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5 points @ElectroDan - great Ernie Isley vibe!
3 points @modellista - funky and really liked the double stops
1 point @ChrisRG - smooth playing as usual, could have done with a bit less echo/reverb to my mind though
I was going for that sort of vibe (pun intended)! I discovered that it worked better to add Vibrato with the Bar rather than use my own.
Anyway I had to take a good few listens deciding this month. I'm still not 100% sure I have it right but my points are going out as follows (goes back for one last listen):
5 Points - @Stevepage - Solo built nicely and had some great bends.
3 Points - @rash - Sweet tone and Vibrato.
1 Point - @ChrisRG - Good rock tone and interesting ideas.
Great competition this month and as ever, thanks to @Antique_Guitars for hosting it all.
5 points - @ChrisRG - good tone and starting melody, stays slow and expressive in middle, builds nicely at ending
3 points - @Markv - interesting melody, feature-packed, reasonable handling of ending
1 point - @Teetonetal - nice tone, suits the mood of the backing track. Expressive. Livens up 2nd half/towards ending.
Also I'll mention @Electrodan who just missed out on my scoring but I needed to listen over and over and eventually settled on the above points. Thank you to @Antique_Guitars for hosting as usual.
5 points @ElectroDan
3 points @Teetonetal
1 point @Stevepage
5 Points @modellista Loved the style and the tone, definitely fitted the backing track best.
3 Points @ChrisRG Lovely phrasing and a strong feel to this.
1 Point @ElectroDan It's almost criminal that this should be a "one pointer", brilliant flowing technique, so well executed and an awesome tone choice. Just purely down to personal taste.
@Teetonetal, @Stevepage and @rash all tickled my fancy at some point too.
3 Points - @Markv
1 Point - @Teetonetal
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
5 points - @modellista. Great tone, playing and note choice. Fitted great with the track
3 points - @ElectroDan. Superb playing but the tone didn't quite do it for me I'm afraid.
1 point - @Stevepage. Smooth understated playing with a flourish at the end. Great stuff.
@markv, agree with your feedback, note to self is less is more and to step away from the final mix for a while then listen back before sending!
3 points @Teetonetal. In some ways the combination of the tone and the playing is the best fit .
1 point @Stevepage Very flowing and almost Carlton like. There's a bit of noise at the beginning and end, being very picky now.
@ChrisRG 3 points
@stevepage 1 point
A nicely varied selection this month and a very wide field. Really difficult to whittle it down to three, but here goes.
5 points @ChrisRG - an excellent composition, nothing is repeated and it keeps moving nicely and crescendos well. Some nice technique and I'm a sucker for a pinched harmonic!
3 points @DulcetJones - this little gem seems to have been overlooked, but it's a beautiful delicate soundscape that proves there's more to soloing than whacking up the gain and cracking out the pentatonic.
1 point @Stevepage - very tasteful, in no hurry to get started, which I like. Builds up to a nice climax. Shame about the bookended amp noise.
Honourable mention to @Electrodan, I really liked the fuzz tone, unfortunately I think the levels are a bit overcooked and there's a bit of digital distortion there which niggles a bit.
Many thanks to @stratman3142 for the backing track and @Antique_Guitars for running the competition.
To just to let people know, I didn't use a real amp.
Line 6 Studio GX
I'll give every one a listen tonight
I use a Zoom G3 direct for recordings. As it will power via the Laptops USB, I can run it and the Laptop without using a mains supply. It keeps the buzz away enough for my needs (any gnarley noise on mine was intentional ).
I find it interesting as I'm nearly always pulled towards the ones that are well recorded and have low handling noise. They always sound more polished and my brain always goes "better solo"... i have to listen a whole bunch of times to get past a bad recording and even then I'm still swayed.
5 points @ElectroDan
3 points @Teetonetal
1Point @Stevepage