Rig Rundown - Robin Trower
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Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger met with guitar legend Robin Trower before his show at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works. When you watch this video, you get the impression that Trower’s epic tone has way more to do with his hands than his gear. It’s like alchemy.
Robin Trower tours with three of his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocasters. The sigs feature custom pickups created by Trower and Fender master builder Todd Krause, with a reverse wound/reverse polarity middle pickup. They also include a humbucking option in the second and fourth positions. Other features include an alder body, custom C-shaped maple neck with abalone dot position inlays, and a large ’70s-style headstock.
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"On the shoulders of giants, all of us," says Rock and Blues giant Robin Trower. A class act and one hell of a player.
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
Trower is like ONE tone played, and you can tell it's him. Been following his work the last 45 years, and he keeps getting even better. Incredible guy.
So glad to see him alive, well, healthy, and still playing. Living legend indeed.
What a great guy, he took the time to demo his gear himself. Most artists don’t.
I opened for Robin in '88 in Albq NM...he is not only an incredible musician, but a sterling gentleman. I still get chills every time I here Bridge of Sighs...thanks Robin, for all the great memories
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?
I admire Mr Trower's tone, his playing and also his humility. No rock star swagger. "We were standing on the shoulders of giants."
I didnt listen to Robin growing up ( i was born in 71) but when i started playing guitar my guitar teacher suggested I listen to bridge of sighs....I listen to his music several times a week now, it never gets old, Robin is underrated and James Dewar was a great bass player and very under appreciated singer in my humble opinion. Music of today sucks...
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.
New Rule: All legendary guitar gods doing rig rundowns should be required to play at least a couple minutes in the video.
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!!
One of best guitarist of all time... his blue riffs and tone are epic. Bridge of Sighs is one of the top 5 guitar albums ever recorded IMO.
When he hits the Deja Vibe, I just got chills. That tone is IT.
One of the most original and under appreciated blues artists of our time. And one of my greatest heroes.
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 a humble, beautiful guy Robin Trower is. His tone and touch are heavenly.
He stepped on the Deja 2 and my brain yelled: "There it is!"
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!
Extremely humble for someone who can say he only plays his signature guitar.
Yes, the strat is an expressive instrument, but it takes a very special touch to make it speak the way Robin Trower does....one of a kind....
Jesus he had the best tone ever with basic clean tone. Magic hands!
I love how he payed respect: "on the shoulders of giants"-All the classic players from whence he came will say the same.
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.
Trower is an absolute gentleman, and an underrated master of tone.
Good job as always PG! You guys always knock it out of the park.
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.
Robin has such a modest setup it's almost a shame the video is so short. He's such a likeable guy. I like it when the artists themselves are involved in these too and not just their techs.
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!
that sound is THE SOUND
saw him a few years ago at a small theater in Merced Ca.He walked onstage,said good evening,played the show,said good night,and walked off!!..that's all I needed!
I used to be against all the box effects when I was young but now I’ve somewhat mature and need atmospheric sounds with badass guitar to unwind.robin is one of the best and I have to thank him for helping my spirit and mind these days.☮️from Dallas Texas.
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.
When I listen to Robin Trower, so do my neighbors.
Love Robin Trower. Saw him live. He makes " Every Note Count " - plays with so much emotion. I love how he Gives Credit to All the Great Guitar Players - who came before him. Always Humble & All Class. Robin Trower = Legend. (R.I.P. James Dewar).
It’s good too see Robin still wailing away on that axe! Good memories of college days going to the record stores in the 70’s to buy his albums! God Bless Robin Trower!
Please most popular songs
Amen 🙏
John's face when Robin plays the Bridge of Sighs riff lol.. My face also! Still remember the first time I heard it, changed my life! Thanks for the rig rundown!
I could live the rest of my life with tone he had for those 2 or 3 notes before he even touched a pedal. Man oh man
Trower is such a gentlemen...Class act!
This rig rundown needs to come out in an expanded edition. I love Robin; I've probably seen him at least a dozen times by now. Even saw him break up a fight once. With his guitar, lol. Just kept it feeding back until the the guys fighting in front of his speaker cabinets stopped. Didn't take long.
That's a great story!
It’s hard to know just by interviews and his music, but it seems that Robin Trower would be a person that would be a good friend. I’ve always wished that I could invite some of the musicians that have touched us so deeply over to the house to sit by the fire ring and contemplate the mysteries of creation. Keep up the good work Robin!
He has to be in his late 70's. what a blues player and he wrote his own. He didn't steal anybody's songs and re arrange them. I have been in live entertainment my entire life. Working and seeing a Trower show is on my bucket list. One of the few I have never seen live.
