[jhoita]

Hi Kirk

After your last message .... it was just what I needed at that time and I grabbed my guitar again, dug out a backing track and did an improv over it.

Here it is. I called it:"It's about time." with no "bells and whistles"

I jumped into the deep end. I haven't even listened to it myself. Uploading first for "Raw Comments."

Regrads

John

[randomaire]

I liked that one a lot more than the others john (the others are good, don't get me wrong there).

I can actually hear the guitar coming out more, beautiful, this song has a feel you would dance too. (or play a sax too)

[jhoita]

Gve me "FIVE" randomaire

Thanks for your valued input.


It's better ... I agree.

Thanks

Regards
John

[OldG]

I really liked that too, very relaxing!

Pesonally, I would like to hear even more of the guitar, maybe less reverb and a little compression - to help those runs sparkle more than they do already

nice work on this John, you got a certain feel to your playing

[DE_South]

Very nice..!

[jhoita]

turn off reverb on my amp the reverb on my amp the reverb on my amp the reverb on my amp

And I thought I was unmasking.


Thank you for your supporting comments

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[GT]

Thats great man. You deserve a big round aplause just for doint this. Everyone of us should do the same as you. And i bet you the next time you record your guitar playing something even better gonna come out of it. Good work

[huggs50]

Very, Very nice.

[jhoita]

Thank you again Huggs50.

[jhoita]

Hi GT

You have no idea on how you have just made my day.

Thank you so much.

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[jhoita]

Originally Posted by OldG

I really liked that too, very relaxing!

Pesonally, I would like to hear even more of the guitar, maybe less reverb and a little compression - to help those runs sparkle more than they do already

nice work on this John, you got a certain feel to your playing

Thanks OLDG

I forgot I had reverb on the amp that I had never shut off.

Your encouraging comments are greatly appreciated.

Regards
John
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[Hilch]

Oh yeah John you got it happening there my man

mmmm very smooth very nice

well done I could listen to that for ages

Trev.........

[jhoita]

Hi hilch

I am humbled by your encouraging comments.

Thank you
John

[Kirk Lorange]

Hi, John. I like the sound much better ... I can hear what you're playing now.

You asked for 'raw comments' ... mine would be: There are certainly some nice melodic passages in there, but 'lose the needless pentatonic runs'. As soon as I hear those, I know you've lost the melodic track you were on and you're now just letting muscle memory do the playing for you. I'd rather hear nothing at all than hear those pentatonic runs, personally. The backing track is so beautiful ... let it shine through. There are a couple of neat changes in there too (one at 1:51) that that were blurred out by the pentatonics, which just stopped working at those points.

I know you're just about to receive PlaneTalk ... you'll be reading about the opposite approach to improvising, namely following the changes, not playing scales, consciously, anyway. I think you're going to have a few 'Aha' moments reading it and viewing the DVD.

Raw enough for you?

PS: That's a nice backing track ... is it yours to upload? I wouldn't mind having a play over it myself.

[jhoita]

Hi Kirk

Raw is good. Can't learn if it is all smiles.
I can hear and see what you mean regarding me stepping off track when I brought out those pentatonic runs.

And I can see the upstaging I did at 1:51.

This is all good Kirk. From alll angles and with the help of everyone.

I have been anxiously waiting for the DVD and PlaneTalk to arrive. Our Thanksgiving weekend may have thrown off mail delivery. Should be this week.


The backing track has no ID imprinted in it that I can see. I got it off a disk someone gave me of backing tracks. If this sounds okay to you I'll upload it in the Backing Tracks forum.

Thanks again Kirk for being a teacher

Regards
John
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