Sunny Friday Blues Jam

[Tranman66]

hey, just a jam i pulled out on a sunny Friday after so much snow

alright, i am still progressing with this blues soloing. the lead is all improvised, and the 2nd half is so much better than the 1st half.

please comment, i need your critiques to improve


http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1TN5 ... H1RBETT9XQ

http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3HG3 ... R86B6O3N82

[mangold]

hey tranny, hows it goin?

this is decent, real good recording quality, the guitar sounds real good. here are my comments:

1) the rhythm track is too intricate and has too many picked notes, should be almost 100% strum imo, that clutters the lead alot less

2) alot of the time i feel like you think you have to improv every beat, which is not the case, the best soloists know when not to play

3) try repeating certain licks for a few beats to give it a little more rhythm, it makes it all the cooler sounding then when you come out of the lick

4) i would say try not to go so quickly from high to low, once you get down to e a and d, chill there for a little while until you kick it back up to g b e

5) incoroporate some slides and more pulls and hammers in there, itll sound more like a guitar and much cooler

6) dont be afraid to solo on two strings at once, like if youre using the blues on G (i think you were) maybe do one a few of these:

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|-15/17-|
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|-3/6-|
|-3/6-|
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|-8\6-|
|-7\5-|
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itl make your solos and improvs alot more dynamic

i think thats all i got for ya... keep workin and postin!

edit: now im playing along and this is fun too

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|-6--/8-|
|-5--/7-|
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[Tranman66]

hey hey man, long time, good to see you

thanks for the advice, i know what youre saying, i guess it'll take practice to put them in better application

hey, if you get a chance, critique some of my work on myspace.com/khiemtran

thanks andy

[mangold]

hey hey man, long time, good to see you

thanks for the advice, i know what youre saying, i guess it'll take practice to put them in better application

hey, if you get a chance, critique some of my work on myspace.com/khiemtran

thanks andy

ill check it out...

and yeah it has been awhile *fuzzy memories ambience of my reading a computer screen and spewing honey bunches of oats all over the keyboard laughing at a funny post*