Robin Trower on how he gets his psychedelic blues tone 

He doesn't look like a guitar hero ,he doesn't talk like a guitar hero,doesnt have an ego like a guitar hero ,he just is a Guitar Hero.

Absolutely love this guy, been listening to him for 50 yrs. It frustrates me to no end to read all these wonderful comments about a brilliant virtuoso performer who has yet to get a wiff of Rock Hall of Fame. Let's go people, while he is still with us and able to perform at his own induction...!!

What a great guy Robin seems to be; very down to earth, no airs and graces. Thanks for posting this.

Without being exaggerative or hyperbolic, Robin Trower is one of ten greatest rock guitarists of all time, and a genuinely nice man.

Absolutely one of the greatest rock guitar players ever. Period. if you were around when Bridge of Sighs hit....you understand. The solo on Too rolling stoned....took guitar playing to another level. Love this man.

Hands down one of the greatest rock guitar players ever his tone his phrasing is playing is so incredibly underrated one of my personal favorite guitar players and a huge influence on me

Saw him in the 80’s in a small almost biker bar setting in Middletown, OH. Saw again last year (2018) in Indy. At 72 he still played and sounded AT LEAST as good as he did in his “prime.” Hendrix influence is obvious but he took multiple influences and created his own sound and style. Absolute master and pioneer

Bridge of Sighs is one of the top 5 guitar albums of all time - it's epic~!

In the 1980's the first CD I bought was Robin Trower Live. I recall going to the counter to pay for it & the employee was about 30 at the time. He looked at the cd, looked at me & said: "This is as good as it gets."

Robin Trower is one of the great guitar players of our time. I met him at Winterland in the 70's. He played with a high action then and bigger strings.

When Hendrix died, then T-Rex (Mark Bolen) died, it left a big hole on the hearts of young guitar players back in the 70's. Robin Trower came to the rescue. When he came along WE NEEDED HIM. We needed his sound, his licks, and his variants on the diminished chord, and his use of effects for that matter. You young cats, listen up. A Master is revealing his secrets.

robin and his wife andrea and three kids lived on my road in forest row, lovely guy, humble

I saw Procul Harum a coupla time back in -67 and -68. I was astonished by their guitarist! Been a fan of Robin's ever since.

Bridge of Sighs is a perfect album! Every song on the entire album is a masterpiece! Listened to it today in my car (again), it's amazing!

Robin Trower is a gem. I saw him at Summers on the Beach in Ft.Lauderdale and it was special. His trio should be held up in the same league as the other great Rock trios such as The Police, ZZTop, Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Rush and Emerson Lake and Palmer.

Hearing him live ,relaxation overload. So mellow. Soothes the savage beast within...

One of the most humble of men..

I was told to listen to this man by some old man at guitar center. Kinda surprised no one speaks about him like they speak of a lot of others.

Still killing it live at 73 years young.... and he's started singing on his new stuff..... a decent, bluesy growl to it. Another mind-blowing show at House of Blues in Dallas last week.

What a decent chap. No airs and graces. Why he has not been recognised by the powers that be amazes me as he a brilliant guitarist. 👏

He's such a treasure. Love Robin.

When he clicked the deja vibe i got goosebumps. Pops and i used to listen to Trower, its what started me on the blues. Thanks pop for showed me the good stuff r.i.p.

Saw him at a small venue in Santa Cruz, California. It was a dream of mine. After the show, he was in the passenger's seat of a van to the side of the venue. The window was rolled down. People, myself included, formed a line outside the van. We took our turn and got to express our appreciation, thank him for being accessible in that way and wish him the best. He stands out as unique rock guitarist.

The tone is in his fingers, good luck.

Love him. He's just so non rock star. Fabulous.

He's as pure a musical artist as can be. At one with his instrument. So glad he's still kicking and better than ever.

Robin Trower is a legitimate guitar hero. Its really cool to see him live

TIL Robin Trower is still alive. Take THAT, 2016!!

Some of my guitar buddies aren't familiar with Trower. I just don't know how that is even possible. He is wonderful!

This is a pure guitar genius,great composer and i love him!!

Last time I saw Robin live, he was running Marshall Vintage Modern half stacks. He’s changed it up over the years, as anybody does.

A real guitar hero...

Even though Hendrix's shadow glows behind every great electric guitar player including his peers but Robin Trower stands out with his unique tone and phrasing n nobody sounds like him & he is influenced by Jimi he said & they shared the same stage...he is my hero.

