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Mellow Melodic Ions Ian Mellow Melodic Ions Ian
Trying to play major key for a change - G Ionian. Checking out my "Strat" with 10s and a wound 3rd instead of 9s, and testing my PRS SE Soapbar with lowered pickups to clean up the tone. David Wallimann Backing Track. "Strat" panned right, PRS left.
AeolianDWComp AeolianDWComp
Moody Aeolian Study based on a David Wallimann Backing Track.
Hard Cheese Hard Cheese
A midi bt thanks to HalfBlindLefty - when he played along with it there was blues, but I seemto get more jazz flavour. Mellow - perhaps smooth.
Just Sweet Noodles Just Sweet Noodles
Slow Minor9 Blues BT from GuitarBackingTrack.com. Trying to get soem sweet mellow sounds from the Wilkinson P90 pups in the Vintage VSA590. The VSA doing a lead line panned right and some chords and arpeggiated runs quietly panned left.
Big And Banned Big And Banned
Blues lead with a new Vintage VSA590 over a backing track from NewBackingTracks.com called "Big Band Blues" Trying to find the VSA590 voice - and play some melody.
Theo Theo
Song in a jazzy blues style about my Friend Theo, a Ruby Cavalier. Backing track from freelicks.net. Hagstrom Viking Deluxe and Self Build "Strat".
The Good Bad Man Blues The Good Bad Man Blues
A Lawrence Fritts drums only blues backing track. Adding bass and rhythm then found a song wanting to be written for it. Hagstrom Viking Deluxe for Lead and Rhythm work.
Purple Purple
A reworking of an improv on the "Marooned" backing track (Stanislav Dyachenko) off Gilmourish.com. that I used on my "Sunday Night" track. Less angst and less overdrive - still a mournful air but easier on the ear.
Sunday Night Sunday Night
At the end of a musically wasted weekend my Strat and I cry at the emptiness as midnight chimes. Helped by part of the "Marooned" backing track (Stanislav Dyachenko) off Gilmourish.com. Just one take and no editing.
Red Deer Blues Red Deer Blues
Em Blues BT with Strat lead and vocals. Bit "proggy". Trying to use words that don't nicely fit the rhythm structure - tricky. Trying to get an atmosphere. Strat via Nano Holy Grail Reverb and Artec Blues Pedal into Vox AC4TV and mic recorded to PC.
Cloudy Day Cloudy Day
A Jazzy backing track from GuitarBackingTrack.com based in the chord progression of Misty. Bluesy Lead played over it with the new self build Strat.
Never Be Minor To Me Never Be Minor To Me
Second piece of music (playing with a Bm blues Jamtracks.ru BT) using my new self build Strat after the body was finished and the guitar reassembled. Recorded by mic from Vox AC4TV. Nano Reverb and Artec blues pedals.
Too Blue Remix Too Blue Remix
Continuing a quest for "Less is More". Hagstrom Viking Deluxe on lead over a gentle backing track - trying to just play a few notes with tone. Remixed for too much treble on the backing track.
My Strat May Be Minor My Strat May Be Minor
First structured piece on a new self build strat, using a Bm Backing Track.
Slow 6x8 Blues in G - Strat Test Slow 6x8 Blues in G - Strat Test
Slow Blues - Backing track from GuitarBackingTrack.com. Just testing the tone of a almost completed self build strat. Really more noodling than a structured piece.
Caged Bird Caged Bird
Using a G Minor Pentatonic teaching backing track how much can you get just from two chords? Song about freedom. Lyrics by my wife Sandra. Hagstrom Viking Deluxe, Vintage Tele & Tokai LC85.
Bad Day blues in Dm Bad Day blues in Dm
Instrumental Minor blues in Dm - backing track by althrax - "inspired" by a really down / bad mood. Toaki LC85 through a Blackstar HT Boost pedal into a Vox Tonelab ST.
Too Blue Too Blue
Continuing a quest for "Less is More". Hagstrom Viking Deluxe on lead over a gentle backing track - trying to just play a few notes with tone.
Waltz Montagne Waltz Montagne
Just for fun - waltzing round the cafe with a hint of blues. I don't know what I'm doing here!
Blues Soul in G Blues Soul in G
An escape from stresses of reality - a mellow blues in G. A backing track from Jamtracks RU (for home educational use) and a Hagstrom Viking Deluxe. Trying to play fewer notes and find a melody.
