ABILITY RATING Key G Minor Tempo 115bpm CD TRACKS 11-13
Will improve your… Advanced R&B based fusion soloing Semiquaver syncopation Use of scales to navigate chord changes
TRACK RECORD Jon Herrington is best known for his work with Steely Dan but also check out his playing with fusion supergroup, Chroma and the album Chunks And Chairknobs with Jim Beard. For more info go to www.jonherrington.com. Allen has released five fantastic studio albums, so go to www.allenhinds.com for more info plus dates for Jon and Allen’s monthly online masterclasses.
Get the Tone
For this month’s recording Jon Herington used his Gibson ES 335 dot guitar into a Dumble-style amp. Aim for a rich and smooth sounding overdrive and (ideally) a bridge humbucker to duplicate this. Allen Hinds used his one pickup Fender Telecaster guitar plugged into a small Red Plate Backline valve amplifier. A modern sounding overdriven tone was selected. The bridge pickup is most fitting so, again, go with that plus a rich sounding amp style overdrive. You can also experiment with a chorus pedal just as Allen does.
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