February 2026 Challenge – Richard G

[Richard G]

For this challenge I thought I would revisit ML061, an original by Brian in Dropped D which has always stood out as a favourite of mine. I’ve merged elements from EP036 and EP354 which drives the intro and vamp. I’ve also included a few other variations of my own to try and keep the mix fresh.

I’m now looking forward to an interesting music weekend.

Richard

[charjo]

What a seamless mash up with such a driving beat. Was there another guitar player hidden out of view? Loved it, Richard.
John

[Raffaele S]

What a beautiful sound, Richard….your finger touch is excellent….

[Michael Krailo]

Awesome guitar pickin’. That guitar chimes like a bell.

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

[AndréM]

Richard awesome playing man.
Nice driving beat.
Absolute great tone.

AndréM

AndréM

[Dieter]

Wonderful groovy picking and very interesting sound.

Dieter

[sciencefiction]

Awesome, Richard. Pro quality all the way! Those tones and thumping bass you get out of your guitar are amazing. Loved the echo background.
Top notch!!
Larry

[Denise]

Richard is back!
Great sound, I love that haunting Drop percussive song. And I like how you blended the pieces together.
Loved the reverb and percussive echo and bass. Great rhythm feel.
I enjoyed this very much.

I will be visiting Wales in May and hopefully there will be so much sunshine like last year in Devon.

More Blues!

[Richard G]

Many thanks for your kind comments Denise. The weather we enjoyed last year in U.K. was exceptional, Wales is beautiful in the fine weather.🫰

Richard

[JoeD1]

That was some solid baseline thumping fingerpicking Richard. Very nice.

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

[John H]

Ricahrd
Charjo-“Seamless mashup with a driving beat.” I second that. This is so rhythmic and haunting. Love the arrangement, and flawless pursuit of technical mastery. This sure got my attention.

John

[Guido]

Great rendition, Richard! You masterfully blended seamlessly these lessons together and crafted a brilliant new long song. Masterfully and beautifully finger picked on your acoustic as always, and always a pleasure to listen to the sound of your Martin!

Guido

[Alan L]

Masterful as always! Love the energy of this. Such a seamless mash up.

[Bill]

Great driving track Richard. Interesting effect from the guitar, almost sounded like some slapback delay? Always amazing to watch your finger picking!

[Mark T]

Masterful performance from you, Richard – loved the percussive addition, but also the recording mix, which was superb. – Mark 👍🎶😎

[Manfred M]

It’s always such a pleasure to watch you coax those wonderful notes from your fingers and your amazing-sounding guitar, Richard.
And you do it all with such ease—the result is top-notch.
Great compilation!

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
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I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[Martin W]

Hi Richard, that’s a fine mix of the various lessons , you weaved them seamlessly together , love the variations in the melody , that beat is infectious and a joy to listen to .
Great stuff .

Martin

[James B]

Love your percussive finger style, Richard. The mashup of lessons and your own additions adds up to a really great piece of music.

James

[Carpa]

The music speaks for you, beautifully.

[Mike W]

You make your submissions look easy but I know they’re not. You produced a driving beat with many melodic elements on top and came up with an awesome piece of music.

[JoLa]

What a wonderful Drop D medley, Richard! The base of this, ML061, is very familiar to me as I also play it, which made me appreciate what you did here even more. Love the bouncy rhythm and the short lead ideas in between, sounded exquisite!

🎸JoLa

[Pap]

Richard, you picked a great lesson to vamp on. You really made it your own and your timing was spot on. Great job! Pap

[Laurel C]

The Challenge would not be complete without a Drop D from you and your acoustic Richard. A driving rhythm that chimes away like classy clockwork.

[David H]

Richard, it is always so good to see and hear a submission by you. I am in awe!

[sunjamr]

Love the reverb and delay! Also the alternate thumb picking which was done to perfection. Not to mention the top quality audio recording. A world class performance, I would say!

Sunjamr Steve

[Michael L]

Hi Richard, love the drop-D sounds, especially with the reverb you added. Great feel and enchanting melodies. I enjoyed it a lot!

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