Voting for Solo of the Month (SotM) #57

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Solo of the Month (SotM) #57.

Voting will end at midnight 29th February.

This one is an attempt at a swing style track.

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/sotm57-2020-02

stratman3142

5 points @Modellista : The playing and tone are very authentic to the style. Sounds a really good fit to the backing but maybe the guitar is slightly too high in the mix 
3 points @Bellycaster : Swings along well and some great lines
1 point @fastonebaz : Great technique as usual and gives things a slightly rockier slant.

fastonebaz

5 points @stratman3142 - an enthusiastic romp I could imagine him freaking out on stage playing this just like in Back to the future
3 points @Modellista - polished,  fitting and professional, my grandma would have loved it but I craved a bit more sizzle
1 point @Bellycaster - enjoyable and very well played,  tough to choose between them all

Modellista

All really good this month, I can hear the personalities behind the playing yet still all very sympathetic to the track.  I hate having to put them in order:

5 points @Bellycaster - well-suited to the track, I like a fairly clean tone for this sort of thing, some classic licks there!
3 points @fastonebaz - ok, I can see how well a nice bit of overdrive works! I like the (mainly) minor-based approach and some brilliant fast picking
1 points @stratman3142 - superbly played, some great excursions, maybe I prefer the more trad approach

Really enjoyed this track, thanks again @stratman3142 ;

Bellycaster

5 Points @Modellista - I liked the tone of this one best and it sounded the most Authentic (insert Agnesi Photo) Bonus points for the chord at the end.

3 Points @stratman3142 - Another fine entry, great fluid playing and some nice Danny Cedrone style fast picking and legato in there.

1 Point @fastonebaz - Some nifty technique on show, great licks and switching of styles.

Modellista

Bellycaster said:

5 Points @Modellista - I liked the tone of this one best and it sounded the most Authentic (insert Agnesi Photo) Bonus points for the chord at the end.

C6/9 x-x-8-9-10-10 FTW!

Bellycaster

Modellista said:

Bellycaster said:

5 Points @Modellista - I liked the tone of this one best and it sounded the most Authentic (insert Agnesi Photo) Bonus points for the chord at the end.

C6/9 x-x-8-9-10-10 FTW!

Aye, after I first listened, I had to find it on the Guitar and then forgot what it was a while later. The Chord at the beginning of Kiss by Prince is a 6/9 IIRC?

stratman3142

Bellycaster said:

Aye, after I first listened, I had to find it on the Guitar and then forgot what it was a while later. The Chord at the beginning of Kiss by Prince is a 6/9 IIRC?

I think the first chord of Kiss is x-x-12-11-12-12. which could be viewed as D6/9, but (in terms of its function) I've always thought of it as another voicing of E9 with the root on the top and the b7 on the bottom.

Bellycaster

stratman3142 said:

Bellycaster said:

Aye, after I first listened, I had to find it on the Guitar and then forgot what it was a while later. The Chord at the beginning of Kiss by Prince is a 6/9 IIRC?

I think the first chord of Kiss is x-x-12-11-12-12. which could be viewed as D6/9, but (in terms of its function) I've always thought of it as another voicing of E9 with the root on the top and the b7 on the bottom.

Aye, I know it's higher up, but never thought it might be an inversion of another chord, mind you it goes to A Major after so makes sense as in going from V to I?

stratman3142

Voting ends tonight at midnight.