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APRIL CHALLENGE

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  • This topic has 38 replies, 39 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 11 months ago by Richard H.
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    • April 24, 2020 at 9:50 pm #170439
      San Luis Rey
      Participant

        Came up with a rhythm then added the lead. Should have done another octave.

        Mike

      • April 24, 2020 at 10:04 pm #170455
        Andre H
        Participant

          Great!!

        • April 24, 2020 at 10:05 pm #170457
          Craig S
          Participant

            cool man!

            Wish You Were Here

          • April 24, 2020 at 10:27 pm #170469
            sunburst
            Blocked

              Mike cool camera position,,btw thats my favorite tone setting on fender strat lol ..nice play

            • April 24, 2020 at 11:05 pm #170475
              RPatrick
              Participant

                Nice playing and making it look easy and relaxing.
                Great sound
                RPatrick

              • April 24, 2020 at 11:27 pm #170476
                AndréM
                Participant

                  Great playing.
                  I like your creativity.

                  AndreM

                  AndréM

                • April 25, 2020 at 1:33 am #170516
                  Alan K
                  Participant

                    Catchy rhythm line and nice lead laced in.

                  • April 25, 2020 at 1:43 am #170527
                    Dieter
                    Participant

                      Very groovy performance.

                      Dieter

                    • April 25, 2020 at 4:19 am #170563
                      Anonymous

                        I think you should have done two octaves. Nicely played Mike.

                      • April 25, 2020 at 5:05 am #170583
                        Patrick van Rijn
                        Participant

                          Very good Mike, both rhythm and lead! And the sound of your guitar cuts almost to the bone, I love it!

                          Regards,
                          Patrick

                          Patrick

                        • April 25, 2020 at 5:52 am #170593
                          Tremelow
                          Participant

                            Sounds great, Mike!

                          • April 25, 2020 at 6:11 am #170602
                            Thomas W
                            Participant

                              Mike, very nice, I liked your rhythm and your lead part and the whole mood of the composition. Inspiring!

                              --------------
                              Thanks Thomas

                            • April 25, 2020 at 8:23 am #170658
                              Roger
                              Participant

                                That tells a really cool story

                              • April 25, 2020 at 9:32 am #170733
                                Phil B
                                Participant

                                  Nice original take both visually and aurally.

                                • April 25, 2020 at 10:33 am #170780
                                  bruce s
                                  Participant

                                    Nice groove you had, solid playing on rhythm and lead….

                                  • April 25, 2020 at 11:47 am #170831
                                    snakechisler
                                    Participant

                                      Nicely put together really drove along, nice complementary tone and great feel

                                    • April 25, 2020 at 11:50 am #170832
                                      sciencefiction
                                      Participant

                                        Very cool, Mike. I love how you added that call and response to your lead part. Everything just fit perfectly and sounded great. I believe you said you were in a band previously. I can tell.
                                        Larry

                                      • April 25, 2020 at 1:02 pm #170877
                                        KevinE
                                        Participant

                                          Sometimes staying in a narrow tonal space makes you be more creative, so I had no problem with you staying near the top of the neck. Running all over the neck is not always more musical! Good choice of rhythm parts and lead parts. I thought it was well-played. Enjoyed my listen this afternoon.

                                          https://crowssayveeeh.bandcamp.com/
                                          https://soundcloud.com/kevin-emmrich

                                        • April 25, 2020 at 1:50 pm #170926
                                          Dave K
                                          Participant

                                            Excellent, Mike! Loved the groove of your rhythm part and great playing on the lead parts. Well done!

                                          • April 25, 2020 at 3:09 pm #171008
                                            Lights
                                            Participant

                                              You did it well, Mike! This task was t easy at all.
                                              Lights.

                                            • April 25, 2020 at 3:12 pm #171011
                                              Hide (ひで)
                                              Participant

                                                Mike, Great rhythm idea. I really liked the way you filled that turn around section. You are really coming down with the chords. Very nice.

                                                Hidetada Shimizu

                                              • April 25, 2020 at 5:28 pm #171117
                                                JoLa
                                                Participant

                                                  Absolutely fantastic, Mike! Love everything from beginning to the end, very catchy rhythm and perfect lead runs!

