Solo of the Month (SotM) #76 - Challenge

Bennyboy-UK

DrHungry said:

maharg101 said:

Another great backing track, thanks @stratman3142 ;


 Initially this sounded quite daunting to me with lots of jazzy sounding chords. A bit out of my comfort zone - but this is what I'm here for, to try out new things. After a few rounds of noodling, I agree with the advice on E major pentatonic / E minor pentatonic with some bits added in. As I tend to do, I threw in loads of double stops and probably got a bit too "bendy" in the middle again Ho hum. Overall I'm quite pleased with it.

Kit:
Gordon Smith Classic T (bridge, DiMarzio Chopper, tone rolled off a bit) > Budda Bud Wah Mk I > VFE Standout midboost -> VFE The Scream > MJW Electra 30w -> Ox -> Reaper
Ox settings were the 4x12 White with a light compression and a tiny bit of modulation + plate reverb
Bit of EQ in Reaper

This was about the 25th take. Great fun ! Thanks, and good luck everyone

Graham

That is a monster tone!

I love that tone too! You and @fastonebaz are dead on. I love that you can get pronounced wah sweep with a decent amount of dirt!

stratman3142

I'll upload the new entries tomorrow or the next day. I haven't got access to my computer at the moment.

poopot

sent one.

not very flashy as i had a slide on and was wahisting at the same time

two signal paths

telemacaster into:

1) Wah-pog-expandora-5e3-sm57 - logic up the middle
2) cot50 - 18watt - sm58 - logic (two channels 1 Left 1 Right)

reverb added in post

maharg101

Bennyboy-UK said:

DrHungry said:

maharg101 said:

Another great backing track, thanks @stratman3142 ;


 Initially this sounded quite daunting to me with lots of jazzy sounding chords. A bit out of my comfort zone - but this is what I'm here for, to try out new things. After a few rounds of noodling, I agree with the advice on E major pentatonic / E minor pentatonic with some bits added in. As I tend to do, I threw in loads of double stops and probably got a bit too "bendy" in the middle again Ho hum. Overall I'm quite pleased with it.

Kit:
Gordon Smith Classic T (bridge, DiMarzio Chopper, tone rolled off a bit) > Budda Bud Wah Mk I > VFE Standout midboost -> VFE The Scream > MJW Electra 30w -> Ox -> Reaper
Ox settings were the 4x12 White with a light compression and a tiny bit of modulation + plate reverb
Bit of EQ in Reaper

This was about the 25th take. Great fun ! Thanks, and good luck everyone

Graham

That is a monster tone!

I love that tone too! You and @fastonebaz are dead on. I love that you can get pronounced wah sweep with a decent amount of dirt!

Thanks both

I've found that if you have any single gain stage too extreme, it makes the wah sound a bit binary. Kind of "Oooh" on the lower end then suddenly it switches to "Waah" half-way up, and there's little variation. Having several, less extreme gain stages seems to work better. YMMV !!

Bellycaster

Sent mine in.

DrCornelius

I have a new work laptop with GarageBand on it…… entry sent.  It’s my Strat neck pickup which is a Bare Knuckle Sinner into a fender style model in GarageBand with a little reverb.

As you can tell it’s nothing more than E maj/min pentatonic with a couple of octaves and outside notes to kid myself that it’s jazzy

Habanero

Bennyboy-UK said:

Heres the Centaura:

Those are some unusual inlays!

stratman3142

DrHungry said:

Sent one in.

...I also shamelessly stole one of Stratman's licks from last month, as I promised I would....

It's in the playlist.

Something at 37s sounds very familiar

stratman3142

poopot said:

sent one.

It's in the playlist.

Just curious. Is the title ("Dagenhamdustbin") a reference to the drum fill.

I remember we used to have a quite few of these. "Dag-en-ham" was a tom fill IIRC, "Kate-Bush" was a drum hit followed by a cymbal hit.

stratman3142

DrCornelius said:

...entry sent 

It's in the playlist.

mudslide73

stratman3142 said:

poopot said:

sent one.

It's in the playlist.

Just curious. Is the title ("Dagenhamdustbin") a reference to the drum fill.

I remember we used to have a quite few of these. "Dag-en-ham" was a tom fill IIRC, "Kate-Bush" was a drum hit followed by a cymbal hit.

We still use Frank Bough in the same way. I know some people call the Ford Cortina the Dagenham Dustbin.. not me though

I'll have a play over this later. I've not been happy with my playing over these tracks for a while but I like this muchly. 

stratman3142

Bellycaster said:

Sent mine in.

It's in the playlist. 

That makes 6 entries so far. Hopefully I haven't missed anyone. They've been coming in fast while I was away from home over the past couple of days.

stratman3142

mudslide73 said:

 I know some people call the Ford Cortina the Dagenham Dustbin.. not me though

I'll have a play over this later. I've not been happy with my playing over these tracks for a while but I like this muchly. 

Ah now it makes sense.

I'm often not happy with my playing, but the ones I'm most happy with, often do the worst in the voting.

poopot

I had a blue escort as my first car… your backing track was “blue Ford” hence dagenhamdustbin…

the drum fill you’re thinking of is….

wait for it…..

”flats in Dagenham”

as made popular at the start of eastenders

Bennyboy-UK

Habanero said:

Bennyboy-UK said:

Heres the Centaura:

Those are some unusual inlays!

Ah yes, the supercool Hamer Boomerangs

The Boomerangs are a big contributor in achieving my flawless technique  

maharg101

Some really tasty licks on display this month - it's going to be a tough one to decide how to vote !

stratman3142

Mine's in the playlist.

Inspired by @fastonebaz, I decided to do a video, but I've hidden my face as I'm not so young and handsome. 


 

digitalkettle

You collecting Ibanezeses lately?

stratman3142

digitalkettle said:

You collecting Ibanezeses lately?

The AZ range seems to suit me. But that's it for guitar purchases for the moment.

...Apart from a Sire M5 5 string bass.

Habanero

stratman3142 said:

digitalkettle said:

You collecting Ibanezeses lately?

The AZ range seems to suit me. But that's it for guitar purchases for the moment.

...Apart from a Sire M5 5 string bass.

Maybe I'm confused, but didn't you post in another thread about a 7-string Jackson?