SOLO of the Month #30 - Voting (open until 2nd October)

Antique_Guitars

Howdy fretboarders!

Welcome to the voting thread for Solo of the Month #30

Voting closes on the 2nd October at 11.50 pm.

Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

Same deal as the main Fretboard Challenge, vote for your top 3 entries!

1st choice gets 5 points

2nd choice gets 3 points

3rd choice gets 1 point

You can find all the entries on this playlist

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/sotm-30-2017-09

Vaiai

Kinda expected us all to have a similar take on it but my points are distributed thusly:
5 Points - @ChrisRG  - great sound and microtonal bends which fit perfectly with the theme
3 Points - @Bellycaster ; - Love the build up at the beginning and then those big bold clean chords
1 Point - @Veganic ;; - This is a mad mix of bagpipe drones and weird harmonies - the end is mad too that noise - like a weak version of sunn o)))

stratman3142

5 points @Vaiai  Good melodies and drone note effects. It didn't sound like it was plonked on top to me

3 points @Bellycaster  Nice chords and eastern flavours

1 points @DulcetJones  The slide type lines fitted well with the mood

DulcetJones

5 Points - @ChrisRG  Nailed it down with a very sitar-like sound plus some nice subtle effects. 

  3 Points - @danishbacon ;  Love how it sounded more like country/western despite the backing track.  Cool.

  1 Point -  @stratman3142 ;  I was impressed with the tone right off the start, nice build up to the end.

  This was a hard one to vote in, everybody pulled out some incredible ideas and playing over a very challenging, yet simple backing track.  Kudos for getting everyone out of their comfort zone.

thomasross20

I never knew there was a common backing track for the solo competition. That makes it a lot easier to just plug in and join in without having to do backing yourself... who does the backing tracks? 

This was a difficult one to sound original without resorting to safe notes which can add to drone. Great entries!

By the way am I allowed to vote even if I don't make an entry...? 


1. @ChrisRG - lovely. Nice sound and ideas that kept the interest alive.

2. @stratman - your one stuck in my mind while listening to the rest and never left. Also never knew you could play like that.

3. @modellista - loved the bluesy slant and the cheeky slide at the end

Veganic

5 @Bellycaster ;

3 @DulcetJones ;

1 @modellista ;

Loved ever entry for different reasons.

Bellycaster

Good to hear some different takes on this track and some wonderful crazy tones too. Here goes:

5 Points @Vaiai Great flowing melody fitted great with the track

3 Points @stratman3142 I liked the eerie feel to that, some superb note choice to bring out a dissonant quality of the track.

1 Point @ChrisRG Nice authentic feel and good Sitar type tone.

ChrisRG

This was a close call for me

5 points - @Bellycaster - loved the chords. Great melody. 

3 points - @stratman3142 - slick playing as usual. Nice hook at about 30 secs

1 points - @Vaiai - smooth  and understated. Sat really nicely with the backing. 

Antique_Guitars

voting closed