other types of music like bluesrock, hard rock, progressive rock etc, and when talking to other guitarplayers in the same age, I just got the impression that the SG was so 'out'. You should really use a Strat, Les Paul, Tele, 335.. basically anything but an SG. So I went through a lot of guitars, even a PRS. Then many years later I had this dream where I played an SG and something said to me "This is the perfect guitar! This is what you should use!" I was very into Cream-era Clapton around that time, so shortly afterwards I traded a Telecaster for a wonderful walnut/dark cherry SG with replacement pickups (Skatterbrane Yangbranes) and the guitar just spoke to me.. It just had some kind of magic. After that I used that SG for lots of gigs and recordings and it has never let me down. Doesn't matter if it's bluesrock, jazzfusion, garage rock or whatever.. It just suits the music perfectly ! Such a dynamic instrument!
If you were into Cream era Clapton at the time you certainly couldn't have gotten a better guitar than an SG! And it sounds like you got that magical one that suits you, that is so cool when that happens! They've got insanely good tone and like you wrote they are so versatile you can play any style on it. A buddy of mine had one of those walnut/dark cherry's like yours and I've always lusted after one. What is absolutely crazy is that was decades ago and I''ve played alot of different guitars, Les Pauls, Strats, Charvels, etc. but for some reason I've never owned one. And hearing Trucks playing one got my antenna up again. I mean it was such an iconic guitar back in that late 60's--Jerry Garcia, Santana, Townshend, Dicky Betts, etc. etc. all played them. So I've been looking around for one during the pandemic but haven't found one yet. But I will. Trying not to spend too much on one. I haven't heard/heard of the Skatterbrane Yangbranes will have to check them out. Play on man!
I got an SG standard in a trade for an amp once and fully intended to sell it because it was worth more than the amp I traded for it. Me, being too lazy to make a post for the thing decided I’d just noodle with it one day at the house and really quickly learned that it was such an interesting guitar. The body resonates SO much it’s insane. The sustain on the thing is wild for such a thin peace of wood. The only mod on it is a schaller rolling bridge (which by the way every Gibson player should get) and I fell in love with the guitar. I will never sell it and it is so versatile I could use it in pretty much any project from cool RnB jams to heavy metal. Let’s keep SGs awesomeness a secret though. The last thing we SG players need is the price skyrocketing from all the hype other people can bring to it 😅
Gary Rossington from Lynyrd Skynyrd also played the SG.
Best store-bought guitar I ever had was a '74 walnut SG Standard with a Bigsby.
Wish I'd never gotten rid of it.
He plays make somebody happy with Santana live and it’s easily my favorite slide song ever. Huge talent!
Wow! Derek and Carlos together I'm gonna check that out ........just got back, yeah it's fantastic! Thank for the tip Chris P. Great Stuff!!
Thanks for the heads up. Definitely worth a look 👍
"When you've got a rhythm section like that behind you, you feel like you're being chased down." Much respect young man. I think Duane A. would be proud.
I saw Derek with Tedeschi Trucks band at Red Rocks 2 years ago, Magical night. Everyone should see one of their favorites at Red Rocks. Best venue for music I have ever been to. Going to see them again this year at RR. I am pumped.
I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan there, he could play behind his back just like it was the normal thing to do. Word is my dad saw the Beatles there... And that legendary U2 show...
I'm not a guitar player, and a lot of what Derek said here went over my head, but I found what he said fascinating. His passion for guitar playing is obvious. And I could listen to him play all day.
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I know Derek is not a singer, and not that he even needs to be, but he has a such smooth speaking voice that you can’t help but wonder …
So I got this one 7-8 years ago from Galadriel.... you mean THE Galadrien? From LOTR?! That explains a LOT! It's a magical guitar!
No. He means Galadrielle Allman. Duane Allman's daughter.
Cool guy. Absurdly talented musician.
I agree about slide action. Mine is low and it is about touch. Susan’s old bassist, who did the ‘07 Crossroads, was surprised I played slide on a Tele with low action when he jammed with my band. Remember Duane Allman’s action was low as was Ed King’s from Skynyrd. Back in the day no one knew better! Lol!
i own an SG because of that guy!
Love it when FL boys do well Some excellent player have come from down there
Damn, just looked him up. Born June 8, 1979. I was born one day earlier, same year. Prince was born on June 7th, didn't realize I nearly shared the same birthday with Derek. Definitely a cool cat!
Damn, Dunlop needs to give Derek a few cases of his slides to give out to his fans. He said himself he don't use picks and imagine how awesome it would be to be given a slide from Derek trucks. Come on Dunlop, step up yo game.
This man is the reason I started buying SGs a few years ago.
What a cool dude, very humble for such an amazing talent
Midnight in Harlem, best song ever.
