Gibson recently interviewed Derek Trucks while he's out touring behind his latest record Already Free. In the interview, Derek discusses technique, gear, the new record, how he came to the SG, and playing with great musicians: If you’re the best player in the room all the time, your playing is going to suffer. It’s important to be the guy trailing behind so you have to step … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks Interview
Electronic Musician magazine has recently interviewed Derek Trucks about his newly built home studio, which is where Trucks and company recorded the Derek Trucks Band's new album Already Free. In the interview, Trucks discussed how having a home studio changed the approach he and the band took for the new album. We tracked everything there. We got into the routine of … [Read more...]
Paul Reed Smith Amps and Acoustic Guitars
The NAMM Show started today, and there have already been quite a few exciting announcements. One of the most interesting and notable to me is Paul Reed Smith's introduction of their new line of acoustic guitars and amplifiers. While I've seen other artists with prototypes of the acoustic guitars, I was surprised by the announcement of the amplifiers. The new amps and … [Read more...]
The Derek Trucks Band Already Free
This is just a reminder that the Derek Trucks Band released their latest album, Already Free, yesterday. I've listened to a little of the album already, and I think it's one of their best albums so far. Although they still manage to play music with diverse influences, this album seems more cohesive than some of their other recent material. They just keep getting better with … [Read more...]
The Derek Trucks Band Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band are set to release their new album, Already Free, on January 13, 2009. I've been a fan of Trucks since first hearing about him and picking up his self-titled first album over 10 years ago. And, with each album, he and his band seem to expand into new directions while still managing to maintain a familiar sound. Already Free contains 12 new tracks, which … [Read more...]