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Sturgill Simpson's 1956 Fender Esquire

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Mr. Johnny Blue Skies details his refinished 1956 Fender Esquire that was his longtime number one. This one features stainless steel frets, and the original bridge pickup has been rewound to clock in at just under 8k. An Analog Man Jim Weider Big-T holds down the neck position. It’s also got a homemade 4-way switching system. Simpson runs it with DR Strings (.010–.046).(Simpson left his acoustics at home for this run.)

You might think alt-country veteran Sturgill Simpson would need no introduction by this point in his career, but this year, he set out to reintroduce himself to the world—as Johnny Blue Skies. That’s the moniker he created for his new record, Passage du Desir, which was released in July on High Top Mountain. Simpson promised that the album was the first step in a new phase of his creative life; the next was the subsequent tour.

Simpson, looking his Waylon Jennings best, met up with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger before his headlining gig at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Sporting a new-to-him Gibson ES-335 and an army-camo jacket, he told Bohlinger he’s not trying to be a star guitarist: “I’m trying to be a much less educated version of Bob Weir,” he grins. The star turn is for the Estonian guitarist Laur Joamets, who handles plenty of leads along with pedal steel.

The guitar duo took us through their Blue Skies-era gear, featuring an array of Magnatone amplifiers, guitars old and new, and the simplest pedalboard you’ll ever see on an arena stage.

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