Voting for Solo of the Month (SotM) #56

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Solo of the Month (SotM) #56.

This one is an attempt at a psychedelic type track.

Voting will end at midnight 31st January 2020.

Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

Vote for your top 3 entries. If you're an entrant you can't vote for yourself.

1st choice gets 5 points
2nd choice gets 3 points
3rd choice gets 1 point

The top three will be announced after the voting closes.

You can find all the entries the playlist below.

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/sotm56-2020-01

soma1975

High standard this month 1st place is a clear winner for me but any of the others had reasons to get points over a challenging backing.


1st - Modellista - 5pts - Just brilliant. Clearly the actual solo that should have been written for this song 

2nd - Bellycaster 3pts - Nice and melodic

3rd - Stratman3142 1pt - Funny reworking of Magic Roundabout works very well over the backing. 

steven70

5 points  - @Modellista - Love this. Keeps the feel of the original but takes off on a new tangent. Not sure if intended but I can hear some Peter Green in there. 

3 Points - @stratman3142 - Nice tone and echo, uplifting, like a magic fairground ride! 

1 Point- @mudslide73 - Reminds me of a rainy afternoon down on the seafront. No idea why (title?) but I like it. Whistful...is that the word?

Enjoyed all of them. Cheers.

mudslide73

5 Points @Bellycaster ;Easily my favourite.. Super inventive with a good structure while retaining an off the cuff feel. It sounds of the era to the point it could be a lost b-side or album track. Matches the backing to a tee to these ears. Lovely.

3 Points @stratman3142 ;Childlike nostagia gives way to Bolero Beckisms and Axis era Hendrix. Proper. Each section pays attention to the brief - the sound of January 68 at the Cromwellian.

1 Point @fastonebaz Superb genuine tekkers as always with attention toward the "Phsyco Guitar" title and brief. Again a myriad of ideas in there without it sounding overly planned out. Brilliant.

A great track and challenge this month - I very much enjoyed all of them. Thanks.

Fretwired

As this was a 60's inspired Pink Floyd style backing I went with:

5 points to @stratman3142 ; - inspired 60's psychedelic guitar solo

3 points to @mudslide73 - great tone and a melodic solo that fitted the backing track

1 point to @fastonebaz - inventive madcap solo and a great tone

All the solos were great - I just thought the three above caught the 60's vibe of the backing track.

Modellista

1st place @Bellycaster - hits the changes nicely and a good balance between tunefulness and psych madness!

2nd place @fastonebaz - crazy shredding over 60s psych, a strong combo

3rd place @mudslide73 - some really good catchy themes, interesting wistful tones

fastonebaz

5pts @mudslide73 ; - the flurry at 13s and final note at 50s were perfect.  Sublime reverb, inch perfect semi harmonic, beautiful note choice.

3pts @stratman3142 ; - there was so much juicy reverb and delay going on I couldn't quite work out how to play it.  And that makes me happy.

1pts @Modellista ; - very creative indeed well played, yet just a bit too restrained for me, didn't quite seem psychedelic enough i felt

stratman3142

All great entries.

5 points @fastonebaz: Lots of chops and still manages to sound psychedelic to me. Shreddy pschedelic - a new genre.

3 points @Modellista: Fantastic. Very musical and melodic. But not so psychedelic to me, which is why it was pipped to the post.

I kept toing and froing between the other two. Very close but in the end I went for:
1 point @mudslide73: A bit more understated and a nice fit to the feel of the backing track.

Bellycaster

5 Points @stratman3142 - This one propelled me into the Exosphere. Had the most space-like quality of the bunch. Great Sounds.

3 Points @mudslide73 - Another ethereal sounding solo with some nice twists which gave it an eerie quality.

1 Point @Modellista - Loved this as it conjured Thin Lizzy with the layered Guitars. Less Psychedelic than the others but still very impressive.

stratman3142

Voting ends tomorrow (31st Jan) at midnight.

stratman3142

Voting ends tonight at midnight.

stratman3142

Voting closed.