He is one of my favorite guitarist saw him and had a conversation with him at the house of blues I admire his genius guitar craft and his smooth calm attitude.

Saw Robin 3 times first time with original singer and drummer. Twice Robin played. Bridge of sighs. Right in front of me. My eyes were zeroed in on his hands , fingers and the frets. The only live guitar lessons. To my favorite song. I didn't let my eyes wonder. I felt so honored. The last time I saw him was at the rogue theatre in grants pass Oregon. He signed my ticket stub. A use to be friend stole my ticket stub. I am a concert junkie. I've seen over 200 top bands of the 60/ 70/ 80s. Richie blackmore deep purple. Machine head tour. Tampa Stadium. With zz top blue oyster cult saviour Brown. Billy Preston didn't show up.

When Bridge of Sighs came out, my friends and I went down into the basement and listened to that sucker for hours. He took things to the next level.

It was amazing what could be done with a phase shifter, echoplex, and wa wa pedal back then. Saw Robin Trower on the Bridge of Sighs tour and was not disappointed to say the least. Great player with great sound effects.

Robin, while not having hit songs, his music was quality. Very nice music to jam too.

Robin Trower is one of the Most Melodic and Rhythmic players of all times .

Total gentleman. I have had the pleasure of meeting him and knowing him, a really nice guy

Age sure does catch up to you, we were so blessed to come up when music was so fantastic.

one of the most gifted guitar masters. still have all the tickets stubs from early 70's Madison square .Amazing person. so humble.

I was lucky enough to get autograph backstage in Dallas because my girfriend at the time managed the warm up band. A humble and kind man of great talent. He was getting a standing ovation on every song. Saw again last year and it was a fantastic show. He's one of those rare players like Clapton, Beck and Frampton who still have their chops in old age.

Robin is a true legend! Also, Love how he's set up his strat.

When it comes to dedication, devotion and enjoyment of his craft, Trower is all in - he always has been. Just from watching this, I think of words like humble, sincere, modest, polite, yet clearly a master of his art. Straightforward facts, no secret wizard things. Plus he has such an affable demeanor and easy laugh. I might have mentioned this elsewhere, but he and Jeff Beck (not comparing the two - I love them both, just that they're both 72 years young) are profound examples of creativity. Thank you for sharing. PROFOUND influence on how I play guitar.

Saw him perform at B B King NYC several years back with Dave P. He laughed and pointed at B B King himself who sat on the front row to watch the whole set which was just superb. One great moment of a time.

Wow, Robin Trower. Saw him live in 1975 @ winterland in SF.

"Day Of The Eagle". What an amazing riff and song!!

This man is a legend. What a lovely guy :)

Such an INCREDILBE,MAGNIFIC, Guitar Player and Musician. So Great

Thanks. I have an old Ibanez Strat copy that's due some freshening up. Absolutely love what Robin dose. And he can still hear! Great guy, great video! Thanks.

Saw him in 73' when "Twice Removed" came out, got there early and got onstage to chat with his guitar tech, who was setting up and testing his gear. He explained that his two Marshall 100watt heads had been modified to put out 120watts, and each head was powering only one Marshall 4/12 speaker box, he had a custom made no-name overdrive pedal (not a fuzz), an original Univibe, Echoplex, and a Wah, from his stock Stratocaster. That's the tone your hearing on the first two albums. Lots of headroom and power. The band was 15 seconds into the opening song, when the buildings fuses blew and the place went black. After 5 minutes they got power back up and the band started again, 10 seconds later same thing, pitch black, once again 5 minutes goes by and they try again, fuses blow for a 3rd time, this time it's a15 minute break and they finally get it right, Trower and Dewar joke about the situation but finally deliver a blistering set that floored the audience.

"bit more middly" LOL love it, Bridge of Sighs was my mid 70's sound track, it was always playing at every kegger.

I can relate to the slippers look 👀. What a thrill to see and listen to such a guitar 🎸 legend. Rock as long as you can bro 😎

Trower has IMO the best bluesy Strat tone - amazing player, great to see him here.

Learned so much from first album till know , love Trower ..

Totally underrated! My favorite cd, "Bridge of Sighs" fav song, "The Ring" Total Hendrix vibe!

What a lovely fellow. And friendly; unassuming in person. God Bless ya, RT!

Truly one of the greats who for some reason didn't get the air time. I had the privilege of seeing him at the Capitol Center in the 70s and all I can say is that cat can wail!!!!

