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You might think alt-country veteran Sturgill Simpson would need no introduction by this point in his career, but this year, he set out to reintroduce himself to the world—as Johnny Blue Skies. That’s the moniker he created for his new record, Passage du Desir, which was released in July on High Top Mountain. Simpson promised that the album was the first step in a new phase of his creative life; the next was the subsequent tour.

Simpson, looking his Waylon Jennings best, met up with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger before his headlining gig at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Sporting a new-to-him Gibson ES-335 and an army-camo jacket, he told Bohlinger he’s not trying to be a star guitarist: “I’m trying to be a much less educated version of Bob Weir,” he grins. The star turn is for the Estonian guitarist Laur Joamets, who handles plenty of leads along with pedal steel.

The guitar duo took us through their Blue Skies-era gear, featuring an array of Magnatone amplifiers, guitars old and new, and the simplest pedalboard you’ll ever see on an arena stage.

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0:00 - Molly Tuttle & D'Addario

0:15 - Sturgill Simpson Playing Intro

0:55 - John Bohlinger Intro

1:13 - Sturgill Simpson's 1962 Gibson ES-335

4:13 - 1962 Gibson ES-335 Custom Wiring

6:41 - Sturgill Simpson's 1956 Fender Esquire

11:17 - Sturgill Simpson's Pedalboard

13:09 - Sturgill Simpson's Magnatone Panoramic Stereo Combos

16:09 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

16:34 - Laur Joamets' 1974 Fender Telecaster

21:34 - Laur Joamets' Fano Guitars PX6

24:26 - Laur Joamets' Fender Stratocaster

26:49 - Laur Joamets' Amps

29:28 - Laur Joamets' Pedalboard

34:39 - Laur Joamets' Pedal-Steel Guitar

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