Voting for Solo of the Month (SotM) #105

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Solo of the Month (SotM) #105. Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

Thanks to @fastonebaz for this backing track

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 30th April 2024.

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/sotm105-2024-04?si=31576af8ff574dc8852b20cae0127281&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

stratman3142

This is a tricky one because it's difficult to choose between them and they all sound great.

5 points : @jasonbone75 : I think this one has the right combination of attitude (vibe), melody, dynamics and build, to fit the backing perfectly.

3 points : @fastonebaz : Nice combination of melody and layered guitar. Sounds quite Steve Vai.

1 points : @Bellycaster : Slightly more understated than the other two. A mellow tubey guitar sound. Some great lines that follow the chords well.

fastonebaz

I really enjoyed listening back to all these.   I had the backing track in my head for ages but wasn't sure what went with it before this comp.  Cool to hear the different takes on it. 

5pts @jasonbone75 I loved the silky tone and the note choices and phrasing was very emotive.  Great work.  I wanted more at the end.

3pts @Bellycaster wholly different tonal approach and super tasty licks, nice work

1pts @stratman3142 deffo won the most notes per second comp  another alternative approach, was that the phrygian in the final section?   I felt the others edged it overall though.

stratman3142

fastonebaz said:

 @stratman3142 ...was that the phrygian in the final section?...

I was mainly aiming for Phrygian dominant. But I think of the Phrygian dominant as being like the Phrygian mode but with a 3 instead of b3. Which sometimes results in me hitting the b3 in the heat of the moment.

jasonbone75

As stratman3142 mentioned above really tricky because they all hit the spot! I would give them all equal billing but them's not the rules so under duress:

5pts @Bellycaster I just felt the melody was interesting and had a couple of unexpected note choices

3pts @stratman3142 the first section grabbed me a fraction more than baz's

1pts @fastonebaz lovely layers and playing and frankly it sucks to not be allowed to award joint placings!!!

Bellycaster

All these had a great melodic approach and some nice lines. Tough to pick, so there's less of a gap between the placing that the points would suggest.

5 Points @fastonebaz - This grabbed me the most, I liked the layering, great tone, quite Vai-eeeey.

3 Points @jasonbone75 - Another great melody, slightly more understated but very catchy.

1 Point @stratman3142 - Nice phrasing, lovely bends, vibrato and impressive legato licks at the end.

stratman3142

Voting ends tonight at midnight.

stratman3142

Voting closed.