Robin is a true gentleman and such a modest guy. He's always had such an incredible tone, even though he uses fairly common gear. One of the greatest!
Probably the man who put down the best Strat tones ever recorded. Mad about those first 3 albums of his! Just amazing, the tone the riffs and the lyrics...and of course the Late Great James Dewar on vocals---in my opinion one of the best rock vocalist ever. I consider myself very lucky to have seen them twice in the heyday of their arena tours.
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.
Trower has been giving us unique sounds for a veryyyyyy long time.he is one of a kind , if you don't recognize it, you are the fool and me!
Take a hit every time John says "back in the day"
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.🤯🤯
🤣🤣🤣
In August 1969, my car was packed with everything I owned, including my 1968 Reissue Les Paul & my Fender Twin, and I was one day away from leaving for Colorado to audition with Judy Roderick for her new band, 100,000 Buffaloes. The day before I was leaving, I went to the Atlantic City Rock Festival (about two weeks before Woodstock) and saw Robin play in person. He was like Hendrix........nothing like his Procul Harem days. Needless to say, I was impressed and became a lifelong fan. What a fantastic player!
jeez I'm old, saw Robin in NYC in 76, I think...getting old old old. My favorite strat sound guitarist. Seems like a genuinely nice man... and he still has it.
Nice to see John Bollinger show so much respect to the legendary Robin Trower! Nice session here. Had to be a treat for John! Everybody's always tried to copy the Trower sound so nice to see his pedals. So the Deja Vibe gives the Bridge of Sighs sound - cool sound! No phase shifter like I used to use for this.
Speaking of Long Misty Days - what a great vocal by Jimmy Dewar RIP one of my favorite singers of all time... and Robin's lead break - maybe 4 notes - like they cost him a grand a piece on loan - sublime. 🎸🎤
I'll never forget the first time I heard Robing Trower on the radio. It was Day of the Eagle and it just blew my mind. I was a young teenager (who was obsessed with Jimi Hendrix) so that was back when Bridge of Sighs was just coming out. I thought, Holy Hell this guy is the next Hendrix--he was playing just like I fantasized about playing. The tone, technique, songwriting, and vocals were amazing. I went out the next day and bought that Album--been a fan ever since! BTW RIP James Dewar!
One of the loudest (and best) concerts I've ever been to!
I've seen him 4 times! Always Loud! Always Awesome!!
I saw him play live in a small club in Nashville. We took no drugs but tripped our asses off on his music! Hallucinated! Absolutely lovely show that left a lasting impression!
I was 17 when I first saw R.T. in concert at the Long Beach Arena in Ca 1977 I believe, and damn he was gigantic loud and had such an incredibly pure strat tone coming out of his three 100 watt Marshall stacks behind him. I was high on pot and loving life with my girlfriend and some buddies up in the loge seats! Unforgettable evening!
I was there as well and I was 22. Eddie Money opened I believe then Wishbone Ash. Incredible night
An absolute MASTER guitar player...tone for days...great phasing...great songwriter
Love it. No tech. Just Rob. Giving the tone
Mr Trower is a GREAT guitarist and underrated in my book.
Robin is the Man! And let's not forget his work in the late 60's with the band Procul Harum. His solo work on "Repent Walpurgis" is absolutely killer. It's so cool to see he's still blowing us away!
What an humble gentle guitar maestro
Saw him last month and it was the best live guitar tone I've ever heard.
man...the bridge of sighs tone....when he hits the boost and the feedback starts...just such a beautiful sound
The sweetest sounding Strat by far, seen him twice. In Long Beach CA, was not disappointed 🎸
I had the pure joy of seeing Robin Trower here in St. Louis last night. What a thrill to see one of my guitar heroes in person ... and at age 73 ... he just killed it! He was almost embarrassed with standing O after standing O throughout the night but smiled with appreciation every time. Great night of music. Awesome memories. Bridge of Sighs was released when I was 14 y/o. I wore out that album in a hurry!
Robin's tone just blows me away! Also the great songs he writes! And what a nice human being! Thanks so much for this!
Dr Trower. Tone Doctor.
Great comment . I agree.
Thanks - Mr. Trower is one of my favorites.
Simply one of the best players ever.
Great guy, phenomenal player.
A true gentleman. Love his work.
Robin.... Thank you for taking me back when I was 16 yrs old and cruising in my 57 Chevrolet... I am 63 yrs old. I miss those days and other things too. 😳
Love Trower Great musician and a Gentlemen.
I have run into Robin on many occasions, pure blind luck. Hollywood, Tallahassee, Ft Lauderdale, The Valley... Always one of my earliest influences to date. A true gentleman and honorably humble. Cheers, Robin!
One of my all time favorite players
Robin’s a great guy and player with his own riffs and sounds that I liked from the start!!
