February 2021 Challenge

[John B]

Quickly put together. EP225 Thanks AM and Brian.

[John H]

John,
Beautiful guitar, wonderful choice of lesson and played masterfully. Man your tone is exquisite. This is uplifting and inspiring. Thanks for posting.

John H.

[John B]

Thanks you John. Appreciate the kind words.

[Paul S.]

You really convey a lot of feeling in this piece. And I have never seen a guitar like that. I think you would get a brighter tone, though, if you used a pick some of the time.

[John B]

Thanks Paul. I will try that. Thanks

[bruce s]

Nice picking John, a very unique sound with that Taylor and your plucking, very cool….

[John B]

Thank you Bruce.

[David K]

I wish I could use my thumb like that. Awesome playing John!

[John B]

Thanks Dave.

[AndréM]

John love the look and the sound of your guitar.
Pro playing, very nice and relaxing.
Good job man.

AndréM

AndréM

[John B]

Thanks Andre. One of these days maybe I’ll reach you quality.

[AndréM]

My friend you already did.

AndréM

AndréM

[Dieter]

Fine soulful feeling.

Dieter

[John B]

Hey thanks Dieter.

[Bill H]

great playing John……..lovely tone from your guitar……………

…….I really liked that…….

[John B]

Thanks Bill

[Lights]

This is really awesome playing and pretty popular lesson among AM-rs. Very nice.
Lights.

[John B]

Thanks Lights appreciate it.

[WBlues]

Very pleasant relaxed version. Emotional and a pleasant sound too. Well done John.

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

Wilfried

[John B]

Thanks Wilfred so much.

[Ralph P.]

Nicely played John. You sound great playing over that Hammond B3 Organ track. I like how you played with just your thumb. There’s a great Southern Rock guitarist named Toy Caldwell who only played with his thumb. He played for The Marshall Tucker Band (Can’t You See, Heard It In A Love Song, Etc.). There’s so many ways to coax sounds out of guitars. Your playing has a good flow to it.

Ralph P.

[John B]

Thanks for the kind words Ralph.

[guitardan2265]

Nicely played with an inspriing sound. Very nice to listen to and love your finger picking.

[John B]

Thank you.

[JFL]

I didn’t know this one. You played it with great feeling and nailed all the licks. Good one!

JFL

[John B]

Thanks it’s become one of my favorites.

[Jay Guitarman]

Hi John, what a beautiful guitar and soulful playing that it deserves!

[John B]

Thanks Jay.

[Garry]

So expressive John. It’s actually the first time I’ve heard this lesson and you convinced me in the first few bars. Love the sound of the guitar and the way you play. You definitely have your own style, very natural and your playing oozes emotion. Beautiful! All the best!

[John B]

Oh thanks Garry. Appreciate it.

[sciencefiction]

Excellent, John! Way to maintain that slow groove. I also listened to your original from one and a half Years ago. It was great also.
Larry

[John B]

Oh thanks Larry.

[Juxi]

Wow, that was awesome, John! Great, soulful playing. Very inspiring. I was so absorbed in your tune that the end came as a surprise. Well done!

Bluesige Grüße
Juxi

[John B]

Thanks so much Juxi.

[James B]

An inspiring piece played with feeling. Well done once again John B.

James

[John B]

Thanks James so much..

[Vincent K]

Hey John, You really deserve that T-shirt. Very well played, beautiful tone

🎸 Vincent 🎶 🇳🇱

[John B]

Thanks Vincent. Yes I do appreciate the T-shirt.

[Phil B]

Well John you’ve just come up with another lesson that I never heard before. It sounded great and that Taylor T5z is certainly a thing of beauty. If this was the result of something that you put together quickly one hazards to think how awesome would be a piece that you had practised over a long period of time.

[John B]

Ha Ha Phil. Oh I practiced for a long time on that one. Like so many others. Thanks for the kind words.

[Martin W]

Yep you play with a lot of feeling , the tone and execution your getting out of that guitar is superb especially as you’re not using a plectrum .
Excellent post well played .

Martin

[John B]

Thanks you Martin. Appreciate it.

[Mike D]

What a fantastic looking guitar! Well played sir, very melodic!

Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

[John B]

Thanks Mike.

[Alan K]

Lovely soulful rendition on this piece. Your Taylor sounds so good.

[John B]

Thank you Alan.

[Scott M]

Beautifully played John, really enjoyed your fingerstyle delivery.

Scott

[John B]

Thank you so much Scott.

