GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without?
JD: I play with .60 grade Jim Dunlop picks because I can hold them in the palm of my picking hand. I play with my fingers a lot to get the tones I need.
GT: If you had to give up all your pedals but three, what would they be?
JD: If I could only keep three pedals it would be an original tube tape Echoplex and the stock Reverb/Tremelo pedal from my 1966 Fender Reverb.
GT: Do you play another instrument well enough to do so in a band? If so, have you ever done it?
JD: Yes, I’ve played drums and bass before in bands. I also play piano, but I have to say I’m no virtuoso.
GT: If a music chart were put in front of you, could you read it? JD: Yes, but it’s like a foreign language. If you don’t use it, you lose it. The musician Beck; his father is a renowned orchestra arranger. I got to play on a few big sessions in Los Angeles with him and my chops were way better back then.
GT: Do guitar cables really make a difference? What make are yours?
JD: I love being cordless on a big stage, but I can hear the difference in my tone, so I use Monster guitar cables.
GT: Is there anyone’s playing (past or present) that you’re slightly jealous of?
JD: Jealous is a weird word because it implies that you think you’re worthy of their talent. I’m very inspired by Jeff Beck’s touch, Buddy Guy’s emotion, Jerry Reed’s fingerpicking, Keith Richards’ riffs, but I’ll never be worthy of it!
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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.