ADORE Trower. He’s such a friendly guy too :) Eat your heart out Mayer.
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.
I will see him Thursday in Greensberg Pa. I met him twice what a wonderful person he is.
Oh! I adore Robin Trower. Bridge of Sighs is a religious experience! Love it!!!!
Kind of amazing plays only a few notes and you can't mistake him for anyone else yep that's Robin Trower. Still amazing.
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!
Saw him last March at The Crest Theater in Sacramento....He truly is the master of "less is more"!
I heard Trower and Dewar live in the early 70s. Their music was hypnotic to say the least. A very memorable experience.
The guy's an ICON and Robin is cool too. Clean sound my favorite. What a gentleman.
He is a class act.
A real gentleman, a scholar, and my absolute favorite guitar player.
Killer tone in the hands of a master
The album "Bridge Of Sighs" was guitar player magazine guitar album of the year sometime in the seventy's when I was a kid. If you are a younger guitar player and have not heard this album it is a must for any aspiring guitarist. Try to play along just a bit and you will understand what a strat should sound like and how it should be played. Robin has incredible tone, feel, vibrato, note choice.
Too Rolling Stoned.
@@jamesedwards2237 👍👍👍
I'm 65 now,and I always loved his guitar skills . It relaxes me and lets me get into a special zone . 😎🌟✨💫
He got some amazing sounds on the "Robin Trower Live" album
i spent alot of time with his music as a young man
One of my all-time heroes - I play a lot of his stuff. I saw him about five years ago and the dude can still play like nobody's business! I've always considered bridge of sighs as the reference point for anybody playing Hendrix style music from the 70s. Long live Robin...
7:18 Not only great guitarist, but also great keyboardist, great bass players, great drummers, great singers you name it...back then the British got them all !!!
Gotta love Robin...no pedal board...no cork sniffing...just pedal to the metal straight up blues rock...God bless him...
Robin is a genuine treasure! Between Procol Harem, his solo stuff, and the devastating raw material with Jack Bruce...What more do you need!
Icon , legend . The best !!!
Man, I just love Robin Trower! Thanks for posting this
When he played that bit of "Bridge of Sighs" I went "Yeahhhh!" =D
12s down a step. Explains so much. And thanks John for doing some research. Incredible tone.
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.
Opened for RT in the mid-80s and I was very surprised to see we used nearly the exact same pedal setup.. All were the same, an old (new at time) Tube Screamer, a standard Cry-Baby and the same chorus pedal (can't remember the brand..)
The difference was whatever he was using for The Bridge of Sighs effect.. It was beautifully simple and his tone was incredible.. We all played the same basic pentatonic licks he did, but HE just had a way of playing relaxed, fluid and unrushed..
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.
Robin is a treasure from the past that still out shines the present.
Trower was an absolute guitar god in the 1970s, richly deserved. Great to see him alive and well and still killing it!
Saw Trower in the 70's in a large gymnasium. Deafening! 100W Marshalls. He had the original bass player (R.I.P.) So glad to see Robin still performing; sounds exactly like 'back in the day'.
Damn his memory is spot on
You looked so calm.....I would have lost it standing on stage with RT....”here’s the Bridge of Sighs sound”.....wow, so cool
Absolutely loved it! Nice job John. I have his signature series Midnight Wine Strat and it's definitely my favorite. I had him sign both guitar and certificate last time he was in Austin. Fantastic and gracious artist.
I sat right in front of his speakers one time.......yeah, they’re loud !!! 😂
2 of the shortest rig rundowns - Robin Trower and Joe Bonamassa. Because both guys have figured out what is really essential.
Extraordinary talent and contributions aside, Robin has always been friendly, informative, and humble in his interviews.
I have been in love with Robin since I was 15, now 62, still my all time favorite album is twice removed from yesterday.
Saw him in Norfolk, VA in the mid-80s. Won front row tickets off the radio. Phenomenal show!!!
Very good rig rundown. I really like watching the rundowns of guitarists that i admire.
"on the shoulders of giants"
Legend underated so bad. So him Live at this time. The show was so much fun and he played his ass off and the band was incredible as well. Go Robin we love ya man.
I've been listening to Robin since high school and I'm 67. Loved this. Thanks Robin. You made my life better.
Love Robin, wonderful player, writer, and for the last 20 years singer, always seems a lovely person when he is interviewed too 🙂👍♥️ As well as his classic LPs from ,73 to 83, he has made consistently good albums since 1994 up to date, including some great live CDs and DVDs, check them out or you will miss out on some wonderful music👍🙂♥️
I saw a Robin Trower in the 70s in San Francisco. He was way ahead of his time. You still have a great fan out here Robin