Voting for Solo of the Month (SotM) #89

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Solo of the Month (SotM) #89. Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

Thanks to @flying_pie for providing the backing track for this one.

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

Voting will end at midnight 31st December 2022.

The top three will be announced after the voting closes. No prizes. It's just for fun.

You can find all the entries the playlist below:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/sotm89-2022-12?si=caf1a829c583467c91ded008ab811564&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

digitalkettle

A quick top three in between food comas...

5 points - @fastonebaz ;
3 points - @stratman3142 ;
1 point - @mudslide73 ;

fastonebaz

5 pts @stratman3142 ;

3 pts @maharg101 ;

1pt @mudslide73 ;

Well played all. Now back to slurping brandy cream. Nom now.. 

Rowby1

Not entered one of these for ages….I really should get my act together.

Anyway, nice to see the usual suspects still doing this stuff so I thought I’d at least vote. 

5 points @stratman3142 ;
3 points @fastonebaz ;
1 point @mudslide73 ;

stratman3142

5 points : @mudslide73 : Blended well with the backing
3 points : @fastonebaz : Harmonies and shredding
1 point : @maharg101 : Style and sounded fitted the backing

Hard to choose at the end, so sorry to leave you out @flying_pie. I think a bit more reverb (or delay) and maybe a slightly lower level would have made it blend with the backing a bit more and swung things in your favour.

flying_pie

5 points @mudslide73 - for me the most apt

3 points @fastonebaz - very creative and excellent playing as expected
1 point @maharg101 - fitted the track well

Thanks for the tips @stratman3142 ; I think that being a rhythm guitarist who doesn't really like playing solos but has to learn means I overdo my levels instead of hiding in the mix

maharg101

Hard one to call this.

Happily I've just set up a new set of "studio monitors" (a old pair of Jamo Studio 135s on a shelf, driven by a poorly-named but thoroughly excellent Douk Audio "Nobsound" NS-15G mini amp) which made all of the entries a pleasure to listen to.

5 points @mudslide73 ; - just sounds excellent, top job !

3 point @flying_pie - I love the fluid playing on this, a better mix would have tipped this into first place

1 points @fastonebaz ;- great playing, love the harmonies

Excellent backing track @flying_pie and thanks to @stratman3142 for running the compo.

Bellycaster

5 Points @fastonebaz ;

3 Points @mudslide73 ;

1 Point @stratman3142 ;

I'll have to try and get back into it next month. Been busy and ill for a good part of December. Well played all.

stratman3142

Voting ends tomorrow at midnight.

stratman3142

Voting closes tonight at midnight.

mudslide73

5 Points @fastonebaz Epic wizardry as usual.
3 Points @maharg101 Fits the track well.
1 Point @stratman3142 Lovely Murphy/Beckisms as usual - so tasteful.

Great track and very enjoyable to play over @flying_pie .

stratman3142

Voting closed.