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December 2025 Challenge Response

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  • This topic has 19 replies, 20 voices, and was last updated 1 day, 2 hours ago by JoLa.
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    • January 11, 2026 at 8:34 am #407195
      Lights
      Participant

      • January 11, 2026 at 8:44 am #407203
        Michael Krailo
        Participant

          Lol, you left the sync snap in at the end. 🙂 Great job with that speed lick, I’m still working on that to clean it up. But you did a fine job with it.

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

        • January 11, 2026 at 8:50 am #407207
          Tremelow
          Participant

            Hi Lights, good to see and hear you again. Very nice playing here, your finger-picking sounds great. I got to try that myself. It’s a useful skill to have on electric guitar, too.

          • January 11, 2026 at 9:12 am #407225
            Alan L
            Participant

              Fantastic!

            • January 11, 2026 at 10:19 am #407268
              Guido
              Participant

                Excellent finger picked rendition Lights, played very well with expressiveness and a perfect timing! Great job!

                Guido

              • January 11, 2026 at 10:31 am #407274
                charjo
                Moderator

                  Great job on acoustic, Lights. I always find acoustic so much harder than electric and the fact you can do this without a pick astounds me.
                  John

                • January 11, 2026 at 10:34 am #407277
                  Manfred M
                  Participant

                    Hi, Lights, the melody sounds very familiar to me somehow. I also considered playing it fingerstyle, but then decided to use a pick. You show here that it also sounds very good fingerstyle, if you know how to do it. And you know how to do it, that’s for sure.

                    Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
                    The next Meetup will be at the beginning of next year 2026

                    A detailed announcement will be posted here in the forum in good time.

                    I look forward to meet you.
                    Manfred

                  • January 11, 2026 at 10:43 am #407284
                    sciencefiction
                    Participant

                      Nailed another one, Lights! Sounds great. Your notes are crystal clear, and your finger picking technique always amazes me.

                      Happy New Year,

                      Larry

                    • January 11, 2026 at 10:59 am #407295
                      Mike W
                      Participant

                        Perfect rendition Lights, sounded lovely. Great tone and timing.

                      • January 11, 2026 at 11:36 am #407308
                        James B
                        Participant

                          Sounding good, Lights. Enjoyed the acoustic interpretation.

                          James

                        • January 11, 2026 at 11:50 am #407312
                          AndréM
                          Participant

                            Very nice performance Lights.
                            You nailed it with the fast runs.

                            AndréM

                            AndréM

                          • January 11, 2026 at 12:55 pm #407325
                            Paul S.
                            Participant

                              This was the most soulful of the Quist tracks AMers were choosing and you brought your A-game to render it. Beautiful stuff played with feeling and style. Those arpeggios are what give it so much grace, and, of course, the final snap leaves your signature on this version.

                            • January 11, 2026 at 1:27 pm #407327
                              Martin W
                              Participant

                                That’s such a nice take on the track , and you played it finger style, nailing those fast runs ……impressive stuff .

                                Martin

                              • January 11, 2026 at 3:08 pm #407345
                                Dieter
                                Participant

                                  Really great picking.

                                  Dieter

                                • January 11, 2026 at 7:29 pm #407391
                                  JoeD1
                                  Participant

                                    Expertly played Lights. Snap!

                                    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

                                  • January 12, 2026 at 2:42 am #407407
                                    Mark T
                                    Participant

                                      Excellent acoustic version of this Brian classic, Meelis – perfectly performed as usual! Loved it – Mark 👍🎶😎

                                    • January 12, 2026 at 5:32 am #407438
                                      Ivan
                                      Participant

                                        Nicely done Lights…👌🎶

                                        Ivan

                                      • January 12, 2026 at 3:50 pm #407507
                                        Andy N
                                        Participant

                                          Marvellous acoustic version of this soulful Brian classic. Those fast little finger picked runs rang out so precise and clear. Really impressive 👍

                                        • January 12, 2026 at 8:02 pm #407541
                                          Michael L
                                          Participant

                                            Hi Lights, great rendition on this lesson. There are some quick runs that you played really well, and some of those harmonies are great for this. Your acoustic sounds great over the track.

                                          • January 12, 2026 at 9:33 pm #407553
                                            JoLa
                                            Participant

                                              I remember that one, Meelis! Glad to hear it again, sounds truly beautiful on your acoustic!

                                              🎸JoLa

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