Day 57: Chitlins Con Carne

Chitlins Con Carne by Kenny Burrell.

When you talk about that clean, delicious, juicy jazz guitar tone, it’s Kenny Burrell and his classic rig (and amazing technique):

Guitar-wise, Burrell has used Gibsons for the majority of his career. Early on it was the ES-175 (with the Charlie Christian bar pickup) as well as the L-7 and L-5 models. But the guitar he is most associated with is the Gibson Super 400. Most of his 1950s recordings were done with his Fender Deluxe amp. (Also known as the Tweed Deluxe or 5E3.) This amp has distinctly musical overdrive and compression characteristics and emphasizes mid range frequencies.

He would later favour the Fender Twin Reverb. The scooped mids of the blackface Fenders contrast with the Tweed amps, and Burrell states his tone preferences in this quote: “I like a fat warm sound, so I set the treble lower, the bass medium, and I pump up the middle.”

https://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/kenny-burrell

Put this on and you’ll feel your blood pressure drop.