                                                  🎸JoLa

                                                • April 25, 2020 at 6:14 pm #171140
                                                  Scott M
                                                  Participant

                                                    Killer rhythm, tasty licks with a delivery full of emotion and feel, man oh man it doesn’t get any better, really well done Mike!!

                                                    Scott

                                                  • April 25, 2020 at 10:59 pm #171227
                                                    scubatan
                                                    Participant

                                                      Right on target, nicely played!

                                                      A Blues Dude From North Georgia, US

                                                    • April 26, 2020 at 3:03 am #171294
                                                      David R
                                                      Participant

                                                        I enjoyed that. Very catchy rythym, solid lead. Nice!

                                                      • April 26, 2020 at 3:14 am #171298
                                                        Laurel C
                                                        Moderator

                                                          Nicely packaged. Great rhythm and lead parts and that groove, just spot on.

                                                        • April 26, 2020 at 3:32 am #171311
                                                          WBlues
                                                          Participant

                                                            Great operation of the backing track. Well done.

                                                            Play guitar just like you live; don't get bogged down in theory, it's just a tool without feeling.

                                                            Wilfried

                                                          • April 26, 2020 at 3:57 am #171323
                                                            David B
                                                            Participant

                                                              Hi Mike.

                                                              Clean, precise, and tasty. I like how do you mix licks with chord strums.
                                                              Mix is perfect too… and it eases the listening.

                                                              rgds
                                                              David B.

                                                            • April 26, 2020 at 12:15 pm #171569
                                                              donmati
                                                              Participant

                                                                Hey Mike, it sounds great, you give the backing track a new style with your rhythm. That’s amazing.
                                                                Don Mati

                                                              • April 26, 2020 at 12:20 pm #171572
                                                                Martin W
                                                                Participant

                                                                  Yep that’s a catchy rhythm with some tasty fills , love that chimey tone you’ve dialled in . Well played

                                                                  Martin

                                                                • April 26, 2020 at 3:03 pm #171698
                                                                  John H
                                                                  Participant

                                                                    You connect the chords nicely with lead playing! I love the overall rhythm groove. Nice work. Love that Strat tone.

                                                                  • April 26, 2020 at 3:41 pm #171741
                                                                    Peter A
                                                                    Participant

                                                                      Nice tone, nice rhythm, nice lead.

                                                                    • April 26, 2020 at 5:25 pm #171821
                                                                      bwade913
                                                                      Participant

                                                                        Well done Mike! A nice mix of rhythm and lead plying that work well with the track. – Bret

                                                                      • April 26, 2020 at 5:27 pm #171825
                                                                        sunjamr
                                                                        Participant

                                                                          Nice one, SLR. I don’t know how you managed to get such a bright sound out of your neck pickup. I can’t anything near that with my strat. Well played.

                                                                          Sunjamr Steve

                                                                        • April 26, 2020 at 6:19 pm #171878
                                                                          Andy N
                                                                          Participant

                                                                            Super sound. Liked how you moved between the lead and the rhythm parts with a call and response feel. Well played!

                                                                          • April 26, 2020 at 7:03 pm #171901
                                                                            David H
                                                                            Participant

                                                                              Well done, all the parts worked together really well.

                                                                            • April 27, 2020 at 10:49 am #172250
                                                                              Brian
                                                                              Keymaster

                                                                                Great job on that rhythm Mike – I like that you let it breathe a little, lots of open space… it sounds great man! Nice lead work as well.

                                                                              • April 27, 2020 at 3:10 pm #172358
                                                                                charjo
                                                                                Moderator

                                                                                  Mike,
                                                                                  I liked your rhythm idea and atttack. The lead fit well. That’s such a classic looking strat.
                                                                                  John

                                                                                • April 28, 2020 at 11:58 am #172544
                                                                                  Richard H
                                                                                  Participant

                                                                                    Mike, I love your submission! I caught wind of several influences from early rock, Pink Floyd and The Grateful Dead. You blended all together really well with that sweet arrangement! Love that Strat sound! Enjoyed immensely!

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