Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger met with guitar legend Robin Trower before his show at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works. When you watch this video, you get the impression that Trower’s epic tone has way more to do with his hands than his gear. It’s like alchemy.
Robin Trower tours with three of his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocasters. The sigs feature custom pickups created by Trower and Fender master builder Todd Krause, with a reverse wound/reverse polarity middle pickup. They also include a humbucking option in the second and fourth positions. Other features include an alder body, custom C-shaped maple neck with abalone dot position inlays, and a large ’70s-style headstock.
Here is Robin Trower’s backup signature blue Strat. Trower keeps these Strats strung with Ernie Ball strings (.012–.015–.017–.026–.036–.048) tuned down a whole-step to D. Trower plays them with heavy gauge picks.
Robin Trower plays through two Marshall 1987X heads running into two Marshall 4x12 cabinets loaded with Celestion greenback speakers and one Marshall 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30s.
Robin Trower plugs his Strat directly into a Fulltone Dejavibe 2. From there, the signal hits a Fulltone Wah, a Fulltone WahFull, a Fulltone Full-Drive, and a Boss TU-2 tuner. All of the cables are also made by Fulltone and every pedal runs on a 9V battery.
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John Bohlinger is a Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist best known for leading the band on NBC's Nashville Star, serving as music director for the CMT Awards and specials on PBS and GAC, and of course for his appearances in PG Rig Rundown, Review Demo, Axes & Artifacts, and What Bohlinger Plays videos.
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