The Blues.
Which came first, the TONE or the BLUES?
How about Billy Gibbons...
...or...
...Ritchie Blackmore?
Yep, these two tunes are revered "blues-based" rock tonal benchmarks, milestones if you will; landmarks along the the long and lonesome blues based tonal highway,
Here we have a pair of versions well down the line from the original cuts. Do you suppose they are re-worked or, do they evolve?
Ahh...there's much to discuss here but, one thing that's technically off the table is the Fender vs. Gibson thread. Look close at the axe in the Reverend's hands, it's a Tokai which is stuff of legend in it's own right. Wiki sayeth...
The Tokai "Les Paul Reborn" model started in 1978 and by 1980 Tokai had changed the name from "Les Paul Reborn" first to "Reborn Old" and then to the "Love Rock Model". This was in response to threats from the American companies to go to court to protect their copyrights. Thus these models are generically known as "Lawsuit Guitars"
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