Riff of the Month (RotM) #94 Challenge

stratman3142

This is the 94th Riff of the Month (RotM) Challenge.

The challenge is now open, and remains open for submissions until midnight on 21st February 2026.

All you have to do is ...

Write a riff. It could be anything from a single RAW guitar track to a full mix of instruments or a Bass guitar riff. However, the focus must be on the riff. Most entries will probably be guitar based riffs, but they don't have to be.

This is about riffs, not songs. As an aim, to keep it to a maximum of 50 seconds (although I don't know why I bother with that request )

Send your entry (as an mp3) to riffs@thefretboard.co.uk

Include your forum name in the email.

NB. There's a chance that I might use some entries as backing tracks for future solo of the month entries. Let me know if you'd prefer not.

Voting will start soon after the submission deadline, with each voter selecting their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice.

First choice gets 5 points - Second choice gets 3 points - Third choice gets 1 point. The order and scores of the top three entries will be announced soon after the voting ends. 

No prizes. It's just for fun.

Entries will be loaded into the playlist below:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/rotm94-2026-02?si=5d6c18f98f99497b8241e5eb25681ac8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

flying_pie

Riff sent in 

This is a classic rock riff in A, as played in Guitar Guitar or Anderton's every weekend 

If anyone cares about this sort of thing, the guitar is the usual PRS Tremonti SE - with Marshall JVM 410 OD1 crunch Tonex capture. IIRC the guitar is panned with bridge pickup and York Audio Marshall Blackjack IR on one side and the middle position with YA KW Greenback on the other

stratman3142

flying_pie said:

Riff sent in...

It's in the playlist.