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I posted several "instrumentals" last year after spending a night learning to play. They were all recorded within a couple of weeks of that night. Mostly jammy-noodley things. Experimenting. Stretching my legs. So I thought I'd do a new one. A bit less noodley, a bit more song structure. Just walked through some BIAB styles to find a BAND to play with. Style is _ROKAMER.STY (Pop American Guitar) RealTracks in style: ~388:Bass, Electric, Metal Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 629:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopAmericanDirty Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 632:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopAmericanMuted Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealDrums in style:NashvilleEven8^6-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Open (an old one!) Entered some chords - verse and chorus sort of thing, and generated tracks. Just let everyone play all the way through. Loaded them into Studio One. And hit record. Full speed ahead until I saw the sign for....... EXIT 19 (AIO SC77 played through S-Gear) Do your thing. fj
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Floyd, What a cool blues rocker... Your playing is so fluid and nuanced. You have a great touch and tone. Expertly mixed as well. Great band and a GREAT lead guitarist.  Thoroughly enjoyed! Bob
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Tasty one, Floyd. Love the melodic way you're working through the changes, and that TONE is really nice, too. JUST ENOUGH grit to make the stops thicken up while leaving the single note runs with a cool hairiness (doubt if this is the correct technical term, but you'll probably get what I mean). Love your bends as well. This must have been a lot of fun to play. Fun romp for the listener, too!
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Too many guitars (is that a thing?)
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Yeah really nice groove you’ve got going there Floyd. Who needs lyrics and vocals when you can play and rock a guitar like that. No Noodling Detected!!
Great job, kind regards.
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Love your phrasing and note choices, two things I always listen for in a guitarist. Great tone too! And melodic, I'll take melodic playing over noodling any day, although sometimes noodling can be fun  Needed to google AIO SC77, never heard of that brand before. Nice looking guitar! Good stuff, floyd, keep them coming.
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Right away I liked your use of space. I find extended solos hard to do, you did well here. Enjoyed it!
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A great instrumental for a single guitar solo.
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Man, what a night that musta been when you taught yourself guitar. And man listen to you now. Hey, I always like the noodling too. Yes, I hear the song structure, and can even hear your lyrics over the melody. Hard-hitting sounds and I had to hit it a couple times --so far. Thanks much for letting us download them, Floyd. Everything is perfection. Some excellent technique going on in there. I'm guessing you bought that guitar off Exit 19. You've made it much more valuable.
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Excellent, Floyd.
An instrumental solo with a melody is almost impossible to get with a BIAB track.
Great stuff.
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Good playing, beautiful tone, beautiful axe (like Dave, I had to google AIO). But what I really LOVE are your wonderful bends, David Gilmour says 'hi'. They sound so natural and easy. Your guitar playing is developing in a good direction ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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Hi Floyd!
I love the chord and phrasing at various times e.g. at 1:35 - but good playing and melody throughout. I’m in admiration that you taught yourself in one night, but obviously developing since then. I don’t know your instrument background - pianist? guitarist? It would be good to hear more of your journey. In any case, this piece shows one doesn’t have to ‘shred’ to come up with the goods. Tuneful, cleanly played, and full of all the techniques of good lead guitar.
Andrew
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Floyd, super groove
Great backing band
Very impressive chops
Great tone on that axe.
I had to look that axe up as I have never heard of that brand. It sounds like they may be giving Gibson a run for the money.
Isn't it fun jamming with BiaB!
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She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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