HUGH COR NWELL
A minute’s all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport we grabbed a quick chat with ex-Strangler and now solo artist, Hugh Cornwell.
Hugh Cornwell, the ex-Strangler turned solo artist, first started in a band with folkie Richard Thompson
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GT:can’t live without?
HC:
I sure do, it’s a Jim Dunlop .73. It’s the only one I’ve found that has any grip on it. I don’t think it’s what they intended but the writing on it gives you something to hold on to. I can get by with an .88 but prefer a .73.
GT: If you had to give up all your pedals but three, what would they be?
HC: I guess a tuner doesn’t count, right? It’s an easy question for me, as I only use three basic pedals. They are a distortion pedal for soloing, a digital delay, and the Electro Harmonix Small Stone, which gives that round envelope you can vary the speed on, sort of like a flangy tremolo.