Another one-time lesson with a guy who has since gone on to pretty wide success (touring around with Norah Jones and such) and did pretty well before that too (Sexmob and Tracy Chapman and too many other things to mention). This was the first time I remember someone really pushing the importance of the melodic minor scale that I now use pretty often. More imporant, I remember a blunt exchange when he asked why he sounded better than I did if we both were using 335s through the same amp. Ouch - but effective, and I've concentrated more on playing cleanly ever since. Success couldn't have happened to a nicer fellow. Here he is playing locally at Banjo Jim's, getting his vocals on ...
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