Jax is his home and mine...lived just down the street from him for years on the julington creek...love his vibe and slide work...his wife can sing for days...keepin it real..blues and more...
Trucks has the best slide tone of any modern player I have ever heard.
What a cool dude.
My huddy and I are seeing ttb..in 2 weeks at the ryman 4 rows back ...sooooo pumped
Legendary player
This is just an old clip from the rig rundown video. I still like it, but was really excited for a new video.
Man is this guy a great player makes it look easy.
Everybody should give an SG a chance. No guitar feels more comfortable while being so powerful, in my experience. When I switch from my Tele/LP to my SG, it's like sleeping on a bed after sleeping a couch.
However, Gibson needs to offer more color options. That's why more people don't play them more than anything else. Black or Red...
Whenever I switch from an SG to a LP wonder why the neck is so short. The SG's high fret access is phenomenal, makes the neck look so much longer
I agree that SGs can be super comfortable as long as they don't neck dive. Then they become super annoying. I hate having to support a guitar when I should be playing it.
@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac Yeah, No neck dive on mine. but my homeboy's SG was dive city. hated that aspect of it. I didn't like SGs, but I love my standard. I think maybe I just got a special one. If neck dive is an issue, get a leather strap with that grippy inside. no more neck dive then.
Just shirt creep...Hahahahahaha. I'm lucky. I just not long ago bought one of Gibson's new Juniors and it balances really well. There is something very beautiful about an SG, that's for sure
@@ProCoRat also moving the button to the horn, strat style, can help
"... you're being chased down ... " What a great line. The place that The Allman Joys and The One Percent and The Rubber Soul use to play in downtown Jacksonville (The Comic Book Club) way back when it was a grown up club (before these bands), I heard that the manager would tell drummers if they didn't break a head every night, they weren't playing hard enough. I was barely 17 when I went in there to hear Robert Nix play in The Candymen just after they broke away from Roy Orbison, which IIRC, was just after they toured England with The Beatles. Good to hear Robert tell of going shirt shopping with John Lennon (and my older brother and I knew Robert and we knew he was telling the truth).
I was recently blessed with a Custom Shop VOS '64 SG Standard, and even with a Vibrola, it weighs only 6.9 pounds.
Hello I love Derrick Trucks n his wife Susan they are awesome and the band.they make the hair stand up on my are playing and the whole thing.I know that they travel alot and I only get to watch them that way but when I have a chance and they come to the big ole Augusta Georgia area I hope to get a chance to meet them.Ever since I saw him starting out I just had a very good feeling that he would be great.And the first time I saw Susan was in Texas on Austin City limits ahh greatness and just awesomeness.The new king n queen making it happen on stage.much success n love to y'all.peace
Such a great player and he just exudes integrity.
Derek is an awesome guy, and even better guitar player
Had a 67 batwing sg! Never should have sold it!!!
With the Three Kings gone and Guy and Clapton slowed down by age, Derek Trucks is quite possibly the best guitarist working today. He inspired me to buy my SG - although I spend most of my playing time on my Peavey boat anchors so I guess the lesson didn't take. lol I do have a nice 60s Audition that'll out-light any SG - but I don't think any pro would gig with it.
Thanks for the rundown Bollinger, always love your interviews and Rig Rundowns.
When he said the lower bridge gives more tension ("stiffness"), it's because the neck doesn't give (bow) as much, so the strings feel tighter. It's like having a fractionally longer scale-length. Tiny fractions make such a difference, think how much raising/lowering saddles by one screw turn alters the pitch. Lower gauge strings give a brighter tone too. Maybe that's one reason Ry Cooder got to be obsessed with brighter gold foil pickups to compensate for the high gauge strings he prefers.
On a Stratocaster type guitar, you'd probably get away with 10's to approximate his preferred tension, because of the longer 25.5" scale length (compared to his 24.75" SG). He tunes to E Vestapol, which I suppose translates to around a quartertone difference on a Strat/Tele with an identical string gauge, so you could simply try tuning lower by a semitone to D#. He does often press against the frets as part of his technique actually, but I don't intend to devote my life to slide playing, so I'll probably settle for an easier setup with higher gauge strings. I'm learning slide on a Telecaster, but I switch tunings a lot, so if you do that, you'll probably find you'll have to swap out certain strings when it comes to recording.
Derek's a great player.
Fortunate enough to see him, last gig with EC, HPP, '07.
Me, G400, that's life ;)
SUCH A GIFTED PLAYER !!!!!
I’ve Got Two SG’s: ‘61 Reissue & a Classic !!!
For Years the SG was the one model I didn’t have ??
And I’m a Huge Frank Zappa Fan !!!
Wish I could have picked up his signature SG when Gibson came out with them !!!??
