01—Buddy Guy

Stone Crazy

Polka-dot Strat into a Fender Bassman cranked into hostile overdrive — Buddy's defining loud-and-out-of-control lead tone. The amp is the entire effect chain. Notes break up on attack, then bloom into sustain. His dynamic range is extreme — he can whisper a single note that's still saturated, or rip a bend that nearly clips the room. Tone is bright but never thin, with substantial body from the Strat neck pickup.