September 2024 Challenge response – Greg

[snakechisler]

Gosh not been participating in a while looking forward to seeing everyone’s contributions

Did this a week ago with the aim of rerecording it with video but hey best of intentions as they say it’s the thought that counts
Guitar used PRS Piezo but on humbuckers, it’s an odd name it has 2 outputs 1 for piezo 1 for Mag

I call the Piece WET, it was drenching it down when I was recording this tail end of one of the Atlantic storms

For effects nerds delay is 300 5 repeats you can hear the trails at the end
Overdirve is just the 5 watt Marshall in the picture turned up to full, the rhythm is a simple pattern based on triads with a reverby chorus effect which has modulation built in.

done

[AndréM]

Awesome ambient composition.
Excellent playing.
Is is a Cloudburst I see on your pedal board? Sounds nice with the OD.

AndréM

AndréM

[snakechisler]

Bottom row
Origin effects amp sim pedal
Big Muff Russian
The Dude JHS
Origin Compressor

[Alan L]

That’s really cool. Great lead playing, getting some funkadelic vibes 😎

[Catherine Arsenault]

Very nice feel to your playing well done !! Very dreamy

[Tremelow]

Very nice!

[Juxi]

Nice one, Greg. You dialled in a great tone. 👍🏽

Bluesige Grüße
Juxi

[Michael L]

Hi Greg, what a great feel you gave this one. That lead is crying over the chords and creates a wonderful mood. Glad you made it this month.

[Andre H]

Beautiful tone man!!

[sunjamr]

Hey Snake, you are definitely the pedal guru amongst us. What fun!

Sunjamr Steve

[Dieter]

Very interesting sounds and fine playing.

Dieter

[Guido]

Beautiful ambient piece, very well crafted and played, Greg! You definitely dialed in a great tone with your pedals and the delay was jus perfect for give space to your sound!

Guido

[Martyn in France]

First It’s good to see you posting again Greg. I loved the sound and often wish I could get close to it but I don’t seem able. I thought your creativity was excellent and you have a very sure hand on the fretboard. I enjoyed it very much.
Martyn

[Serena C]

Nice submission Greg! Thanks for sharing your gear choice, that’s inspiring

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)

[Bill]

Very mournful tone, it’s great. I like where you went with this.

[Mike W]

You came up with a really atmospheric and soulful piece there, Greg. Great composition and playing. It felt like a very short 1:52 – I had to play it again.

[John H]

Nicely done Greg. I love that set up. It does lend itself to some really cool playing. I like the open space you created in this. Thanks for sharing.

JH

[JoLa]

Sounded great, Greg! Very cool take on the chord progression and the effects add a lot of “mightiness” to the sound. Good to see you back this month 🙂

🎸JoLa

[Laurel C]

That sounded so good on what you did, Greg. Well crafted with all the components and perfectly placed. Welcome back it has been a while.

[Manfred M]

What great sounds, you produce here, Greg. But this one is not only a technical thing, it‘s also very emotional.
It somehow puts me in a profound and melancholy mood. But in a good way.
Welcome back to the challenges!

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom.
The next Meetup will take place in May/June

There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum a few weeks before..

I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[Andy N]

Wow! Cool ambient sound and soaring tone to the lead. Had a Floyd/Gilmour feel and we all love that! Great to see you back Greg

[Denise]

Great tone!! Dramatic melody. I like all the effects. That’s a nice pedal.
I hope the storm didn’t effect you too much.

More Blues!

[Martin W]

Nice to see you back , souring lead with a fine tone ,you use those pedals to great effect definitely has the Gilmour touch .

Martin

[KenG]

Nice relaxing sound. Well done

Never Stop Learning. Ever.

[Paul S.]

I thought I heard a little Jeff Beck-style volume knob action going on at the beginning, but later on the arpeggiated chords gave you a great canvas to play over with in those beautiful tomes. Excellent.

[Bob Utberg]

David Gilmour meets Alvin Lee’s The Bluest Blues!! Loved it Greg – one of your better comps!!! Melodic and echo-y in a beautiful way!

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[snakechisler]

Well spotted Paul correct, I wanted something there but for the 1st round of backing to come through to sort of set a mood

[donmati]

Very successful, it sounds great, there’s some Gilmour in there.
Don mati

[Jennifer D]

Yes I’m getting a Dave Gilmore vibe here. What an atmosphere! Amazing!

[Tom D]

Great to hear you play on the challenge Greg. You get such a unique sound with your ability to dial in interesting tone, and with your playing touch. Your backing rhythm is simple and beautiful, and your lead lines fit impressively. Cheers, Tom

[charjo]

Love the tone you laid down as a bed for the beautiful rhythm and the mood you evoked with the lead.
John

[David H]

Such grandeur and epic sounding. Lovely.

[Pap]

Greg, good seeing you back here. This was really a cool tone with the lead sounding like something reminiscent of the Scorpians. Bad to the bone bro! Nice job. Cheers Pap.

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