I’d say he was the best guitarist alive.” Jeff Beck said: “Johnny McLaughlin has given us so many different facets of the guitar and introduced thousands of us to world music, by blending Indian music with jazz and classical.
Jimmy Page also played one, a tribute to his mentor and teacher. John played a Gibson model EDS-1275 doubleneck guitar (one gibson sg model twelve string on top of one six string) a bitch to handle with that much real estate though not as heavy as the Gibson Les Paul with better action.
These sessions led to the formation of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. One year later he discovers Miles Davis and his fondness of Miles Blues and Spanish influence was the end of his search for a particular discipline as witnessed on the late 50s records, Miles Ahead with Gil Evans, Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain which consolidated his musical vision and direction, eventually performing and recording with Miles Davis most notably on the classic 1970 album “Bitches Brew” which launched the genre, Jazz Fusion. John McLaughlin is an absolutely brilliant and original guitarist, grew up in the UK, his mother was a concert violinist, studied violin and piano as a child, then picked up the guitar at age 11 and turned on to American Blues, Flamenco and Indian music buy his older brother. It is, however, a wonderful skill to have in one’s back pocket when it comes time to evaluate a new piece of kit or a new release of music. Of course, if you’re not me, or Darren, or Chris, or Scott-people who make a living paying attention to minute details that make up our music-then it’s unlikely you’re doing a lot of spotlighting. When we focus our attention on a narrow sonic area, say sibilance, it’s much easier to discern whether or not the problem exists. There are just so many possibilities of what can go right or wrong that it’s easiest to just see what makes itself known either by sins on commission or omission. With all that information the best we can hope for when we critically listen is to notice if anything jumps out or is missing. Just think for a second of how many variables there are to pay attention to in recorded music: tonality, imaging, transients, frequency response, separation of instruments, and so on.
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