Would you recommend the SG 61? I've been searching.. Its not easy!
Seems like a fine lad; I saw him live with Clapton in Birmingham, AL. Along with Robert Cray, Doyle Bramhall II, all cutting heads.............it was all Clapton and Derek trading licks with moments of glory from Cray and Bramhall
What a cool dude, giving away his slides…
I had a Derek Trucks signature SG that I had to sell to pay off some medical bills. I miss that guitar soooo badly! It was my "one that got away" guitar, I haven't had a guitar that just "fit" me like that since 😔. I have even tried other SGs.... just isn't the same. It was SUPER light, and the body was 1 piece. I hope to find another SG like that some day.
John Bollinger Just For Men Throwback! 😜🤘🏻
So Awesome. Must be one of the Coolest Episodes, Thankyou.
He really is, for me, the best player I've heard. Unselfish, and at times I wish he would just break away from the 10 others and go solo for a bit. Not saying forever but I'd love to see him make a masterful album with a smallest of a rhythm section.
Great interview!
In my limited musical experience, the best guitarists whom I have know well, played cherry red Gibson SGs. I guess there's just something about that model and color, that really inspires some people.
These edited down rundowns are much better than the long form ones that are about 1/2 filler.
Love Derek Trucks, what a humble guy and a great guitar player. His tone and playing is just magical and he doesn't use much pedals. I remember seeing a video footage many years ago, maybe the 1st or 2nd TTB recordings where he had just a noise gate and another pedal that i dont recall into a fender amp. Also i haven't seen any video footage of him in the recent years. He looks like he is Zakk Wylde's calmer brother 🙂
Derek Trucks¡!!!!!!! No words can describe the mystifying melodies of this man
A few Years ago a few of us went to a bar in Fort Lauderdale to see Dereck. We went in and noticed two little kids maybe teens with backwards ball caps on playing pinball. We didn’t think anything of it. Well the night went on waiting for the band. Finally they announced there would be no band. The problem was he was too young to play in the bar. Darn!!!
We also discovered that was him playing pinball. Haha.
Enjoyed this!
Watching his right hand is mesmerizing
Love the interview ,you guys should do an UPDATE Warren Haynes rig Rundown NYC is coming up
An original creative player! Our guitar man also has an sg but with p 90 Pick ups...
A modern Blues legend
One smooth fly ass dude rite there, much respect Mr. Trucks
I remember first time I saw him play with ABB. At first I thought he was Greg’s son until finding out later he was Butch’s nephew.
When people compare him to Duane Allman nothing else needs said.
What a pleasure to listen to.
Gregg's
Someone must be bored to death during the COVID lockdown 😂✌️
I have every kind of slide... I now only ever play one of my two Derek Trucks signatures... because it feels and plays the best of any.
I honestly believe that every single SG ever crafted is different. 60's were the best years. I've had the opportunity to play three total vintage 60s SGs in my life, not this "relic" wannabe crap but real vintage used and loved instruments, and they were all different with their own mojo each. No other guitar has felt quite the same way since, like a worn in glove, electric before even being plugged in. I'm a Jem/Suhr guy but I'll always play an SG if I get the chance.
love it low action make it ez to play with a soft touch...Pro secret right there
My sister surprised me with tickets to see him play (didn’t know much about Tedeschi Trucks… hope I spelled that right) but the man is not from this planet. Seems like a regular guy here and that makes me like him even more. My fingers are stupid but Derek is one of the great guitarists of all time. I put him up there with Page Clapton anybody else. Just great.
Love the SG. Great guitars
Seems like a good guy and his advice is good common sense no foolishness. Great to see a rock guitarist who is down to earth!
The thing that speaks so mu chi in Derek’s playing is it is voice like. He doesn’t play anything. To be flashy but to speak to the listener and convey emotion. And he never overdoes it
Getting a slide from Derek trucks is something a guitar player would cherish for the rest of their life.
I wish i could have one of his slides from him after a gig !! that would be soooo cool!!!
The ones with neck dive are the best cause the devil is constantly trying to steal it from you for his band
1. Cool cat
2. Miles on tee
3. John, where's the gray?
Exactly. Old interview or is Bohlinger coloring it, not that it matters?
He's smart enough to know you can't go with the soy sauce look once the internet's seen otherwise.
Derek seems like a really cool guy.
I enjoy John Bolinger Premier guitar rig run downs it's just awesome to be able to see all the artist and gear used in so many bands and rigged up to play so we'll.John I probably want to have the largest rig run down now but can't afford it but I'm inspired by all the great artist and the guitars n amplifiers it's awesome to 110 power..much appreciated.peace
Can you do a rig rundown of Raphael Saadiq. I saw him play in Norfolk, Va last week and his guitar playing was outstanding.