Rig Rundown - Robin Trower 

Was just going to say that ☮️

..was watching a crappy interview with Robin, and the question was asked as to how he would describe himself. I thought of that very phrase. It's one my thesis supervisor uses often. Uncanny.

is maybe he and ritchie blackmore the only guitar players playing the CBS both with 76 years old !!! and still rocking both more Robin because he don´t left the Stratocaster for the Acoustic like Ritchie and later Blackmore try to play riffs but he can´t play like on 90´s but Robin still kicking ass on the Stratocaster !!!

It’s a quote from Isaac Newton. It was quoted in my social studies book in fourth grade, circa 1963.

Right? How can you not love the dude? Legend status

That must have been an amazing experience... wow, man. I can't even fathom being that good and that lucky to be able to play for such a legend. I'm a bedroom composer and friendly jammer, and always wanted to form a band and play out, though my performance anxiety is through the roof, sadly, no matter how deeply I feel music. I had the fortune to meet Steve Vai (the guy who inspired me to play 7-string guitar), and he hand-signed my arm (which I had tattooed the day after!), and gave me the seemingly simple yet sage advice of, "play what you love," and it's there every time I pick up my guitar. I'm quite jealous of you, good sir, haha. Do you have any tidbits of wisdom, and other great stories that you could share with me?

Cosmic Blues artist. A big difference.

Underappreciated for sure!

Amen 100 percent love his style and how about James Dewars bass and vocals absolutely stellar

What music! Even the subpop stuff is hipster trash these days sadly.

Bridge of sighs great album

Don’t feel too bad for Robin. I did experience him in the 70s and he was HUGE. His stage show had the highest wattage and amazing light shows and he filled arenas 150 nights a year. From what I have read about him he is a very private and family oriented man and my sense is that he is very content with how things have worked out.

Plenty of good music today. Listen to The Black Keys, Phillip Sayce, Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Rival Sons...

I have seen seen him many times back in the day. The thing I regret is not appreciating James Dewar' s greatness at the time. The older I get the more I love his voice. What a great singer. Bridge of Sighs was how I started my day back in the late 70's Better late than never, take care.

That's a great story!

He is so relaxed in his playing these days, and I think he sounds better now than I remember from the 70's! Maybe it is the extra 1/2 step down :-)

He's not "underrated " as far as I know....

@Marcus Clarke I just watched a video about Jimi Hendrix and Billy Gibbons and someone chimed in that Billy Gibbons was underrated too.....lol !

NOT UNDERATED !

@@putzengiler I agree. People who know anything about guitar/music, in general, know he's a total bad ass.

Been a groupie of his since 80s. He would play small venues in SF , after playing Fillmore ir Warfield . The world will pay more attention to his music after he is gone

​@misskathy4931 I saw him at Winterland in 1977, me thinks. Was waiting in line to get in....by the side stage door, when a van rolls up and out sreps Robin, James and Jimmy! He says hi to us in line, and in the stage door they go. Good ole days!

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Amen 🙏

Any musician worth their salt know they owe it all to their influences :)

I wish John would have asked him who he considered these "giants" that he owes his playing to - would have loved to know who his idols were when he learned his trade.

@@nazmoking3171 Albert King and Howlin Wolf.

@@frontcentermusician And B.B. and James Brown, believe it or not.

Critics attacked Jimi Hendrix for using effects pedals and sounds. They called him gimmicky. "His response was, "The whole world is full of gimmicks. I'm just trying to produce the right sound that's in my head." When I heard Jimi says those words, I was no long concerned with what people thought about pedals. Clapton uses a Leslie cabinet for the organ along with his Fender Twin or Hot Rod to give him the sound that he wants.

I've seen him 4 times! Always Loud! Always Awesome!!

Could not agree more, RIP Jimmy.

Should hear his latest album. He's got a new singer - named Robin Trower. Fantastic blues release.

james edwards couldn’t agree more

You are very lucky indeed.

You are correct..BEST STRAT TONE EVER.Lots of people think he sounds like Hendrix...WRONG.He uses the uni(deja) vibe and a marshall,but he made it his own.Much more refined than Jimi.

yes less talky more playing

Yea

John was talking about listening to Robin's sound check - would have been great to hear some of that sound check as part of this video.

EXACTLY!! Guitar is strapped around his neck, He should be playing it!! For crying out loud!!

Absolutely...Joe Bonamassa tore it up but, he seems to be the exception!!

Dr Trower. Tone Doctor.

Great comment . I agree.

rodawallace I toasted my screen when that happened 🥂

That is the meanest lick in rock, I swear.

@@sethhajian7816 It's so unforgiving... It's so cold.

I just bought one after watching this!

He is a class act.

I know.... enough already

As an old timer myself, I'd start to think this pup was considering me as a relic whose best days were long ago.

At this point Trower has had 7 back in the day periods.

Robin should have just bitch slapped him.🤯🤯

🤣🤣🤣

Don't be fooled by the 12 gauge high E string. The rest is a combination of 10 gauge and 11 gauge. Just like Stevie Ray Vaughan 13 gauge myth. Only 1 and 6 strings 13 gauge the rest 11abd 10 gauge.

I was there as well and I was 22. Eddie Money opened I believe then Wishbone Ash. Incredible night

right lol

I got to see Trower back in May, at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix. He put on a Stratocaster clinic!!

And it's all pure blues really, totally unique sound!

Too Rolling Stoned.

@@jamesedwards2237 👍👍👍

Mayer is over-rated.

Thirdgen83, my point 😉. Great skills, but not a fan of his music or persona.

Um..no he is not...get over it.

Um...Yes he IS. YOU get over it, geek.

LIsten! Let's not go around bashing one musician over another. Stop and think about this: What if, in the whole world you only had ONE musician? He/she might be your very most favorite but consider a whole lifetime with only that ONE musician. You'd hate it; I guarantee it. Support ALL musicians everywhere. It takes a special person to be able to learn all the fundamentals of musicianship alone just to be able to play, and that doesn't mean you'd be a number one anything (band/lead/solo artist/etc.) this just means that you are in a special group of people who are willing to wade in and climb through all that musicianship takes. Let's give creds where creds are due. Okay, we have our favorites, but one person's dislikes are another person's likes. There is room enough for all different tastes. I don't like Jazz per se, but I love musicians (Ginger Baker/Jack Bruce) who are trained in Jazz because it brings another dimension to standard Blues. Let's keep a positive attitude and love and respect ALL of our musicians. Their music truly makes life worth the living.

Carl, what a memory that must be for you! I saw RT on the "Passion" tour at Summers on the Beach, Fort Lauderdale. He went into a VOX wah, Ibanez TS9, Dunlop Uni-Vibe Stereo Chorus UV-1SC, and BOSS CE-2. Of course, there weren't the many choices and boutique pedals that we have on the market, today. Still, that's all he needed. I believe that he used the CE-2 only on "Daydream". And, of course, RT is known to switch pedals in and out of the line-up with regularity. I get the distinct impression that RT would sound like RT with just about any dirt box.