Kenny Wayne Shepherd [2023]

<p>It’s been 11 years since&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/hooked-kenny-wayne-shepherd-on-jimi-hendrixs-voodoo-child-slight-return" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kenny Wayne Shepherd</a>&nbsp;filmed his previous Rig Rundown.&nbsp;<em>PG</em>’s John Bohlinger caught up with the blues-rocker before his recent sold-out show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium to hear some killer playing and see some untouchable—by anyone but Kenny and his tech—gear.</p><p>The tour stop was supporting the December 2022 release of&nbsp;<em>Trouble Is … 25</em>, a re-recording of his 1997 breakthrough album, which had four top 10 hits when it was originally issued: “Slow Ride,” “Somehow, Somewhere, Someway,” “Everything is Broken,” and “Blue on Black.” There have been seven other studio recordings since then, and while he’s still mostly a Strat player, some other instruments have joined his armada, too. And&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/guitarists/alexander-dumble-obituary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dumbles</a>&nbsp;… he has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundowns/dumble-amps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lots of Dumbles</a>.</p><p><em>Brought to you by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://ddar.io/XSE.RR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>D’Addario XS Strings</em></a><em>.</em></p>