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EP263 Willie Nelson Lead

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  • This topic has 11 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 8 months ago by Jeff Davis.
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    • January 21, 2019 at 12:36 am #122646
      Jeff Davis
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        Another great lesson from Brian. He really captured the Willie sound for me. I’ve always been a big fan of Willie’s playing style and it was really fun to study some of his tricks.

      • January 21, 2019 at 1:53 am #122647
        Lights
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          Very nice, Jeff!

        • January 21, 2019 at 3:37 am #122650
          Richard G
          Participant

            Very nicely played Jeff, you captured the mood and feel of that lesson spot-on, thoroughly enjoyable, thank you.

            Richard

          • January 21, 2019 at 3:52 am #122651
            Anonymous

              Nicely done Jeff. You captured all the country nuances in your fingers and tone.

            • January 21, 2019 at 4:04 am #122656
              6stringer Pete
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                Very nicely done.

                The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete

                It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 6 stringer Pete

                Pete
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              • January 21, 2019 at 9:45 am #122660
                Sal
                Participant

                  Sounded good Jeff! The notes and timing were all on cue,and
                  I like the Tele!!…….Sal

                • January 21, 2019 at 2:55 pm #122696
                  Jeff Davis
                  Participant

                    Thanks for the nice comments.

                  • January 21, 2019 at 6:37 pm #122714
                    bruce s
                    Participant

                      Hey Jeff, nice job on the Willy Nelson style….timing was right on.
                      Volume was pretty low, probably from the cell phone mike. That’s why I use an audio interface ( Scarlett 2i2) and record thru Garage Band. You can get some real nice audio for recordings.

                      • January 21, 2019 at 8:49 pm #122722
                        Jeff Davis
                        Participant

                          Yeah, I’m going to have to up my game when it comes to recording. I have garage band and an iRig, so I can record into garage band, but I haven’t taken the time to learn how to put everything together yet, i.e., video, backing track, and garage band. Every time I think I’ll take some time to play around and learn how I end up just playing my guitar instead 🙂

                      • January 21, 2019 at 9:39 pm #122724
                        Clarke
                        Participant

                          Nice job Jeff – I too am a Willie fan and you did him proud.

                          Clarke

                        • January 26, 2019 at 3:29 am #123029
                          Jonathan Amos
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                            I’d love to hear you properly recorded. I use a s/h Tascam DP-008 which didn’t cost much but sounds great. It’s quite hands-on, unlike a digital program, which I find much easier to learn. You’re right though, you have to sacrifice some playing time to damn recording learning time. I’m the opposite from you, perhaps, I spend too much time worrying about the sound and not enough time one the guitar so you do have your priorities right … and it shows.

                            Jonathan Amos, Matsuyama, Japan

                            The farther one travels the less one knows.

                          • January 26, 2019 at 7:14 pm #123061
                            Jeff Davis
                            Participant

                              Thanks Jonathon, your advice is timely. I just sat down to do a little research on recording options. I’ll check out the Tascam.

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