May 2026 Challenge Response

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- June 12, 2026 at 9:31 am #417310
  JoeD1
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  For this month’s challenge, borrow a lick!
  Take a well-known lick from any song and use it as your springboard.
  
  In EP636 Brian showed how to construct a Chicago Blues style solo in Bb. So I used the first and second lick as a theme throughout a Quist backing track, Soulful Vintage Blues Backing Track – B Minor | ft. Active Melody!. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMNe3IgWiAo )
  
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  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
- June 12, 2026 at 9:43 am #417318
  Michael Krailo
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  Way to go Joe, those blues licks are sounding sweet.
  
  Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.
- June 12, 2026 at 10:33 am #417335
  AndréM
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  Your lick fits very well with Quist BT.
  Man you have to tell me where you get those fabulous video.
  
  AndréM
  
  AndréM
- June 12, 2026 at 11:33 am #417350
  James B
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  Nice job working those blues licks in, Joe. Cool video too.
  
  James
- June 12, 2026 at 12:20 pm #417362
  Alan L
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  Awesome job Joe. You really hit a stride on this one, one of your best yet!
- June 12, 2026 at 5:40 pm #417408
  sunjamr
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  Very cool, I feel totally entertained! Your phrasing was first class, and so was the recording quality. And I see your video skills are really ramping up. Well played Joe!
  
  Sunjamr Steve
- June 12, 2026 at 7:12 pm #417422
  JoLa
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  Wow, Joe. You’re sounding better and better with each challenge! Excellent track choice and good lick re-usage, great tone as well! I enjoyed your video presentation as well, it moved nicely with the music 🙂
  
  🎸JoLa
- June 13, 2026 at 10:28 am #417498
  Denise
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  Yes, EP636 Chicago has some delicious and classy licks. I like how you incorporated some of them into the Quist track. Very well played.
  Love that fat tone.
  
  More Blues!
- June 13, 2026 at 10:54 am #417513
  Lights
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  Great video production with beautiful assistants :), Joe! Of course your guitar weeps so sweet.
  Lights.
- June 13, 2026 at 11:13 am #417518
  Scott W
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  Nice playing Joe, I feel the blues with this one. Video dead on too.
- June 13, 2026 at 11:15 am #417519
  Mike W
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  Lots to like here, Joe. Great playing and tone and an inventive use of the Quist backing track. The video was something else!
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