Gibson recently interviewed Derek Trucks while he’s out touring behind his latest record Already Free. In the interview, Derek discusses technique, gear, the new record, how he came to the SG, and playing with great musicians:
If you’re the best player in the room all the time, your playing is going to suffer. It’s important to be the guy trailing behind so you have to step up. I’ve been lucky; from an early age I’ve had great musicians to play with and look up to.
That’s a great point. It is always important to let your ego go and seek out music projects or other musicians to jam with that will help take your playing to new levels.