Nov Challenge – mike d

[Mike D]

Just improvising over a funky blues John Mayer track ..

Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

[John H]

Mike
Sweet, clean picking. Great tone. Curious as to which Strat model is that and through what amp your are playing. Fun stuff. Thanks for sharing.

John

[Mike D]

hola …parts castor ….. body is MJT guitars, neck is from american standard, pick ups are fender custom shop 50s running into blues jr .. with delay & clean boost pedals .

Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

[Michael L]

Hi Mike, this sounds like your sweet spot. Nice and bluesy. I enjoyed it!

[Paul S.]

What are blues licks if they aren’t improvised? This was sweet. The phrasing was particularly good. You gave the licks enough space in between that you could take your hand off the neck. That’s cool.

[Jennifer D]

Oh yes really like that Mike, particularly the moment around 40s where you just hold the note and let everyone catch their breath, great timing!

[Alan L]

Nice work Mike. Tight and funky, nice use of space

[charjo]

Your improvs get better and better, Mike. I’m curious about which model of strat you’re playing, also.
John

[Gary W]

Great stuff – in fact that sorta what I did all day yesterday 🙂

Nice improvisations Mike – well played

Gary

[Denise]

I like your improvised licks . Great attack on the strings. Love the tone from your Strat.
Denise

More Blues!

[James B]

A tasty mix of improvised licks. Well played, Mike. Love your laid back approach.

James

[AndréM]

Excellent improv.
Awesome playing.
Well done.

AndréM

AndréM

[Mike W]

Great improvisation Mike, with plenty of spaces so the line can sink in. Cool performance.

[JoLa]

That was awesomeness, Mike!
Totally loved it all, the 0:40 Knopfler-like hammer on/pull-offs were a cool moment, it made me smile. Fantastic playing, man.

🎸JoLa

[Pap]

Mike that was some nice improv work over that jam track. Well done. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Pap

[Juxi]

Cool, Mike. Great improvisation. 👍🏽

Bluesige Grüße
Juxi

[Laurel C]

Your playing is really in the zone. Creative pauses of holding the note and pull on/offs adding interest. Excellent.

[Serena C]

Both lick choice and playing are really enjoyable Mike, well done!

If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)

[Richard G]

Some cool picking there Mike, loved your improvised parts.

Richard

[Manfred M]

You let the licks roll out from your fingers, Mike and let yourself drift with this great backing track. I enjoyed it to listen to you!

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Manfred

[Martin W]

Excellent improv over the track , some real nice licks in there with good use of space .
Superb tone from your set up .

Martin

[Bob Utberg]

Sweet licks start to finish Mike! Nice variety and phrasing. Great choice on the backing track, too!

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[Catherine Arsenault]

Really great picking!!!

[sunjamr]

Good one, Mike. I’m a huge John Mayer fan also. He has some nice tutorials on Youtube demonstrating how he arrives at his licks.

Sunjamr Steve

[Dieter]

Very nice improvisation.

Dieter

[sciencefiction]

Great improvisational playing, Mike!! This looked totally spontaneous to me. Looks like all was in the five minor pentatonic patterns to me. Excellent vibes and phrasing. Loved the backing track. I may try playing along with this to see how it’s done. Thanks for posting.
Larry

[Guido]

Improvising over a John Mayer track is always an excellent choice! A brilliant melodic rendition, full of interesting bluesy licks, really enjoyable to listen to! And an excellent clear crystalline tone from your Strat, also with the help of a flawless picking by your right hand! Great submission!

Guido

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