RIP Dave Mason

It can be very hard to tell exactly what someone's guitar rig was on a specific recording.  Interviews and photographs are the most reliable evidence available.  There are sonic signatures to pickups, but they can be overwhelmed by amplifiers, cabinets and effects pedals, particularly overdrives, and recording techniques.  For instance Jimmy Page was a dedicated Les Paul player, but it's a Fender Telecaster on many of his early LZ recordings.  Go figure.

Mason was a superior guitar player compared to Winwood, but his wasn't a better musician.  Winwood clearly has enough chops to be more than interesting.

I'm lucky to be the original owner of  the MCA "Heavy Vinyl" series of "Alone Together" They are 200g. Some will remember at the same time MFSL was introducing Anadisc 200 series. Same inner protective sleeve. These lps sound great. 

Thanks for all of the music Dave .....RIP 🎶

RIP Dave....I've seen him plenty of times,with Traffic and alone.I was blasting his,Greatest hits live cd yesterday....the Rock world will miss,you my man...

R.I.P. He was so talented, I enjoyed all of his work. You will be missed, Dave!

@onhwy61 

It can be very hard to tell exactly what someone's guitar rig was on a specific recording. 

Yes. It's said "tone is in the hands" and it seems, the better the player, the truer this is. Supposedly J. McLaughlin played a Duo Sonic or Mustang with T. Williams Lifetime.