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Some players do wear it that way. I've seen country players who have Telecasters with B-string benders do it cause it's easier to do the bend using that shoulder.
George, prior to the photo, had taken off the guitar and was finished with the photoshoot. I believe the photographer suggested to get a couple more, one of which is the picture that made the cover. He sort of slung the guitar over his shoulder and posed awkwardly.
Damn, thats pretty interesting. I thought it was strange as from all the pictures i’ve seen of George live and in the studio he never wore his strap like this - so this makes more sense lol.
Thank you! I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about George, but I didn't know that.
Freddie King used to wear it that way
Albert Collins too.
It was probably just a quick thing for a photo
I'm sure it was done funny in the moment
Wow. Never noticed that.
I've got a parlour acoustic I wear like that
Thanks for the downvote. I was clearly off-topic and offensive.