Absolutely top bloke, fabulous guitar player. That sock and shoe combo though...

I almost cried wen i seen this.DAMN we got old QUICK..seems jus yesterday i was trippin to Trower

Bless to have seen him many times over the years, yup him and SRV are my favorites.

So underrated as both a player and writer. Also a decent guy and easy to work with I am told.

I first saw him open for Sha-Na-Na 1,000 years ago at Winterland in San Francisco. A very pleasant gentleman.

Probably the best overview by Robin of his gear to date .Some really interesting comments submitted too .

He might well be a London born but lived much of his young life in Southend, Essex along with some of the Paramounts and then Procol Harum members. I’m still in awe of Robin and I’ve seen him at least 11 times, including Mothers club, in Erdington, Bham. I also saw him and his beautiful wife Andrea on an open bus coming back from Lands End in Cornwall U.K!! The drivers stopped to have a chat and I was looking straight at the great Robin Trower sat behind his lovely wife!! 🤩 He was playing that night at the St Ives September Festival in a small but intimate packed out hall. I went to St Ives for a few days to catch this gig and LOVED seeing the Robin Trower band as ever. Very special to me as I had a connection with St Ives too, having worked a summer there in ‘72.

A very Happy 77th Birthday Robin Leonard Trower 9 March 1945.. Born in Catford, London... A London boy with a thirst for electric blues... Many, many more Robin Leonard. Cheers Mate!!

Saw him in Nashville Tennessee in '77 or so. Big arena. Probably the best power trio I've ever seen. Well, ZZ Top too -- but I digress. Trower absolutely rocked. Constantly filling out the sound. It's not easy to be the only lead instrument on stage and have a performance that doesn't sound thin or too spaced-out. Dewar's voice is one of the best ever. Was, I guess. R.I.P.

I believe it was 1973 Robin played Winterland San Francisco. He was second on the bill with Sha NaNa. On Friday he tore it up when a Robins set was up Bill Graham got on stage and said Robin just flew in and he will be back tomorrow. The fans were yelling Robin Trower as the headliners took the stage. The next night Robin was heading the bill.

Such a nice bloke there's no edge to him at all and one of the finest and most under represented guitarists of all time. I was 17 when he was at his peak. Utterly blown away when I first heard him late one night on a tiny transistor radio back in 1973.

Saw him live at Reading festival in the 70s and what an axeman blew my socks off

Great guitarist. I remember him best from Procol Harem

Hurts to see my old heros looking so old. Guess I'm in the same boat.

Robin has not changed one bit through the years. Love him for that.

He's so awesome and incredibly underrated. Robin will go down in Rock history as one of The GREATS.

Great statement, "When you're in a 3 piece, you got to make a lot of sound."

What a nice man.

Saw Robin a couple years ago. After the show he sat in a car outside the theater signing autographs and meeting fans. Great guitarist and nice guy.

Mr Trower... You Sir are The Real Deal... I've Been Listening to You Since Procol Harum Straight Out into Your Solo Career and You Have Set The Bar for Many of Us Guitarist of The Era and Beyond.... So I/We Thank You Sir... Keep on Rockin My Most Awesome Musical Big Brother ☺☺😎👊💯💖

One of my earliest influences,a true master

I saw Robin for the first time in 2012 and was in the 2nd row, and he has the finest tone other than say Gilmour, it's very 3D, just a stunning guitarist, this was in a club converted from a movie theater, maybe 300-400 ppl ...band was perfect. Bridge Of Sighs is still one of the greatest rock albums, I can throw that on and delivers every time. a true artist.

Saw Robin a few times at Free Trade Hall Manchester....Amazing He was our UK Hendrix in those days. Saw him at Snoqualmine Casino Wash 2011. Down to earth amazing guy. The man is a legend! He was doing things I never saw any other guitarists do. Thank you Robin Trower.

I've been working with musicians most beloved and want to be popular for more than five decades up to current date... At the time that we listened to instrumental samples of robins riffs.. all were incredibly pleased with what they were hearing.. thinking originally that this was someone else's infamous creations that had never been heard before,.. we thought that it had been lost material by Jimi hendrix's unheard unreleased archives, we had no idea who Robin trower was at the time.. all we were privileged to were the instrumental riffs without ever any identification as to who and when they were born.. Robin trowers catalog will be listen to with excitement come the ages forward.. His music was so fresh and grasping at the time that it was first heard.. Those of us in the industry from the very beginning knew that Robin trowers abilities were incredibly special Inwood create memories then it become so much a part of the lives of people who've experienced... Music changes people.. music creates thought in people that simply never would have be held inside their lives.. if it weren't forRobin trowers most incredible instrumental creations...

