Jay,
Sure - once they became known and had a little money...
I don't have immediate references, but I'll wager none of them started out
with high end instruments. Like most guitarists, they started with
instruments which could have been mistaken for a fence post strung with
barbed wire.... ;-)
Cheers!!
Jim
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Jay Fishbein <jfishbein@snet.net> wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, R Johnson played a Gibson and Muddy played
> Fenders and Guilds.....
>
> jay fishbein
>
> wallingford, ct
>
> --- On Mon, 2/8/10, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ron,
>
> It was not just a matter of staying in tune. Many of those guitars were
> pretty cheaply made. Few of the old timers could afford a Gibson, Martin or
> other quality instruments.
>
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