23 year-old Texan guitarist/vocalist Ally Venable is a rising star of contemporary blues music. Her new album features guest appearances from blues heroes Buddy Guy and Joe Bonamassa. She is also a fan of Les Paul legends Slash and Billy Gibbons...
“I think different guitars require a different approach to playing,” Ally says. “A Les Paul will make me do different things to the other guitars I started out with. When I graduated from high school my dad bought me a Limited Colours Edition Standard from 1990, which is the Magenta model I’ve been mainly using for the last four or five years. I love a good humbucker sound and you can hear how that guitar coming into life actually changed the music I’ve been making. For some reason, the wiring is the wrong way round, so I’m actually on the bridge pickup with the selector up! I’ve gotten used to it now.
This story is from the April 2023 edition of Total Guitar.
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