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July 2022 Challenge JankoU 3rd try

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  • This topic has 21 replies, 19 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 3 months ago by Reuben B.
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    • July 30, 2022 at 12:41 am #315581
      Janko U
      Participant

        Hello! I’m posting upgraded version of my first post – April 2022. My playing is not much better, but i think i’m on the right way, thanks to AM.
        Thank you all for support. It means a lot to me.
        Janko

      • July 30, 2022 at 1:08 am #315592
        AndréM
        Participant

          Nice groovy blues.
          Great playing and finger picking.

          AndréM

          AndréM

        • July 30, 2022 at 5:31 am #315664
          John H
          Participant

            Janko,
            Nicely played… smooth as silk. You manage to keep a bluesy and melodic groove going. Superb tone, execution and overall production.

            JH

          • July 30, 2022 at 5:33 am #315665
            Bill
            Participant

              You’ve got the groove Janko! Sounding really good.

            • July 30, 2022 at 10:01 am #315788
              James B
              Participant

                The third try is the charm. 😉 Your performance definitely shows improvement, Janko. Cool groove.

                James

              • July 30, 2022 at 10:45 am #315807
                Phil B
                Participant

                  If at first you don’t succeed…………… well done on a smooth rendition.

                • July 30, 2022 at 3:22 pm #315900
                  Carpa
                  Participant

                    I think this is a really good performance, you got the blues.

                  • July 30, 2022 at 3:58 pm #315923
                    sunjamr
                    Participant

                      Hey Janko, I think you really nailed the July version. Well played!

                      Sunjamr Steve

                    • July 30, 2022 at 10:04 pm #316015
                      Garry
                      Participant

                        You’re in the groove Janko. Nice tasteful blues licks, smooth fretboard coverage and nice use of space. Love the sound of finger style playing on electric too. Very enjoyable. Keep on pickin’ and all the best! 🥸🎸🥸

                      • July 31, 2022 at 1:02 am #316037
                        Manfred M
                        Participant

                          Great great bluesy feel, you create here, Janko. Tasteful licks, played with a soft touch. Great work. You‘re a blues man.

                          Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
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                          I look forward to meet you.
                          Manfred

                        • July 31, 2022 at 5:36 am #316120
                          Martin W
                          Participant

                            Yep your in the groove , timing bang on , like the soft attack playing finger style on a electric, you play “ space “ very well and kept the restraint .
                            Nice work

                            Martin

                          • July 31, 2022 at 11:43 am #316308
                            Bob Utberg
                            Participant

                              That is awesome Janko! Love the tone and your OWN style. Well done. Keep sending in more great stuff. B

                              Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                            • July 31, 2022 at 2:12 pm #316380
                              David LC
                              Participant

                                Just keep playing. Add some bits along the way. You got the base laid down so just keep going.
                                DAvid LC

                              • July 31, 2022 at 2:57 pm #316410
                                Werner
                                Participant

                                  Well that is a fine Blues tune and very well played. Thank you

                                  Werner

                                • July 31, 2022 at 3:35 pm #316431
                                  Pap
                                  Participant

                                    Janko, great groove and you stayed in the pocket. Sounded great. Only recommend I have is try doing vibrato in the other direction (up and down instead of back and forth). Nice job on this submission. Pap

                                    • August 1, 2022 at 2:29 pm #316674
                                      Janko U
                                      Participant

                                        Great recomendation. Thanks. I realy love sound of vibrato, but when i’m playing i forgot to use it. Need to work on that.

                                    • July 31, 2022 at 10:34 pm #316549
                                      JoLa
                                      Participant

                                        Hey Janko, that was great blues playing! Did you improvise all that time?? I like the warm tone of your guitar and your consistence of hitting the right notes each time. Well done! 👏👏👏

                                        🎸JoLa

                                        • August 1, 2022 at 2:26 pm #316673
                                          Janko U
                                          Participant

                                            Since I’m very bad at memorizing melodies, it’s all improvisation. 😉

                                        • August 1, 2022 at 12:51 pm #316657
                                          Michael L
                                          Participant

                                            Very nice blues Janko! Your licks are smooth and expressive. Glad you worked out the details of posting your video.

                                          • August 1, 2022 at 2:34 pm #316676
                                            Janko U
                                            Participant

                                              Thank you all for your thoughts. They are a great encouragement for my playing.

                                            • August 1, 2022 at 5:24 pm #316709
                                              Tom D
                                              Participant

                                                Hi Janko:

                                                You sounded good in your original post AND I really like how you “dug in” with the notes in your July version. Your message had a bit more urgency. You had a lot of great licks … like from ~2:30 to about 2:42 as an example of a really inspired set of lines. Great work.

                                                Cheers, Tom

                                              • August 3, 2022 at 12:22 pm #316870
                                                Reuben B
                                                Participant

                                                  Nice bluesy lead, you got a theme going and improvising over it. Great groove!

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