Sen-Sa-Shun (Freddie King cover) Shawn Ridley

1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue with Duncan Antiquity P-90s through a 1966 Princeton Reverb. Love this tune, wish I played it better!

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• Sen-Sa-Shun cover
• Sen-Sa-Shun lesson
• Shawn Ridley
• Freddie King cover
• Freddie King lesson
• P-90s
• Princeton Reverb
• Les Paul Goldtop
• Freddie King blues
• Blues

[taterbugcoalwood]

Great cover on a great song! Do you know where I can get the guitar tab on this song?

[SJBluzman]

@taterbugcoalwood Thanks! I searched high and low for the tab for this and couldn't find it. Duke Robillard has an instructional video for Freddie King (very good) in which he plays Sen-Sa-Shun right at the end when the credits are rolling. Kind of frustrating because the camera angles aren"t great, but I used that and listened to Freddie's recording to figure out the rest. When in doubt, trust your ears!

[EricCirca6566]

Over all, your tone is actually very good!

[SJBluzman]

@EricCirca6566 --Thanks. Touch, taste and tone is where it is at! 

[EricCirca6566]

. I have the same guitar and amp. Just a suggestion for you, you might want to try these setting: Put you pickup selector in the middle (both pickups on). Turn both pickup volumes to around 5 or 6. and the amp volume around 5 or 6 (treble around 7 or 8, bass aroud 2 to 4, reverb either off or 2 1/2), For me, I feel that I can nail Freddie's tone everytime. If you can get your hands on a metal flat pick, that also helps to get closer to his tone. Try it and see if you like it.

[SJBluzman]

@EricCirca6566 --Thanks for the suggestion, Eric. I will try it out. I am primarily a Strat guy, and am really just learning my way around the Les Paul. Great guitars, but a totally different animal than the Strat. I really appreciate the suggestion. Thx again.

[SJBluzman]

@drcarico --Thanks for the encouraging words. Working on some new stuff.

[EricCirca6566]

@SJBluzman Yes, truly a different animal.

[SJBluzman]

@MrVinnieK --Thanks for your kind words. You made my day. Makes me feel good that my little vid helped another player learn a great tune by one of my heroes. I love Freddie, too, and hope that I did his song justice. A sax player taught me that rhythm lick! Take Care and keep lovin' the guitar and blues!!!!!!!!!!

[MrVinnieK]

Great job man. I lover Freddie King and you nail it. Thank for teaching me that rhythm lick after trying to tackle it for so long. Keep up the great work Shawn!