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VikingBlues
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Too Blue

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Trying for Less - revisited.

One of ElMano's backing tracks produced this.
I have a feeling I could do it more justice but I enjoyed getting back to trying this concept so much I thought I'd post the result. :banana:

I'll probably have another go at this one. I'm flirting with the danger of getting "Less is Less" rather than "Less is More".

Thanks again ElMano for the BTs. :thumbsup:

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9503372
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Nice track VB ....you have a pretty impressive output going on at the mo!! .where are you finding time to sand and construct and hone ???

Difficult BT as the piano is quite prominent, so you don't need to be playing over that too much .........which you don't

and your licks seem to fit the pretty laid back feel to the piece.

Its now a kind of quiet conversation between th piano and the guitar .
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Strummer07 wrote:Nice track VB ....you have a pretty impressive output going on at the mo!! .where are you finding time to sand and construct and hone ???

Difficult BT as the piano is quite prominent, so you don't need to be playing over that too much .........which you don't

and your licks seem to fit the pretty laid back feel to the piece.

Its now a kind of quiet conversation between th piano and the guitar .
Thanks Strummer :D - I'm hoping the conversation between guitar and piano isn't too quiet :icon_whoknows: - it's sort of easy to get sucked into just playing some pretty notes, but losing out on melodic structure. Trying to find sort of themes and patterns which re-occur and give the listener something to latch onto. Very difficult to spot if this has happened with your own work as you're too close to it - at least until enough time gives you distance to listen more objectively.

I liked the general sound of the BT and the piano made it a bit different and interesting for me. I tried to add variety by playing pentatonic minor for the first half and the bringing in the extra notes of the Aeolian mode at around 2 minutes. There wasn't such an obvious "hook" on this BT like with the ZZ Top BT that started this quest for "Less is More", but I hope I've managed to get some repeated phrases that give some structure.

[The sanding, constructing, honing is slightly on hold while I decide on scratchplates, bridges, pickups, and wait for the neck. I'm not certain yet about the finish I'll do on the strat so I'm not ordering any grain filler etc yet - when I do it'll kick start me into building mode.]
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Sounding good VB, very soulful playing.
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bluesinbflat wrote:Sounding good VB, very soulful playing.
Thank you bflat :D - wish I could feel as mellow in the working day, or have as much fun for that matter. I love the way my head feels when I'm playing guitar and listening to the notes singing. :roll:
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:clap: Wonderful playing and tone! Great to play along somewhere in A minor...
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12bar wrote::clap: Wonderful playing and tone! Great to play along somewhere in A minor...
Thank you 12bar for your generous comments. Ahhh - if only real life were like this! :big_smile:
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:music2: Great job VB... you never cease to amaze... wonderful sound!
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