Lonnie Mack & SRV
Tutor Richard Barrett | Gear used Knaggs Choptank & Vox AC15 C1
Difficulty
| 20 mins per example
LONNIE MACK is something of an unsung hero in the development of the modern guitar solo. He had a somewhat chequered career, reportedly through being difficult to pigeonhole and subsequently market, and it sounds as if he didn’t really play the ‘fame game’. Lonnie’s top priority was playing the music he wanted to play, not pandering to record companies for the sake of bigger profits.
Having said that, he, introduced his loud, fast and precise technique to a generation of incredulous players. Unfortunately, the British Blues Invasion and poor marketing resulted in something of a false start to his career. Nevertheless, he didn’t stop playing and came to be regarded as a contemporary to players such as Roy Buchanan, Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In fact, SRV enticed Lonnie to relocate to Austin, Texas, and co-produced what became his comeback album in 1985.
