Courtesy Gibson.com
By Anne Erickson
When George Thorogood picks up his ES-125 and starts playing, it’s obvious the sound is coming from George Thorogood. He champions a thick, low-down guitar tone that simply has a great vibe.
“Over my career, two people have come up to me to talk to me about the tone of my guitar,” he told Gibson.com. “One was actually the guitarist for Paul McCartney, and they said they were knocked out by the tone of my guitar, and the other was once the guitar player of Muddy Waters, who was extremely interested in how I got my tone.”
Now, Thorogood and that distinct tone are all over his first-ever solo album, Party of One. The collection, out on Rounder Records Aug. 4, features Thorogood putting his spin on a variety of songs by the Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and many more.
Thorogood spoke with Gibson.com about the new record and his beloved ES-125, which he calls “the only guitar I want to play.”