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Lou Reed Knew.
Some played like Clapton. Some played like Hendrix. Thanks to the right gear, Lou Reed played like Lou Reed.
Lou’s String: XL Nickel 11-49
Armed with EXL115 strings, Lou turned every riff, lick, and solo into a poem.
"I have always used D'Addario strings"
About Lou Reed
Lou Reed didn’t just write songs—he built worlds, grimy, beautiful, and unapologetically real. As the creative force behind The Velvet Underground, he helped birth punk, art rock, and everything in between, proving that music didn’t have to be pretty to be profound. With Transformer (1972), he painted outsider anthems in glam and sleaze, making misfits and rebels feel seen. But Reed never stood still. From the jagged edges of Metal Machine Music to the poetic introspection of New York, he challenged expectations at every turn. His music wasn’t for the faint of heart—it was for those who wanted to feel something raw and unfiltered. Even in death, Lou Reed remains rock’s ultimate truth-teller, a street poet with an electric guitar and a sneer that never fades.
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