June 2026 Challenge Response

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- July 18, 2026 at 2:38 am #419236
  Laurel C
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  Hi Fellow Amer’s, I have rushed this one together today to complete it as I did not want to waste the effort. Using ep239 backing track and the idea of a riff as the driving rhythm, it organically came together, completely different from the lesson. Using only the open E and A chords, a double stop and single notes, here it is.
- July 18, 2026 at 4:30 am #419256
  Dieter
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  Very nice playing.
  
  Dieter
- July 18, 2026 at 4:37 am #419257
  Mark T
  Participant
  Nice submission, Laurel – had a kind of Duane Eddy feel to it, to my ears at least. – Mark 👍🎶😎
- July 18, 2026 at 7:51 am #419278
  John H
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  Well done Laurel-very 60s-ish and I love it. I enjoy your use of tremolo/vibrato and reverb. You are becoming more confident and adventurous in you guitar play, exploration of the fretboard and in generating good sounding guitar music. Love this and a great listen.
  
  John
- July 18, 2026 at 9:05 am #419283
  Michael Krailo
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  Got the tremolo effect going on and worked an E and E7 in with the A chord. Nicely done.
  
  Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.
- July 18, 2026 at 10:02 am #419299
  JoeD1
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  This was so good Laurel. It reminded me a little of The Hollies “Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)).
  
  Joe
  
  The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
  Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
  --Graeme Edge
- July 18, 2026 at 10:13 am #419305
  wannaplayblues
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  Great submission – excellent steady rhythm!
  
  "I hear you talkin' son, but you 'aint sayin' nothin'" - Will McFarlane quoting Muddy Waters hearing a really fast guitar player
- July 18, 2026 at 12:12 pm #419346
  Alan L
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  Awesome bluesy-surfy riffs! 😎 I like the overall groove, and how all the guitar layers interact.
- July 18, 2026 at 12:29 pm #419358
  Tremelow
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  Very nice, Laurel. Great sound from your Tele. It had a bit of an experimental flare to it, but in a very positive sense.
- July 18, 2026 at 12:30 pm #419359
  James B
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  Nice job working those phrases into the backing track and make it your own composition, Laurel.
  
  James
- July 18, 2026 at 1:35 pm #419368
  JoLa
  Participant
  Glad you made it just in time, Laurel!
  It was worth the effort for sure, sounded good. I like how you combine multiple guitar layers in your compositions. This one had that surf-like twang you seem to lean towards. Two chords only seem to work well with many styles of music, don’t they?
  
  🎸JoLa
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- July 18, 2026 at 1:51 pm #419373
  Mike W
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  I was also reminded of the Duane Eddy sound. There were some great riffs of your own in there and they fitted perfectly. The layering of guitar parts worked well – great submission.
- July 18, 2026 at 6:27 pm #419422
  sunjamr
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  Great idea, Laurel. I also got the surf music vibe. You could build on this and turn it into a complete 3- minute song.
  
  Sunjamr Steve
- July 18, 2026 at 7:10 pm #419434
  AndréM
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  Nice upbeat shuffle.
  Well done.
  
  AndréM
  
  AndréM
- July 19, 2026 at 2:39 am #419469
  Denise
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  I like the shuffle with these rock riffs, double stops and lead lines on the upper neck.
  It’s very 60s sounding.
  Your Tele has such a nice colour!
  
  More Blues!
- July 19, 2026 at 3:14 am #419476
  Martin W
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  Great tone from the tele giving it that 60s sound , the shuffle rhythm works well and the lead lines slot in nicely, I did detect a bit of “ bad moon rising “ at 0.34 .
  
  Martin
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