Paying tribute to Gary Rossington who sadly died today. He was the last surviving member of the original 1970s Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Gary’s guitar playing had a huge influence on me and so many other guitarists. Be it rapid lead runs, great rhythm or his authentic and brilliant rock slide guitar playing. RIP to a true rock n roll legend. He will be missed & remembered.
Lockdown Licks no. 306. Gary Rossington Tribute.
‘Freebird’ intro style slide licks. Played on a Vintage Slider II guitar. Using a NUX M8 amp set to ‘superlead’ with some reverb. Have been playing in open D or G a lot lately.. Yesterday i re tuned to an E to play something else and had the perfect tuning to play this riff today. Low to high strings EBDF#BE.
Gary Robert Rossington (December 4, 1951 – March 5, 2023) was an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, in which he played lead and rhythm guitar. Rossington was also a founding member of the Rossington Collins Band, along with former bandmate Allen Collins. ‘