20 Funked Up Fusion Licks

Wielding a 21 fret Squier, Max takes on a Lo-fi funk bop and a Latin inspired Luca Mantovanelli jam. The result is 20 licks featuring the unique stylings of one of the world’s most talked about talents.

Work through these licks and you’ll not only get a good view through the looking glass, but also a chance to tap into the idiosyncratic phrasing and deliciously deep pocket grooves that can help make solos stand the test of time.

Over “Fowl Play” Max drills into slides, semi and quarter tone bends, palm muted rhythmical chops and floods of fluid legato. Over “Felix on the Run”, the Latin-o-meter hits the red line, and Max takes command of the up-tempo vibe. But even as he dips into his bottomless bag of vibrato, chromatics, hybrid picking and superimposed arpeggios, you’ll find a mix of accessible and mind-boggling lines that will drag you away from the everyday.

As an extra cherry on the cake, Max has included a solo where he brings together the ideas that play in a longer, more free form solo. Whether you learn it note for note or simply use it as a springboard to bounce ideas from, it is a solo that delivers context to Max’s funky fine offering.

This release includes 20 licks (fast/slow), a bonus solo, two backings (long/short), a PDF study guide and full tab/notation in PDF and GP format.

Filled with funk and flowing with fusion, this is a chance to fire up your playing by fixing in place the fragments Max has to offer.