There aren&rsquo;t many bigger names in blues than Muddy Waters &ndash; writer of all-time classics such as Mannish Boy, Hoochie Coochie Man and Got My Mojo Working,&nbsp;and a major influence to a generation of later guitarists. His sharp, minimalist Fender Telecaster playing was supplemented by a number of guitarist bandmates throughout his career, most notably Jimmy Rogers, who played most of the main guitars on Muddy&rsquo;s early&nbsp;material and penned blues staples such as Walking By Myself.Jimmy came more from the Gibson school of thought, playing a variety of hollow or semihollow instruments. Both guitarists favoured a clean, but lively sound &ndash; the result of cranking a valve amp to near the distortion threshold, but not over the edge into full-on break up. If you have access to a low-powered valve amp, that&rsquo;s all you need &ndash; otherwise, try adding the merest&nbsp;hint of overdrive and compression (and we really do mean a tiny amount) to add colour and sustain to your clean tones.Part of what characterises blues from the era is the &lsquo;room sound&rsquo; captured by the recording techniques of the day. Musicians would all play in a studio together and there were no overdubs. A little spring reverb helps to set the scene but make sure you keep the level low to avoid sounding too modern.

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