The
idea is that we give you a new backing track to solo over every month,
the backing track will be a maximum of 1.5mins long and you will have to
download the track from soundcloud and record your solo over the top of
it and then submit it to us.
The challenge is now open, and remains open for submissions until 24th May.
All you have to do is ...
- Download the backing track and record you solo over the top of it.
- Challenge opens on the 1st of every month, and closes on the 24th of the month.
- Voting opens on the 25th of the month, and closes on the last day of the month, when the winner will be announced.
Here is this months backing track (you can download it from soundcloud)
Specs: Reggae / Dub Bb / Gm
Let us know if you would like your entry to be anonymous.
Send your tracks to solos@theFB.co.uk
The
tracks will be uploaded to our SoundCloud account and saved in a
playlist that will be linked below
Comments
Come up with a theme first then expand upon it until your playing turns to improv.
I recorded something last night and it basically sounds the same as the what I did for the last one which I didn't send. A load of non inspirational minor based twiddle. Maybe the trick to this one is the timing, rhythm and melody. Unfortunately that sort of stuff goes straight over my head.
I think the trick is like design, either you hear something straight away, the melody and tone or you spend hours slogging away at it. For me, I don't hear anything and I'm lazy so twiddle it will be. I may send some odd, badly recorded crap in this time though.
Ha....Just tried recording on the laptop mic while playing the acoustic and the track on Windows and it's the best tone I've heard by far. So acoustic it will be then. My electrics only has one setting, hair metal. They can't cope and the dynamics of recording are way too complicated for simple me.
"You don't know what you've got till the whole thing's gone. The days are dark and the road is long."
Sent my poxy effort in. Bum notes not my fault - the classical guitar doesn't have any fret markers eh and the heel gets in the way.
Anyway it's an election special version with extended election influenced material.