Son House Primitive Tone
How to get Son House's primitive guitar tone. Gear recommendations, settings, and signal chain breakdown for every budget.
Defining Tonal Characteristics
- Delta Slide
- Raw Acoustic
- Primitive
- Bottleneck
- Prewar Blues
Gear to Achieve This Tone
At £500, these are the key pieces that get you into Son House’s primitive territory:
- Boss CS-3 Compression SustainerCompression
- Boss Katana 50 MkIIAmp
- Strymon FlintReverb