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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Mark McStea

“You could scrape that guitar, smoke the residue and get strung out”: Walter Trout’s life in three guitars

Walter Trout takes a solo on his 73 Strat.

When GW connected with blues road warrior Walter Trout, he was about to embark on a songwriting session for the album that would become late 2025’s Sign of the Times. Trout had set aside eight weeks to write the songs, prep his band and get the album recorded before heading back out on tour for the bulk of the year. For Trout, the live experience never gets old.

“Every night there’s the possibility of doing the best or worst gig you’ve ever done,” he says. “Every venue and crowd is different, and it never gets boring. This was my childhood dream. Now I’m living that dream.”

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