April 2026 Challenge – Carpa

[Carpa]

Hey guitar friends, assignment this month is to make a (Hook). I don’t know exactly what a hook is (there is no translation for it), but I think it’s what we call a Lick or riff?

I tried something simple and repetitive in a blues format.
Sound with a lot of distortion (Gary Moore? )
I look forward to seeing what you all have made,
Musical greetings and hopefully lots of listening pleasure

[Michael L]

Hi Carpa, yes, great tone on this riff. I think this qualifies as a hook. It’s catch and easily identifies the piece of music. Well done!

[Michael Krailo]

You had me right from the very start with that sound Carpa. It went over 30 sec, but it was the same idea with a really in your face kind of tone.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

[Tremelow]

Hi Carpa, great riff / hook you are playing. It’s very catchy (nice tone!) and I can see how you could build a cool song around it.

[JoeD1]

Yes Carpa, that’s what I call a rocking good hook!

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

[Pap]

Carpa…nice rock’n riff! Cheers. Pap

[Raffaele S]

Great blues style hook….nice sound….well done

[Jonathan Amos]

Love Like a Man by Ten Years After, came out in 1970, a great hook, brings back those carefree days.

Jonathan Amos, Matsuyama, Japan

[Carpa]

Hey Jonathan,

I’m sitting here completely stunned. I didn’t know that idea already existed.😥

[Jonathan Amos]

In that case, you’re as good as one of the greats! And you should check out Ten Years After, they were huge in the UK in the late 70s.

Jonathan Amos, Matsuyama, Japan

[sunjamr]

Way to go Carpa, that’s a maxxed out hook for sure! Almost reaches the level of “Smoke on the Water”. Well played.

Sunjamr Steve

[Alan L]

Nailed it! Really dig the hard rock edge on this 🤘

[AndréM]

Nice heavy blues riff.
Well done.

AndréM

AndréM

[Richard G]

There was plenty of ‘grunt’ in that one Carpa to make it a great Hook.

Richard

[Mark T]

A great submission from you, Carpa – that is definitely a hook that could be the centrepiece of a longer tune. – Mark 👍🎶😎

[Bill]

Yeah man, that’s catchy and rocks!

[charjo]

Hey Carpa, that’s a very catchy hook. Unfortunately, it’s been taken.
That’s no criticism on my part, the early rockers probably used up all the pentatonic variations you could ever dream of. Just means you’re thinking like the other great guitar gods😉.
Alvin had such great hair and the best “guitar faces”.
John

[Gary W]

Well spotted John! Nice to hear that again.

Gary

[Carpa]

Hey Charjo, Jonathan Amos had already pointed it out to me,

I am stunned. I didn’t know that idea already existed.😥

[Manfred M]

Yeah, Ten Years After, my favorite group in the seventies. Thanks for bringing it back, Carpa. You played it so appropriate.

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
The next Meetup will be July
There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum
I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[Carpa]

Hey Manfred,

Charjo and Jonathan Amos had already pointed it out to me,

I am stunned. I didn’t know that idea already existed.😥

[Andy N]

Definitely a hook, a real rock edge to it. And I see it’s been knicked already ⬆️😂

[Gary W]

I think you played it in an original manner 🙂

Great stuff, a pleasuire to listen to.

Gary

[Michael Krailo]

charjo wrote:

Hey Carpa, that’s a very catchy hook. Unfortunately, it’s been taken.
That’s no criticism on my part, the early rockers probably used up all the pentatonic variations you could ever dream of. Just means you’re thinking like the other great guitar gods😉.
Alvin had such great hair and the best “guitar faces”.
John

Carpa has better tone. 🤘

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

[Laurel C]

Has that rock song standard vibe, so catchy though. Interesting, what direction will it go? Agree, you have a better tone than the original.

[Guido]

Very cool rock hook, Carpa.

Guido

[John H]

Bad Ass Bro
This was smokin’. Simple-but it knocks your socks off. Totally energizing, memorable and to the point. Love it. the epitome of rock and roll. Great sounding rig by the way.

John

[JoLa]

You definitely DO know what a hook is, Carpa! It seems like you – unintentionally – came up with an all-time classic! I would say you’ve nailed the challenge, and you played it very well, with nice distortion!

🎸JoLa

[Dieter]

Very nice playing.

Dieter

[Martin W]

Well I think you landed on a classic hook , you certainly have a ear for creating this and didn’t know it already existed, one to develop further for sure
Love that gnarly rock tone .

Martin

[snakechisler]

Great tone great riff, could listen to this sort of rock all night long

Thanks

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