April 2022 Challenge Response – Bruce D.

[Bruce D]

Here’s the April Challenge – use a jam track and mix major and minor pentatonic licks. I used EP435, a tribute to BB, called ‘the BB King Zone!’

I kept this down to a few choruses for the sake of time in the Challenge, but I did keep recording for the whole 5+ minutes, which I’ll put up soon. In that one, I added in some licks from one of the Blues Brothers, the late great Matt Guitar Murphy. So check that one out too.

I start with an old timey BB King jump style intro chorus from Damian Bacci, and it fits right in with Brian’s track.

Hope you like it – here we go . . .

Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

[AndréM]

Awesome playing Bruce.
Great tone.
Cant wait for part 2

AndréM

AndréM

[Leo Lutz]

Great opening, as well as a wonderful solo. Bravo.
Leo

LL

[Bob Utberg]

Great story and playing Bruce! Did Yinz get over near Austin, too? Super BB sound. Well done! Bob

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[Tom D]

You play with great feel and timing in the BB Style Bruce. Awesome licks and an interesting video angle.

Cheers, Tom

[charjo]

Such a cool intro, Bruce. Looking forward to the full version. You need to face that guitar toward me so I can steal some of those licks.
John

[Bruce D]

Thanks for the comments!
John, I didn’t notice the camera placement, should have been lower. This was real last minute, done on Saturday, but I managed to get something up there.
Bobby Ut, we missed Austin, but the more we thought about it, I think we agreed that we missed Austin by about 25 years. Could have gone, but didn’t. More about Austin, home of Antoine’s, in the next video.

Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

[Manfred M]

Great intro, Bruce. And so groovy throughout. You got that BB King sound for sure. A pleasure to listen to.

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

[Phil B]

Great playing Bruce, particularly that snazzy intro which was reprised right at the end.

[Tim Read]

Nicely done great licks and tone

TimR

[Martin W]

Love that intro Bruce sets things up nicely, this has got to be one of your best, for a last minute effort it’s very impressive just chimed along with ease , look forward to listening to the longer version.
Excellent sub .
Martin

[Mike W]

Great playing Bruce – rocked along. Impressive introduction too. Pretty amazing for a last-minute job – well done.

[John H]

Very enjoyable and professional Bruce. Well done.

John

[James B]

Nice picking Blues Brother Bruce. I like your outfit and your snazzy opening. Looking forward to the follow up.

James

[Pap]

Bruce, nice playing. You look like you are having such a good time. Can’t wait to hear more and learn about the Austin story. Cheers. Pap

[Denise]

Your intros are always fun to listen.
I like that jump style playing….great arpeggi and runs and jazzy tone!
When will you visit Europe again with your lovely wife?
Denise

More Blues!

[Mike D]

Sounded great Bruce, another great submission!

Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

[Anonymous]

Awesome Bruce ! Both the tone and phrasing were spot on. Some tasty licks in there. thanks for sharing.

[Michael L]

Just great, as always Bruce! You had that fine bluesy tone going well and some fun licks as well.

[Scott M]

Great playing right in the pocket from start to finish, enjoyed every lick! Well done Bruce 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Scott

[John B]

Sweet playing and nice intro. Looking forward to the full arrangement.

[Reuben B]

Nice submission Bruce, yours is always so enjoyable to listen to.

[JoLa]

Fantastic stuff, Bruce! I’m sure that would put a big smile on BB’s face, you knocked this one out of the park! The intro was so cool, what a timing! 😲 If you were able to keep going like this for 5-6 minutes, you should get a real gig and make money playing like that! 😉

🎸JoLa

[Andy N]

That rocked along Bruce. Cool licks, loved the B.B. sting you smuggled in and most of all… great ‘threads’ man!

[Garry]

BB lives Bruce! Really cool guitar work here, really enjoyed it. Thanks again for your preamble too. Luckenbark? Did you see Waylon and Willie and the Boys 😉. All the best!

[Don Patton jr]

Bruce
Well done!
You had a lot of BB King nuances going, right down to the big slide to hit the high note and back to the lead. Some really great blues. I enjoyed it 🎶💯

Don P

[WBlues]

Well played Bruce. I really liked the swinging style. Thumbs up.

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

Wilfried

[Richard W]

Fantastic picking Bruce! You nailed the spirit of that backing track. Look forward to hearing more.

[David H]

That was some mighty fine playing!

[Juxi]

Bruce‘s B.B.-Blues Brothers-Blues began brilliantly and benefited from bombastic Blues-skill. Bravo! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Bluesige Grüße
Juxi

[Werner]

What a fantastic submission. Thank you for this one. Your phrasing is just phenomenal and awesome licks

Werner

[Bruce D]

Thanks! for all the comments.

Parts 1 & 2 are up, on this forum.

Bruce

Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

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