the Allan Holdsworth guitar approach on mandolin
The late great jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth has a unique approach to jazz. He was essentially self taught. Instead of learning all the chords and scales in patternshe mapped out all the notes of a given key on the neck. So all the notes in C for example. He then approached the notes by any chord that is diatonic to C could have any of these notes played. So Dm, G7 Em etc. that meant he could play all kinds of inversions and substitutions.
I may have oversimplified it.
But my question for consideration is
Would this approach be a good one? If I took my jazz machine- my solid body and did this? Would it work? Would it work for you? Has it worked for you?why or why not?
JBovier ELS; Epiphone MM-50 VN; Epiphone MM-40L; Gretsch New Yorker G9310; Washburn M1SDLB;
Fender Nashville Deluxe Telecaster; Squier Modified Vintage Cabronita Telecaster; Gretsch 5420T; Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat: Washburn Banjo B9; Ibanez RB 5string; Ibanez RB 4 string bass
Pedalboard for ELS: Morley Cry baby Miniwah - Tuner - EHX Soul Food Overdrive - EHX Memory Toy analog Delay
Fender Blues Jr Tweed; Fender Greta;
Bookmarks