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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 27, 2020 6:01:45 GMT -6
That's a really interesting interpretation, Rich. And I mean that in a complimentary way. Both playing it over the "from the five" intro and the rhythmic variations (from the way I read the notation, anyway) made it a lot cooler than my "take". |
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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 27, 2020 15:52:46 GMT -6
No video yet, but here's me noodling around with this lick. This is the first time I've played my Squier Strat since I got the Ibanez archtop and that's been a couple of years. The Ibanez is strung up with 13s and I ain't no SRV.  Lick #1Sounds good, Phil. Nice "uptown" vibe! |
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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 27, 2020 15:56:06 GMT -6
I played around with recording it tonight - had to refresh how to record and process videos under Linux. There seem to be a little audio clipping in a couple places - I think that's an artifact of the video editing software (Openshot). Nice job Joachim. I thought I commented earlier, but I guess not. I played along with your video a few times to sort of get a feel for the licks, which felt very foreign until hearing them in context. |
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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 27, 2020 16:00:43 GMT -6
Here's my version. Tried something new - just recording the video with the built in camera on my laptop. Learned something new - I've got to tell it to flip the image BEFORE recording... Oh, well, I'll do better next time! that sounded good Bruce. I was wondering if you were a lefty too! Really good timing and a cool-looking guitar! |
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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 27, 2020 16:03:49 GMT -6
Last and definitely least, here's my take on it  That sounded really good Jack. Between you and Phil, I feel like my little improv was the blues equivalent of "See Spot run. Run Spot, run."
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 27, 2020 16:58:07 GMT -6
That sounded really good Jack. Between you and Phil, I feel like my little improv was the blues equivalent of "See Spot run. Run Spot, run."
I went into a store the other day and told the woman working there "You saw the hair and didn't laugh - you have tremendous self control." |
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Post by blackcountrymick on Apr 27, 2020 17:13:40 GMT -6
Hi guys, dog ate my homework Here's my crack at lick 1, not got video software sorted yet. I really enjoyed listening to everyones work, I'm ashamed to post mine!!! groovin easy lick 1.mp3 (719.59 KB) |
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Post by bluesbruce on Apr 27, 2020 19:34:38 GMT -6
Cool, Mick! I thought maybe we'd lost you. Glad to hear your post, but sorry to hear about your dog. We used to have three dogs, and they ate most everything you left sitting around. One had a particular affinity for my wife's stockings... One of 'em ate the corner off a book of Beatles acoustic songs I had - didn't ingest the whole thing, so the music was still readable. Oh, well. As George Harrison said: "All Things Must Pass"
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 27, 2020 19:42:06 GMT -6
Nice job Mick, really enjoyed the additional stuff, definitely carried on the feel of the original lick. I'm sure you (and Phil) will get the video software sorted out over the next couple of weeks |
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Post by Phil on Apr 27, 2020 19:42:20 GMT -6
Hi guys, dog ate my homework Here's my crack at lick 1, not got video software sorted yet. I really enjoyed listening to everyones work, I'm ashamed to post mine!!! Better late than never, Mick. Nice job with a tricky lick. You nailed the timing.
I do believe that we had more participation in this challenge than any other we've had. I give all the credit to Coach Bruce. His enthusiasm and exceptional ability to whip this group of misfits into tiptop shape made this possible.  |
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Post by joachim on Apr 28, 2020 3:18:44 GMT -6
Really cool, Mick! Great that you're onboard!
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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 28, 2020 5:12:11 GMT -6
... Here's my crack at lick 1, ... Nice performance, Mick! |
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Post by grampalerxst on Apr 28, 2020 5:16:43 GMT -6
My self-assessment:
I wasn't quite there with the "Lick 1" portion. It was getting there, but it wasn't ready for a "performance". Those first four notes are a little phrase anyone who's spent time with blues has probably played a million times. Articulating each note with the pick revealed some technical weakness. I'd long ago fallen into the habit of using legato for that sequence (which I did a few times later in the chorus). I spent a lot of time practicing the bend up to G on the E string to avoid letting it wilt before release. I'm a little irritated I let that slip by. I was okay with the second two bars of the example lick, although I wasn't anywhere near as creative as Rich and others were.
One think I liked about the second eight bars upon re-listening is that I feel like I was playing in the openings left by "the band". The first four bars sound like I was just blaring away from a script with little awareness. The last eight I'm listening and reacting more (or at minimum, I've now tricked myself into believing that was the case). Leaving some rests and reentering at a reasonable place is a big accomplishment for me. A number of years back my improvising was invariably breathless streams of notes, 95% just monotone babbling.
I wasn't conscious of using finger vibrato, so it was a bit of a surprise to hear it. The down side of that is that I wasn't paying as much attention to what I was doing as I should while playing. The up side being a couple instances where it was better than any vibrato I've noticed from myself in the past. Not brilliant, but it's not impossibly far off from real finger vibrato. Actually it's more of a wrist/finger hybrid than strictly finger.
Overall a humbling experience, but I've made a fair amount of progress over the last few years. Grade: C+
Lesson applied to next time: spend more time sooner on the subject lick so it's not the weak link. I'd like to make it a launch pad rather than an anchor.
As far as the other 8 bars I want to keep it pretty free-form again just to see what shakes out. The tricky part will be keeping it spontaneous after having thought/said that's what I want to do.
In the future I'll try to include any self-assessment in the link post, and keep them shorter via a week-over-week focus instead of reflecting on the distant past.
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