GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without?
DK: I use the D’Addario Duralin .85mm - the green ones. They’ve been my go-to for years.
GT: If you had to give up all your pedals but three, what would they be?
DK: That’d be the Vemuram Myriad Fuzz, a FoxRox Octron and a fab preamp that Brandon at Bludotone amps built for me. That thing is such a lifesaver.
GT: Do you play another instrument well enough to be in a band? If so, what, and have you ever done it?
DK: I play mandolin and banjo too. I’m learning the fiddle. I’ve played the mandolin live a whole bunch, but haven’t been brave enough yet on the other two.
GT: If a music chart were put in front of you, could you read it?
DK: Very very very very very very slowly.
GT: Do guitar cables really make a difference? What make are yours?
DK: I think perhaps in the studio, maybe. Live I go for reliable and quiet. Some of the very cheap ones have some handling noise, but I’m hard pressed to tell the difference between a £30 cable and a £150 one. I use a mix - generally D’Addario and a custom PedalSnake I had made, that just makes set up and tear down easier.
GT: Is there anyone’s playing (past or present) that you’re slightly jealous of and why?
DK: There is a long long list! I wish I had Mark Knopfler’s tastefulness and touch, but also Rory Gallagher’s sheer fire.
GT: Your house is burning down: which guitar do you salvage?
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PAT METHENY
Nick Mellor offers an insight into the jazz great's 16th-note lines, and his approach to improvising over static Minor and Dominant 7th chords.
MARTIN MILLER
Another fabulous JTC guitarist demonstrates his impressive techniques for us, focusing on an approach called Rythmically Dependent Alternate Picking.
THE KINKS' RAY DAVIES
This month Stuart Ryan takes a virtual trip into to North London to get to grips with the acoustic style of the original Muswell Hillbilly.
STEVE LUKATHER
This month Andy G Jones looks at the fluent soloing style of the LA guitarist who co-founded Toto in 1977 then ruled the 80s session scene.
JEFF HANNEMAN
This month Charlie Griffiths Shows No Mercy as he lays down the gauntlett with five shred licks from Slayer's undisputed master of attitude.
10CC
This month Martin Cooper checks out Eric Stewart and Lol Crème, whose distinctive styles helped give this UK band its unique sound.
T-BONE WALKER
From the heart of Texas to the cool West Coast, join David Gerrish on the journey of this hugely influential electric blues guitar innovator.
FERDINANDO CARULLI Andantino In G (Opus 241)
This month Declan Zapala goes back to basics to explore core classical technique with this emotive miniature by the pioneer of classical guitar playing.
THE CROSSROADS Steely Dan's Mu Chord
This month John Wheatcroft shows us how Donald Fagen and Walter Becker dressed their harmony to the 'nines, as he explores their trademark chord voicings.
GET YOUR MOJO WORKING! 60 Years Of Blues Licks
From the Kings to Jimi and Eric, Blackmore, Stevie Ray, Gary Moore, John Mayer, JoBo and beyond, Jon Bishop introduces six decades of blues guitar innovation.
