September 2022 Challenge Response

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- September 30, 2022 at 6:09 pm #321328
  bwade913
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  This months challenge left a lot of room to do anything we wanted, so I decided to use something I was already working on, which was my own arrangement of Dock Boggs Country Blues. This is classic old blues that’s been covered by many, most notably by Doc Watson and Kelly Joe Phelps. It’s the KJP version that influenced me the most, but I can’t do what he can do, so I did my own thing.
  
  I started out thinking I was going to do this on electric, and have been practicing with a strat, but once it came time to record, I decided I liked it better on my old Gibson archtop which is tuned to Open E, of course. 🙂
- September 30, 2022 at 8:36 pm #321362
  Bill
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  That’s a sweet old archtop. I really like the slide playing!
- September 30, 2022 at 9:34 pm #321392
  AndréM
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  Nice old arch top.
  Sounds great.
  Great slide playing.
  
  AndréM
  
  AndréM
- September 30, 2022 at 9:53 pm #321398
  Marie Jarreau
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  Sliding on that Gibson sounds like “Magic Butter” !!! Niiiice!
  
  “Laissez les bon temps rouler“
  Marie Jarreau
- October 1, 2022 at 4:17 am #321474
  Manfred M
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  This was the right choice, to take the Gibson Archtop for this. It sounds awesome. And you make her sound awesome. I enjoyed your slide playing.
  
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- October 1, 2022 at 4:39 am #321479
  WBlues
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  Yes, the possibilities are endless. Your choice was cool. Sensitive and moving. Well done.
  
  Play guitar just like you live; don't get bogged down in theory, it's just a tool without feeling.
  
  Wilfried
- October 1, 2022 at 7:13 am #321539
  Juxi
  Participant
  Very cool, Bret. Great tone from your Gibson and the sporadic use of the slide spiced this blues up very nicely. Your tune fitted the backing track, but would have sounded just as well without it. Very well, done!! 👍🏽👍🏽
  
  Bluesige Grüße
  Juxi
- October 1, 2022 at 7:47 am #321555
  James B
  Participant
  Good choice, Bret. Man, you’ve got some nice guitars.
  
  James
- October 1, 2022 at 8:36 am #321582
  Bob Utberg
  Participant
  Oh Bret – that slide on your guitar sounds incredible! Keb’ Mo’ ain’t got nuttin’ on you my friend! That was fun to watch – you made it your own! Great job! B
  
  Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)
- October 1, 2022 at 8:49 am #321589
  Martin W
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  Another interesting take on this universal backing track , I think your the first to break out a bit of country blues , nice old arch top sounds so mellow especially with slide.
  
  Martin
- October 1, 2022 at 6:34 pm #321824
  charjo
  Moderator
  Very cool, Brett. I love the sound of that slide.
  John
- October 1, 2022 at 9:10 pm #321862
  sciencefiction
  Participant
  Awesome, Brett. The sound you were getting out of your guitar was fantastic. That’s some deep down blues for sure. And your playing with all those picks and slide was just great. (Loved that groove at 1:25-1:45)
  Larry
- October 2, 2022 at 2:45 am #321896
  Denise
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  That guitar looks and sounds great🎸🙏👍.
  Love that bluesy fingerstyle song with that drone bass😃. I don’t know the song, but like it a lot.
  Your slide playing and fingerpicking sounds great.
  Soo bluesy!
  Denise
  
  PS: Hope you never sell the Harmony.
  
  More Blues!
- October 2, 2022 at 2:58 am #321903
  Phil67
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  Nice bluesy theme enriched by your sweet slide.
  Great idea and great realisation
  
  Where does the white go when snow melts?
- October 2, 2022 at 4:47 am #321921
  Don Patton jr
  Participant
  Well done Bret!
  A nice country blues vibe created with your finger picking and intermittent slide work! Nice subtle tone on your Gibson acoustic 👍
  
  Don P
- October 2, 2022 at 9:40 am #321994
  Phil B
  Participant
  We’re all drooling over your Gibson arch top. If you ever get tired of it let me know. Great take on the BT.
- October 2, 2022 at 1:59 pm #322090
  Serena C
  Participant
  This is also an interesting idea to fit a classic blues on the backing track, and it worked really well, well done Bret!
  
  If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
  It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)
- October 2, 2022 at 5:40 pm #322138
  Tom D
  Participant
  You’ve got style which enables you to “do your own thing”. It’s cool to see you play using the thumb and finger picks and using a slide … you’re got the equipment and you know what to do with it to get great sound. I loved you first very subtle introduction of the slide. Beautiful piece.
  
  Cheers, Tom
- October 3, 2022 at 12:04 am #322195
  JoLa
  Participant
  The classic Bret! Love your fingerpicking/slide style and I think this old Gibson is absolutely perfect for that kind of playing. I’m not familiar with the song but I do like your arrangement 🙂
  
  🎸JoLa
- October 3, 2022 at 12:06 am #322196
  Pap
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  Wow Bret, you got a lot going on there…finger picks, slide…I love Doc Watson style music and you have a really cool sound with that guitar. Nice submission. Cheers. Pap
- October 3, 2022 at 2:12 pm #322316
  Michael L
  Participant
  Hey Brett, that slide really brings this one to life. Great choice for tone and sound. What beautiful old guitar!
- October 3, 2022 at 6:19 pm #322350
  David H
  Participant
  Nothing like a little slide work!
- October 3, 2022 at 7:16 pm #322362
  Reuben B
  Participant
  Nice bluesy composition with this backing track. Great job on finger picks, and especially nice work on the slides. You got a great cool tone from that guitar.
- October 4, 2022 at 3:04 am #322390
  Garry
  Participant
  Sounded really cool Bret. A real country blues and ‘Yes’ you’ve got the fingerpicking going, the blues licks and slide. Very enjoyable. Keep on pickin’ and all the best! 🥸🎸🥸
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