New Jim Dunlop video sees the slide player discussing his gear and more 14-Jun-11
Bryan Kehoe and DunlopTV interview slide guitar phenom Derek Trucks backstage at the Sonoma Jazz Festival. Here's what they have to say about the video and Derek:
Derek discusses the upcoming album, REVELATOR, by he and his wife's new project, THE TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND. Derek also discusses his beginnings, his Signature Dunlop Slide, his simple but powerful rig, and his love of baseball.
Widely hailed as the greatest slide player since Duane Allman, Derek Trucks has taken modern slide playing far beyond his southern rock roots into jazz, Latin, and Indian music. Derek's constant companion on this musical journey–a medicine bottle slide–has been replicated as the Derek Trucks Signature Slide . this classic slide delivers Derek's fluid and vocal style with a bright, cutting, and crisp tone. DT01 Derek Trucks Signature Slide features