PAT TRAVERS
This month Phil Short delves into the humbucker-driven sounds of Canada’s blues-rock powerhouse, Pat Travers.
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BIMM BRITISH & IRISH MODERN MUSIC INSTITUTE
Pat Travers likes Gibson Melody Maker guitars but loaded with humbucking pickups
From the mid 1960s into the 70s, some very exciting things were happening in music. Heavy guitar was starting to come into its own, with Cream, Hendrix and Led Zeppelin blowing people’s minds with their heavy, blues-rock tones, pushing the guitar onwards both tonally and musically. Asthe 60s became the 70s we started to see the foundations of what would become heavy metal, with British band Black Sabbath releasing their self-titled album in 1970.