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August 2020 Challenge Response-Richard T

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  • This topic has 29 replies, 30 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 6 months ago by Bob Utberg.
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    • August 29, 2020 at 6:39 pm #189478
      richard t
      Participant

      • August 29, 2020 at 7:18 pm #189519
        RPatrick
        Participant

          Nice lead! I liked the rock tone and higher playing .
          Great job

        • August 29, 2020 at 7:29 pm #189526
          Scott M
          Participant

            Great feel to your playing Richard, very expressive. Rockin tone with wicked sustain, well done.

            Scott

          • August 29, 2020 at 7:29 pm #189527
            JoLa
            Participant

              Well done, Richard! You have this familiar tone that I recognize immediately (probably because of the AM jams 😉 ) Good improvisation and it was nice to hear some distortion for a change.

              🎸JoLa

            • August 29, 2020 at 8:46 pm #189567
              AndréM
              Participant

                Nice rendition Richard.
                yep distorsion gives it another color.
                Well done.

                AndréM

                AndréM

              • August 29, 2020 at 8:47 pm #189568
                Garry
                Participant

                  Well done Richard. Love the sound you chose for this one, you also made those notes in the higher register sing! All the best!

                • August 29, 2020 at 9:52 pm #189586
                  sunjamr
                  Participant

                    Good one, Richard. You and a couple of other people really climbed up high on that neck, which gives a nice contrast to the lower notes on the jamtrack. Plus it’s a good exercise to try to fit your fingers into those tiny little fret spaces.

                    Sunjamr Steve

                  • August 29, 2020 at 11:06 pm #189602
                    Treblemaker
                    Participant

                      Well done. Thanks for sharing.

                    • August 29, 2020 at 11:31 pm #189607
                      Dieter
                      Participant

                        Very nice playing.

                        Dieter

                      • August 30, 2020 at 1:16 am #189648
                        Lights
                        Participant

                          Another great solo from you, well played, Rich!
                          Lights.

                        • August 30, 2020 at 1:48 am #189671
                          Phil B
                          Participant

                            Some great bends and trills.

                          • August 30, 2020 at 2:34 am #189701
                            Laurel C
                            Moderator

                              Nice take with the higher register and the bold sound lead.

                            • August 30, 2020 at 3:01 am #189722
                              Eric C
                              Participant

                                Nice improv, Richard, and a great tone! Good job!

                                Eric

                              • August 30, 2020 at 6:10 am #189763
                                Martin W
                                Participant

                                  Man that was some lead playing you really squeezed those bends out , the added grit in the tone was different to hear as well gave it a bit of a rock edge . Well played

                                  Martin

                                • August 30, 2020 at 6:35 am #189783
                                  charjo
                                  Moderator

                                    Enjoyed that, Richard. It had the feeling of a solo from a nice rock ballad.
                                    John

                                  • August 30, 2020 at 7:44 am #189819
                                    bruce s
                                    Participant

                                      Very emotional playing Richard, almost like someone singing to the tune, well done….

                                    • August 30, 2020 at 8:49 am #189846
                                      James B
                                      Participant

                                        Great take on the jam track Richard. Your soaring leads gave it new life.

                                        James

                                      • August 30, 2020 at 8:58 am #189853
                                        Pat
                                        Participant

                                          Nice sounding guitar and enjoyed ur composition and playing!

                                        • August 30, 2020 at 9:32 am #189873
                                          JFL
                                          Participant

                                            Nice sounding recording. I can tell you had fun rocking out to this one! Lots of feeling being conveyed here and a nice build towards the end. Good job!

                                            JFL

                                          • August 30, 2020 at 10:20 am #189904
                                            Sebastian
                                            Participant

                                              Hey Richard, that sounds like a good slow blues song! You put your feelings into it.

                                            • August 30, 2020 at 2:56 pm #190090
                                              Charlie L
                                              Participant

                                                Enjoyed hearing the high bluesey-rockin’ bends. Fun take on this!

                                              • August 30, 2020 at 3:02 pm #190095
                                                Phil67
                                                Participant

                                                  As soon as the first notes, I take off to stratosphere,
                                                  To short composition to reach the moon but I had a good trip (no drugs, just your music).
                                                  Thanks

                                                  Where does the white go when snow melts?

                                                • August 30, 2020 at 3:49 pm #190147
                                                  Hide (ひで)
                                                  Participant

                                                    Great sustain, Richard. You also play with feeling. Very nice! Hide

                                                    Hidetada Shimizu

                                                  • August 30, 2020 at 3:58 pm #190154
                                                    John H
                                                    Participant

                                                      Nice bluesy soloing Richard. Very melodic and tasteful.

                                                    • August 30, 2020 at 9:48 pm #190304
                                                      Pap
                                                      Participant

                                                        Richard, nice job. You cant hide your rock roots! Cheers. Pap

                                                      • August 31, 2020 at 1:52 am #190353
                                                        WBlues
                                                        Participant

                                                          With the sound, a completely different version emerged. I played with an acoustic guitar and didn’t think about distortion; interesting, Richard. What are the different versions we hear here; I like these

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

                                                          Wilfried

                                                        • August 31, 2020 at 3:51 am #190423
                                                          Patrick van Rijn
                                                          Participant

                                                            You did put a great blues feeling into this lovely solo, Richard! And a good sound out of the guitar too, suits the backing track very well. Well done!

                                                            Best regards,
                                                            Patrick

                                                            Patrick

                                                          • August 31, 2020 at 2:48 pm #190502
                                                            Brian
                                                            Keymaster

                                                              Nice lead work Richard, that was great. Thanks for sharing

                                                            • August 31, 2020 at 5:17 pm #190542
                                                              Rainer L
                                                              Participant

                                                                Great playing and nice tone.

                                                              • August 31, 2020 at 6:39 pm #190599
                                                                Bob Utberg
                                                                Participant

                                                                  Richard, awesome stuff. the slow bend at 0:39 was fantabulous! Great job overall too! Bob

                                                                  Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

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