He jams his Deja Vibe with a piece of wood to keep it in one position ... why not

GREAT player who doesn't get the adulation that he deserves!

Robin...Robin...so many people like me love how you play. I've seen you 4 times. You are a "legend." No doubt about it.

Many years ago, (1976) I saw Robin in a bar in the UK. There was a band playing and he got up to do Stormy Monday. He used the guitarists' Strat and Marshall - no pedals - did not change anything, but as soon as he started playing the sound was louder and better.

This guy is on another fucking level entirely

Love Trower. How can you not with those socks and all.

Great guitarist, and one of my Greatest inspirations while playing back in the 70’s! Hendrix taught him a few licks back in the day also, another inspirational guitar God! Robin had a unique sound all his own, which made his style and technique really define him! He wasn’t into the glam scene either, which was tasteful on his part! He just got up on stage, and just WHALED the living shit out of it! Got to see him live. What a treat!

I go way back with Robin Trower, to his Procol Harum days. I saw the original Robin Trower band at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1974. It was their Bridge of Sighs tour and they had an arc of Marshall amps behind the band. To this day, it was the loudest concert that I've ever attended, and the band played flawlessly - not a single missed note or mistake throughout.

Precious moments with the master... I've got a Deja-Vibe 2, that worked just fine, until the day that it started making a loud, obnoxious buzz. Called Mike Fuller only to ask for advice, or to send it to him for repair, but out of the blue, he starts accusing me of not having it plugged in on the input side, and he said some other weird things too. (as if I would be so stupid not to have the input connected, but that's how he rolls, putting me down for no reason, right off the bat) I assure him, no, it's plugged in, with the Strat on the input side, amp on the output side. Then he says there's nothing wrong with it, I must be doing something wrong, yada yada. So I respond that I'm using it the same way as always, and it worked just fine until the day it didn't, and obviously something has changed inside the unit, now that it's making a big buzzing sound. Then he starts this ridiculous tough-guy shit, and gets real nasty with me! Like he is feeling thteatened, and responds all bristley in an effort to protect himself. Like he has some huge insecure chip on his shoulder about his product, and just goes berserk if you even ask him a question like "why does my Deja Vibe 2 have this new, huge buzz on the output?" It's like the issue tore him apart, and he couldn't deal with it all. I was only going to ask him about it, and have him fix it for me, for money. Maybe he thought I wanted it fixed for free, and as a premptive strike gave me a bunch of shit to make me go away, idk. Maybe he deals with a lot of flakey guitarists spilling beer on their pedals. I really don't know what's wrong with the guy, he wasn't even the slightest bit rational, nor did I give him any reason to get testy. I'm not looking for hand-holding customer service like Nordstroms, just a reasonable, logical exchange would be adequate, without Mike Fuller having a mental breakdown at the mere mention of a problem. It was the single oddest customer service nightmare I've ever had in my life. I bought a Deja Vibe because my hero Robin Trower uses one. I honestly don't know how Mike Fuller stays in business with such nasty, irrational customer service. He cops an imperious, shitty attitude, like he's God's gift to 60s analog electronics. Completely senseless response, and totally unjustified. I still have the email exchange, lest anyone doubt it. Just really bizarre. Makes me sad, because he's a friend of Robin's evidently, and at the danger time Robin is my guitar hero, and somewhat of a life mentor too, through his powerful music and meaningful lyrics. I respect Robin so very highly, but was treated like shit by Robin's friend Mike Fuller, for absolutely no good reason.

The only reason he sounds similar to jimi, is he plays a strat through a marshal, after that he’s just Robin Trower.

What a awesome musician and a heck of a nice guy. He autographed my guitar....

Twice Removed from Yesterday is a fantastic album.

Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Robin Trower - greatest guitarists ever!!

Robin Trower is just a legend. I see him every chance I get. Saw his board up close on one occasion. All Fulltone, except for a Boss tuner. This was before the RTO, so he had 2 OCDs, Deja Vibe & wah. Sounded amazing, it gave me chills. Thanks Robin!

Mr. Trower, YOU and You only, are my Favorite All-time Guitarists!!! I've seen you 3 times, 1 at the "Winter Garden" in Dallas. Much Love mate 🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤

I have that exact same rug in my room 😂

Really interesting that he plays a whole step down would have never figured.