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Originally Posted by jannn
Hello,
I am searching for blues albums or songs where the main focus is on the guitar. (So little singing and little background trumpets, organs,..)
I also prefer a clean sound or with a bit overdrive.
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^ Welcome to MB, jann!
That's a style of music that I like too, so I'll be watching this thread with interest. First artist who came to mind was Roy Buchanan.
Second Album is about as sparse elec blues as you will find, I think. It's an instrumental album, though these days it's on a cd with his self-titled album, which has vocals on about 4 tracks. None the less, well worth tolerating for Roy's killer guitar:-
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I love the guitar sound of Derek Trucks, but I didn't yet find an album without all the singing and background instruments, with just his guitar.
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Why not try DT's Soul Serenade album, which only has vocals on one track ?
Mention "guitar" and "tone" in the same sentence, and the name Eric Johnson usually turns up. A fair amount of singing in his material, but it doesn't usually dominate the song. The album
Live From Austen Texas is about 50/50 instrumental/vocal. Here's a vocal track from it to give you an idea:-
Almost forgot Danny Gatton, who also veers away from pure blues, but
88 Elmira Street is a guitar-led instrumental album (with some horns thrown into the mix occasionally):-
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Originally Posted by Plankton
Look into the Hellecasters. They have what you seek.
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^ Maybe I never found the right song by these guys, Plankton. What I've heard by them seemed too fast and short to take seriously.