[Andy N]

It may have been quickly out to together but it’s hard to imagine you could have delivered a better performance. That was beautiful. lovely melodies highlighted by you playing a rich tone from the gorgeous looking guitar.

[JoLa]

Just beautiful, both playing and the guitar, John! And the tone was right on as well. Who can resist a lesson like that??

🎸JoLa

[DaveW]

Great piece and played with feeling. I really dug that one.

DaveW

[snakechisler]

Beautiful lesson sympathetically played bravo

Thanks for sharing

[Billy]

Thats a slow dance with a pretty girl. Great playing from start to finish John.

..Billy..

[John B]

Thanks Billy, That’s funny. Ha

[Bob Utberg]

Gospel Blues at its finest John! Very impressive. Yes, slow dance in 8th grade for me with Amy Walters! Dang, she was HOT! Thanks for blast to the past John – 40+ years ago! Beautifully played and love the gitfiddle. Bob

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[John B]

You crack me up Bob. Ha Ha

[Hide (ひで）]

John, I haven’t discovered this one yet, till I heard you play. Boy, the way you play it with your finger and with that guitar makes one cry. Great job of putting feelings in to your play. Kind of what Clapton does!!

Hidetada Shimizu

[John B]

Ha Ha Thanks Hide.

[donmati]

Hey John, one of my favorites,You play it very well with a lot of sensitivity, I love it.
Don mati

[John B]

Thanks Don.

[Mike W]

John, those were the most soulful bends. The whole piece was so smooth. Great work, Mike

[John B]

Thank you Mike.

[Wim]

I really like your laid back timing and feel.
Well done.

Wim.

Wim

[John B]

Thanks Wim, Appreciate it

[Phil67]

Standing ovation for this one!

Where does the white go when snow melts?

[John B]

Too kind Phil. Thanks

[Livio M]

John
well played with heartfelt interpretation.
Has become your piece.

Livio

[John B]

Thanks Livio.

[sunjamr]

Well played, John. That’s one of my favorite R&B style lessons. I never thought to play that lesson on an acoustic, but it sounds quite lovely, even though acoustics don’t have the sustain of an electric.

Sunjamr Steve

[John B]

That was electric Steve. ha ha

[David B]

Hola John.

As some mention here before, you deserve that T-shirt.
Smooth, clean, played with feeling. you sounded really, really good on many bendingns.
did you compare it with the firt submission?
good Job. be proud

Hasta pronto
David B.

[John B]

Thanks David.

[David H]

Great expressive playing.

[charjo]

Love that lesson and you played it beautifully, John.
John

[John B]

Thanks John for the kind words.

[Dave K]

Love that you are playing this without a pick. I think it adds a warmth to this beautiful work of guitar playing. Loved everything about that. Awesome stuff!

[John B]

Thanks Dave Appreciate it.

[richard t]

One of my favorite lessons. You play it superbly. I like the tone when playing with the fingers. Very beautiful.

[John B]

Thanks Richard.

[Canada Moose]

lovely take on yet another Brian classic; beautiful tone from that Taylor T5, lovely melodic soulful playing, great bends, slides, dripping with feeling and expression. I think I recorded this once; it’s sure haunting and memorable, and you really brought out the melody. Also you’re another one of the few of us who just our thumbs instead of a pick. I like the close contact with the strings (but I have to give up fast runs). Still, you get a great feel and tone the way you play. Thanks John B for binging this piece back.
Makes me think just how classic compositions Brian has gifted us with.

[John B]

Thank you so much. I do use a pick sometimes but I like playing without.

[Chris]

Really emotionnal song. Great performance and what a guitar.

Christophe

[John B]

Thanks Chris appreciate the kind words.

[Michael L]

John, nicely done! You stayed right in the pocket on a slower piece… not always easy. Gotta love that T5! It seems a very versatile guitar.

[John B]

Thanks michael.

[Sebastian]

Very well played! I like your fingerpicking style. Another lesson on my to learn list. Thanks!

[John B]

Thanks Sebastian, Appreciate it

[Jose R]

Very nice sound and performance… Very good!

[John B]

Thank you Jose.

[Pap]

John, that was an emotion filled piece that was played like a pro. Your hours of practice on this really show. Fingerstyle was a great choice on this one. Love the Taylor too. Thanks for the inspiration John. Cheers. Pap

[John B]

Thanks Pap for the kind words.

[Tom D]

Hi John: That was a very soulful performance and piece. Well played. I had worked on that one so it was fun to hear you play it. Nice Taylor! Cheers, Tom

[John B]

Thanks Tom, I appreciate the kind words.

[Author]

Posts