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Rig Rundown: Josh Smith

A bona fide blues shredder breaks down his powerful pedalboard and rips some licks on his trusty Chapin T-style.

Blues-rock badass Josh Smith hung with PG’s John Bohlinger while floating in the Caribbean on the Joe Bonamassa Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea VI cruise. Smith laid down some killer jazz-fueled jams and took us through his custom rig.


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