March 2026 Challenge Response

[Wayne Nunez]

Hello friends I had no idea what to do for this but since Jazz Festival is here in New Orleans in a few weeks I decided to try something a little funky like you might hear down here if you ever visited,this is all Pentatonic with a few exceptions of a few triads and single chromatic single note walk downs,I wanted to show how you can simply use the same notes and phrases in different octaves to get different sounds,it’s repetitive I know but I just plugged in and went with it,hope yall enjoy!

[Michael Krailo]

Good one Wayne. I have a looper and still haven’t used it yet. I need to experiment with it.

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

[Denise]

That sounded great. Love the funky rhythm groove and your fast lead lines.
Well done!

More Blues!

[AndréM]

Excellent funky rendition.
Nice upbeat vibe.
Great show.
Love the shirt.

AndréM

AndréM

[sunjamr]

Great idea and well played, Wayne! It’s nice to see that some of us do use a looper from time to time.

Sunjamr Steve

[Catherine Arsenault]

Great feel!!!

[Mark T]

What a great groove you had going there, Wayne – excellent use of the looper. – Mark 👍🎶😎

[Jonathan Amos]

Playing the same notes in different positions is a good tip to remember – as you demonstrate.

Jonathan Amos, Matsuyama, Japan

[Alan L]

That groove is hypnotic! Nice variations on your simple theme, creates interest and had me hooked. Nice work

[Guido]

Excellent funky rendition and great use of the looper, Waine! Liked the unusual chord progression, although simple very original and enjoyed you your leads over it: they don’t sound repetitive to me, in fact I enjoyed very much to listen to your piece of music, very upbeat and fun!

Guido

[John H]

Wayne
Always fun to hear ya play. Great little groove, catchy, captivating and played smoothly with tons of soul.

John

[Manfred M]

Way to go, Wayne. Lay down a nice rhythm groove and then let your musical creativity shine through. And when it works as well as it does here, I, as a listener, have a blast too.

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I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[charjo]

That totally works, Wayne, change the register and add little variations. The ear loves repetition.
John

[James B]

Nice one, Wayne. Fun funky rhythm to solo over.

James

[Martin W]

Nice use of the looper with a cool little groove to improvise over , sounds great for off the cuff playing and kept the listener engaged.
Love the simplicity of it , with the notes repeated in a higher register, that’s all you need to make good music .

Martin

[JoeD1]

Nice one Wayne. Very enjoyable to listen to!

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

[Pap]

Hey Wayne… I really like the chord progression. You made good use of the looper and gave the neck a good workout. Nice submission! Cheers. Pap

[snakechisler]

I really liked that
Came over very well
Good timing

[Raffaele S]

Very good Wayne, an excellent example where you can set up an entire solo starting from a single idea, repeated and slightly varied each time….It’s not easy at all…Bravo

[JoLa]

So cool! I love simple grooves like that, so effective and almost hypnotic 😵‍💫 A Jazz Festival in New Orleans sounds like a place to be – but we also will have our Jazz Fest in May here in Las Vegas, NV! I’m planning to attend the funky and soul day 😎

🎸JoLa

[Laurel C]

That groove had a hook, just grabs you in. Good to see the looper in use and inspiring what you can do with it to make music. Very engaging, well done Wayne. Great sub.

[Michael L]

Hey Wayne, really nice! Great groove and a cool lead. I like the raw feel of just the two guitar parts.

[Dieter]

Very nice playing.

Dieter

[Wayne Nunez]

Thanks for all the kind words friends,I really enjoyed everyone’s responses and look forward to see everyone’s next month response!

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