jthrel
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Which guitar do I take on the road? Jackson Browne’s answer:
I’ll take this one and that one and that one and these over here and…. I need a bigger truck!
This year’s on- stage guitar total was 23.
Jackson Browne brought his Solo Acoustic Tour 2014 to Omaha last night (July 2, 2014). Mr. Browne is well known for his extensive vintage guitar collection. Regrettably, no Guilds were identified in the racks. Despite the huge herd of lovely acoustic guitars, he played at least a third of his songs using electric guitars making extensive use of a Martin F-55. The F-55 is a thinbody archtop from the early 60’s with dual DeArmond humbucker pickups – similar to the Guild Starfire from the same era . He also pulled out a Fender Strat, a Fender Tele and an ornate resonator.
The acoustic guitars that I could identify were largely Gibson with a few Martins filling out the rack. The acoustic guitars used in the show had pickups with an additional microphone positioned in front of the guitar.
For this tour, Jackson stood while playing guitar – the only stool on the stage was at the piano. The acoustic clarity and tone were superb and Mr. Browne’s guitar technique was powerful and precise. He emotionally communicated his catalogue of songs with the bare minimum of one instrument and his voice (I guess that is actually two instruments). Many kudos to the guitar tech in charge of wrangling the herd and the sound man who is an artist in his own right.
So, next time you are trying to pick out your road guitar, heck, just take ‘em ALL.
Al
I’ll take this one and that one and that one and these over here and…. I need a bigger truck!
This year’s on- stage guitar total was 23.
Jackson Browne brought his Solo Acoustic Tour 2014 to Omaha last night (July 2, 2014). Mr. Browne is well known for his extensive vintage guitar collection. Regrettably, no Guilds were identified in the racks. Despite the huge herd of lovely acoustic guitars, he played at least a third of his songs using electric guitars making extensive use of a Martin F-55. The F-55 is a thinbody archtop from the early 60’s with dual DeArmond humbucker pickups – similar to the Guild Starfire from the same era . He also pulled out a Fender Strat, a Fender Tele and an ornate resonator.
The acoustic guitars that I could identify were largely Gibson with a few Martins filling out the rack. The acoustic guitars used in the show had pickups with an additional microphone positioned in front of the guitar.
For this tour, Jackson stood while playing guitar – the only stool on the stage was at the piano. The acoustic clarity and tone were superb and Mr. Browne’s guitar technique was powerful and precise. He emotionally communicated his catalogue of songs with the bare minimum of one instrument and his voice (I guess that is actually two instruments). Many kudos to the guitar tech in charge of wrangling the herd and the sound man who is an artist in his own right.
So, next time you are trying to pick out your road guitar, heck, just take ‘em ALL.
Al
. When travelling for pleasure (no gigs), I am a total coward when it comes to choosing a Road Guitar. Although the Mrs and I often use a camper during our excursions, I take along my "stunt guitar" -a 
