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The Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers veteran explains why one of his two essential tips can change the way you play
The guitarist’s spontaneous performance became one of rock’s most celebrated solos, recorded with a ’63 Strat plugged straight into an Ampeg SVT.a
The longtime Dan and Doobie Brothers ace recalls one-take solos, the $20 guitar behind a disco hit, and Parton’s request for “sparkles.”
The guitarist argues that some recordings are so definitive they shouldn’t be reinterpreted — even by the players performing them.
Fresh off the success of “Sultans of Swing,” the Dire Straits guitarist joined Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the studio — and discovered just how painstaking their recording process could be.
As the session ace’s career took off, he needed an upgrade, and the guitar has been by his side ever since
The ace says he never knew the outcome of a session. ”They would never tell you whether what you played would be kept or not.”
The guitar icon reflects on the records that changed his life, including Steely Dan’s pioneering “yacht rock“ debut
