The History of Acoustic Guitar

Scotty Moore also used a custom-built Echo Sonic amp, so he could get a similar guitar sound on stage to the one he'd got in the studio with Sam Phillips. Carl Perkins did play a Les Paul at first, including on Blue Suede's shoes, but he switched to a Gibson ES5 and got himself an Echo Sonic from the same person who made Scotty Moore's. For acoustic guitar, people generally either used a Martin, like Elvis Presley, or Ray Eventon, who was the session rhythm player who doubled Don Avoli's guitar in the studio. Phil Avoli would double it live, but he didn't play on the records. Or, thick play