September 2020 Challenge Response – JFL

[JFL]

As many have said, this was harder than it seemed. The old brain’s got to keep up the pace. I feel things got a little wonky, but that’s life isnt’t it. Enjoy!

JFL

[Dieter]

Really great picking.

Dieter

[WBlues]

And your old brain kept up, JFL – LOL. That was absolutely cool and fun. Really a pleasure to listen to you. Very well done.

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

Wilfried

[AndréM]

Excellent rendition.
Good timing.

AndréM

AndréM

[Pap]

JFL, you sound great. Was it all off the cuff or did you rehearse the licks? Great finger picking man, I love it! pap

[JFL]

Thanks Pap,

I did spend quite a bit of time figuring out just what to do. At first just noodling around, then revisting past lessons, polishing up an assortment of licks to have ready.

So when the time came to hit record I felt prepared enough to just roll with it. So a mix of messing around, off the cuff, sprinkled with some recently reheased licks.

JFL

[Martin W]

Yep just swinging the old brain is in the zone big Time with this little ditty , proper good that ,had my foot tapping throughout. Nice work well played .

Martin

[Richard S]

Great rhythm playing. You definitely added to the background structure with the percussion. You added a swing feel to it. Responses were well played and fit well with the calls. Looks like the old has become young again, likely practice. You kept the pace like an ace.

[Phil B]

You looked and sounded nice and relaxed throughout. Well done.

[JoLa]

Oh man, JFL, that was fantastic! Definitely the coolest and smoothest performance I have seen so far and I’ve seen most of them. I loved the catchy fingerstyle rhythm and the way you travelled across the fretboard with the rhythm riffs and then did licks in the nearest area, total movement economy and control, not too mention all the awesome jazzy sounding responses! Thanks for showing us how it’s done 🙂

🎸JoLa

[Jimmy G]

What a great performance. Keep it up.
Jimmy

[Garry]

Really enjoyed this JFL. Cool, relaxed and obviously improvised off the cuff! Loved your mix of a single line and chordal approach, especially the little bass runs and harmonized parts. Also thought the fingerstyle technique gave the whole performance a more lay back feel. You just need to hire a more reliable cameraman/woman as I reckon he/she has had too many late nights! All the best!

[Sam G]

That was fun … loved the alternating base notes and the slide down/out chord rhythm phrasing – Wished I’d have thought of it. Yours would be my pick-o-the-month. Thanks for the ideas.

[charjo]

JFL, everything about that was terrific. I don’t even know where to begin. Professional and inspiring.
John

[Cholls]

Very smooth playing!

Cholls

[Andy N]

Oh Man! That was a breath of fresh air! I like listening to you’re submissions as you so often take a different direction and this was no exception. Just a joy to listen too. The foot was tapping and I had a smile on my face all the way through. I hope you had as much fun playing that as I had listening to it!

[Phil67]

Really nice , played beautifully.

Where does the white go when snow melts?

[snakechisler]

Loved the really soft feel you got in the call response a real contrast to the original track while being very engaging

Top stuff

[Bob Utberg]

JFL, loved the walking bass line. Very unique. Great picking for sure. The half-step slides were tasty too! Bob

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[Lights]

Oh, man You´ve made my day! This thumb bass style is the coolest thing I met at this challenge!
Lights.

[James B]

Very nice JFL! You played it Chet style with excellent timing and tasty licks. I know which lesson you gleaned a couple of those gems from. 😉 All those licks presented in EP185 sound so good and are a nice break from the pentatonic’s. Thumbs up on your performance!

James

[sunjamr]

I’m loving that bass line, JFL. Really well played, nice licks throughout, great recording, great video. Very creative.

Sunjamr Steve

[Bruce D]

JFL,
Great licks, recognize some of Brian’s western swing in there, plus, you’re a bass player. Tight throughout. Wow, nice work!

Bruce

Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

[Laurel C]

Love it, now this is how it’s done. You took the rhythm to another level. That rhythm just bounced along and was just as creative as your lick selection. Well thought out and such a pleasure to listen too.

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