EP 475 Lead – Charjo

[charjo]

Hi fellow AMer’s,
I’ve been MIA for a while and haven’t been playing much. Been busy with family, maintenance, gardening and enjoying the summer. Brian’s new lesson is fantastic for rhythm and lead and I just couldn’t help myself. Here’s a short clip of the lead part. Hope you enjoy. Have a great week.
John

[AndréM]

Hey John better enjoy the summer gardening cuz the white stuff will be here soon, lol
Man I didnt check that lesson.
Your version is awesome, great tone as usual, loved the last chord.

AndréM

AndréM

[Anonymous]

Loved it. Thanks for sharing. Another lesson I need to check out.

Marc

[San Luis Rey]

That’s great John! The rhythm player stepped on you a couple of times though. 🙂

Mike

[charjo]

Just can’t get good help nowadays😉
John

[JoLa]

Man, that’s a fantastic lesson to jump right into it, John! You mastered it really fast, and I mean MASTERED! Great stuff 🙂

🎸JoLa

[David L]

Excellent work, John. Great chops on a sweet looking Strat.

[Richard W]

Excellent lead work, John! On such short notice too! I have a feeling this is going to be a popular lesson 😋

[sciencefiction]

Go cat, go!! You nailed it. And learned so fast. Amazing. The guitar sound was perfect–scorching.
Larry

[charjo]

Ha, thanks, Larry. You’ve gotta love those jump blues.
John

[Ken]

Very nice, great groove and tone, well played, but a bit short I was just getting into it.
Don’t be so stingy next time play a little longer.
Thanks

Ken F

[charjo]

Sorry, Ken. Just wanted the challenge of getting up to Brian’s tempo. Short and sweet. I’ve heard you’re supposed to leave them wanting more😉.
John

[Denise]

I love that lesson, too! It’s not even that difficult…well apart from the light speed😯.
Very well mastered 🎸👍. The tremolo was done perfectly.
👏👏👏
Denise

More Blues!

[Richard G]

Well played John, and very quick off the mark. The melody on this lesson also caught my attention and I wondered if it was possible to play both parts ‘if slowed down’….. considerably.

Richard

[Garry]

Great to hear you back playing John and definitely worth the wait! A fast learn and you nailed the blistering pace with ease. I love the trills at round the 0.30 mark and tone you dialed in. All the best! 🥸🎸🥸

[Laurel C]

Got that down pat in such a short space of time. Yes, it is fantastic lesson, kudos to you for the rendition as it was awesome and at that speed.😯

[Geoff]

Absolutely excellent as always Charjo. You play with such impressive technical proficiency. I also like the clean overdrive you get out of your Strat – I still haven’t quite figured out how to get that on mine.

[charjo]

Thanks, Geoff. Lately I’ve been stacking two overdrives. Here I’m using my Strymon Deco, which is a low saturation, transparent drive in front of my JHS Bonsai, which features 9 varieties of Tube Screamers. I considered the bridge pick up but preferred position 2, bridge and middle pick up. Neck pick up was too dark. I think I added some compression in the software, as well.
John

[Geoff]

Oh wow you did a lot to get that nice sound John. I have a boss ME-80 multi-effects which has built-in effects for overdrive – it works a treat with my Guild but the Strat always sounds rough through it. I have actually taken that guitar in to a music shop for an overhaul because I put my own classic vibe pickups in it and I know I made a complete dogs breakfast of that – hopefully it will be a perfect guitar after they have dealt with it. Still learning a lot about my Strat – it’s beautiful on clean tones and ,for that alone, I still really like that guitar.

I have to say, I respect you for the attention to small details you put into playing right down to technique and how you make use of effects.

[Clarke]

You nailed it John.

[Ralph P.]

Hey John,
Your lack of playing time hasn’t diminished your skills any.
Who needs practice, Huh?

Stay Well Brother,
Ralph

Ralph P.

[Helen Lazaridou]

This lesson caught my attention straight away John and I was determined to try it at some point!!!I hope that now that I have heard you playing,I won’t be intimidated 🤣🤣🤣only inspired!!!💖💖💖

[Rich F]

Rock on, Charjo! 😁🎸

[James B]

Love your take on this one, John. Getting it up to speed in a couple of days is quite an accomplishment. Great tone you dialed in too.

James

[kubrider]

Fantastic John, along with your great tone and precision you’ve added speed to the equation. What’s next for The Dr? 🤔
Rob

[charjo]

If I could compose like Brian I would be self-actualized.
John

[kubrider]

I believe if you really wanted to you could. 😎

[Mark T]

Fantastic performance, John, at quite some tempo – really enjoyed that! 👍😎

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