April 2025 Challenge Response

[KT]

This is my first response to AM challenges and hope you like my presentation.
Following the guidelines of the challenge the limitation I put on my self is finger picking and staying with few notes of the backing track Bm/Em/F#m

[KT]

I apologize for posting early! I was testing the you tube file.
My first post I was not sure how it works.

[Bill]

No worries, its kind of informal. And with members around the world, posts start rolling in overnight (to at least us in the USA).

[sunjamr]

Those of us in New Zealand and Australia are a day ahead of you guys in the US and EU, thanks to the International Date Line. As long as you get the title right, just post it anytime you get close to Friday.

Sunjamr Steve

[Guido]

Excellent rendition, liked very much your soulful improvisation over this minor blues! Your finger picking playing is very expressive and with a few notes very well played you’re telling a story with your piece of music! Enjoyed very much to listen to it and congrats on your first challenge: great work!

Guido

[Jennifer D]

Very nice to meet you, that was superb! Looking forward to hearing more from you! 😊

[Bill]

KT, great first submission! Really great sound, the fingerpicking mellowed out the tone and fit perfectly with the backing track.
Welcome to the challenges!

[Tremelow]

Hi KT, glad you could make it (I saw your post the other day when you asked about publishing something here).

As for your contribution, I am excited about the tone you got out of the guitar by using fingers. Very suitable to the backing track.

Great musicianship at display!

[Mark T]

Such a chilled vibe on this submission, KT – wonderful playing and recording 👍🎶😎

[John H]

KT
First-welcome aboard and congrats on your first Challenge.
You got some warm, tasty and expressive chops there my friend.
Can’t wait to hear more.

Rock on,

John from Pittsburgh USA

[Martin W]

Hi KT , welcome to the challenges, that’s some fine mellow sounding improv there ,
Playing finger style adds so much warmth to the sound.
Excellent post .

Martin

[AndréM]

Welcome to the challenge KT.
Awesome blues playing.
Can hear BB in there.
Well done.

AndréM

AndréM

[James B]

Welcome, KT. Great debut. Love the vibe you’ve created here.

James

[Paul S.]

Welcome KT!

The finger picking doesn’t seem to have limited your blues chops at all. In fact, it might have contributed a softer and more nuanced voice to your skillful licks.

(Plus there are plenty great guitarists who finger pick the blues — Mark Knopfler comes to mind.)

[Alan L]

Beautiful tone and smooth, soulful playing. Well done. 👍

[Mike W]

Welcome KT – what a great debut. Very mellow and expressive minor blues, looking forward to more of this.

[Michael L]

Hi KT, welcome to AM and the monthly challenges! Glad you’re here!
Really nice minor blues, great relaxed feel and tone. I enjoyed it very much.

[Werner]

welchem KT, You can’t improve a first impression. But you don’t need to. What a start to the challenges. That all sounds very much like The Thrill is gone. Great!!!
Thank you

Werner

[sunjamr]

Nicely played, KT! It reminds me a bit of “The Thrill Is Gone” (EP078, I believe).

Sunjamr Steve

[Laurel C]

Impressive debut KT. Just smooth as and soulful. Perfect note placement and music to the ears. Welcome to the challenges.

[Manfred M]

Welcome, KT, to the challenges and you got off to a great start with your contribution. Atmospheric, chilled playing that’s just fun to listen to. I can’t wait to see what else you come up with in the next few challenges.

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
The next Meetup will be on May 31, 2025

For more information click here

I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[Andy N]

Welcome to the challenges KT and what an excellent first submission.
Cool vibe, soulful, bluesy and the finger picking accentuated all those things.

[Serena C]

Welcome to the challenges KT! You’ll have a great time here, and your first submission is awesome, congrats!

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)

[JoLa]

Oh, wow! That sounded so lovely, KT! Love your relaxed style of playing, as well as the effortless melodies that just flew from under your fingers, simply delightful! The limitations you imposed on yourself served the song well.

Welcome to the challenges, looking forward to your future responses!

🎸JoLa

[KT]

Thank you all for welcoming me and appreciating my contribution to the monthly challenge.

Brian created a great platform for guitar lovers to exchange ideas and also showcase their skills.

I look forward to learning new skills and be an active member of this community of guitarists.

Thank you
KT

[Mike D]

Nice BB vibe ! Well done.

Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

[JoeD1]

Nicely done KT. I enjoyed it immensely! Welcome to the Challenges!

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

[Dieter]

Very nice playing.

Dieter

[Stacey]

Great playing KT. Really nice groove and solo progression. Really interesting tone as well. It fit the piece very nicely.
Cheers

Stacey

[Alan O]

Hi KT, welcome to the challenges and this is a great first submission! I definitely heard some BB King influence there. Look forward to seeing you in future challenges.

Alan

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