Post contest entries here!

[Mark Wein]

We'll post all of the entries in this thread to make life easier....

Our first submission is from mosiddiqi!

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/mosiddiqi.mp3

[R. Chapman]

Ok,

Had to give it a shot...nothing too fancy here...

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6611623


nice site and forums Mark..

R. Chapman
(from Harmony Central)..

[Mark Wein]

Ok,

Had to give it a shot...nothing too fancy here...

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6611623


nice site and forums Mark..

R. Chapman
(from Harmony Central)..


Very cool! Both you guys have put in really good takes!

I'm glad you like our "infant" forum....I originally put it up just to make hosting the contest easier but people seem to be enjoying it...hopefully we'll have a nice little community here!

[R. Chapman]

Alright...

I took another shot...and this time I TRIED to play outside my comfort zone of the Blues/Pentatonic boxes. As you'll hear I fell right back into them. Cliched fast lick near the end and all.

I'm finding playing to this backing track very useful in that I'm forcing myself to try different things. I guess I really need to listen to something besides classic rock to help get it into my head.

Mark, I'm a huge Zeppelin fan (I guess most are..) Didn't Page play alot of things out of the ordinary as far as scales?? I love his playing...Bluesy...but always something different too.. Anyway..here's my other track.. I'm going about this now as an educational thing. Also, ignore the flub near the 24 second mark...Whoops!!! :P

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6627689

thanks for this site and contest...cool...

Randy

[Mark Wein]

Alright...

I took another shot...and this time I TRIED to play outside my comfort zone of the Blues/Pentatonic boxes. As you'll hear I fell right back into them. Cliched fast lick near the end and all.

I'm finding playing to this backing track very useful in that I'm forcing myself to try different things. I guess I really need to listen to something besides classic rock to help get it into my head.

Mark, I'm a huge Zeppelin fan (I guess most are..) Didn't Page play alot of things out of the ordinary as far as scales?? I love his playing...Bluesy...but always something different too.. Anyway..here's my other track.. I'm going about this now as an educational thing. Also, ignore the flub near the 24 second mark...Whoops!!! :P

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6627689

thanks for this site and contest...cool...

Randy



Much stronger and more interesting performance on this one!

Page was originally very blues based but he always had a habit of bringing in interesting notes that related more to the chord he was playing over than the pentatonic scale. The first example that comes to mind are the places that he plays an "f" note in the Stairway to Heaven solo. You could look at that like he is playing A Natural Minor but he only does that over the F Major chord in the progression and the rest of the time he is playing the minor pentatonic scale...

I'm glad you are digging the site. I am trying to keep the forum interesting and to add useful content everyday...the internet is littered with forums like this that never got off the ground because the person running them never did much to keep people interested in coming back. If you have any suggestions please feel free to post them!

[mosiddiqi]

Hey Mark!, I've had another go as well, I tried something a bit more "rock" this time whilst still keeping it Dorian..I think..

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/BTDecember2.mp3

I really like Randy's take on it, quite different to mine I think...good to see the different approaches that can be taken to this type of chord change..

Excellent site, keep up the good work!

Mo

[Mark Wein]

Hey Mark!, I've had another go as well, I tried something a bit more "rock" this time whilst still keeping it Dorian..I think..

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/BTDecember2.mp3

I really like Randy's take on it, quite different to mine I think...good to see the different approaches that can be taken to this type of chord change..

Excellent site, keep up the good work!

Mo


Cool! I like that you guys are checking each other out, too...you never know what ideas someone else's take will spark for you!

[R. Chapman]

Hey Mark!, I've had another go as well, I tried something a bit more "rock" this time whilst still keeping it Dorian..I think..

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/BTDecember2.mp3

I really like Randy's take on it, quite different to mine I think...good to see the different approaches that can be taken to this type of chord change..

Excellent site, keep up the good work!

Mo


Wow!!!

That was really cool....great job on that one..

Randy

[Blues Brother]

This was a lot of fun and quite a learning experience!

Here's mine:


http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/ron.mp3

Ron

[telecaster911]

Hi Mark,

Here's my entry...

http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/129/Mark%20Wein%20backing%20track%20contest%20tele911. mp3


Thanks, now I can go and listen to the rest. 8)

I doubled the length...

[Mark Wein]

Excellent guys! Keep 'em coming!

[Chris]

Sooo, finally!

This is my version of the "December" solo :D I hope you guys enjoy it :)


http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6641074

[Mowcheeba]

Hello Mark and others, here is my contribution. Not 100%
satisfied but it was the best I could do today....

http://www.speedyshare.com/134831735.html

You could all help me become a better guitar player by
voting on me ;)

[Mowcheeba]

Hi Mark,

Here's my entry...

http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/129/Mark%20Wein%20backing%20track%20contest%20tele911. mp3


Thanks, now I can go and listen to the rest. 8)

I doubled the length...


Great playing and really good sound. How did you record the guitar?

[telecaster911]

Hi Mark,

Here's my entry...

http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/129/Mark%20Wein%20backing%20track%20contest%20tele911. mp3


Thanks, now I can go and listen to the rest. 8)

I doubled the length...


Great playing and really good sound. How did you record the guitar?


Hey Mow, That's just a VOX AD100VTH set to the factory ac15 preset direct out to a Lexicon Omega interface into Cubase. Recorded dry, added some compression and reverb. The guitar was a PRS Santana SE, neck pickup. I don't really care for the amp and I only keep it around to record direct. I don't even use a cab with it, just headphones out of the interface. Thanks for the kind words 8) Yours also sounds great. Everybody, keep up the good work.

[White Gold]

Hey, here's my solo. Enjoy and I hope you enjoy! Later!



http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/colindecember.mp3

[Spacetrucker]

Hey Mark, hey everyone :) Here's my take:-

http://www.speedyshare.com/455735895.html

I'll listen to the others and give my thoughts later :)

[Mark Wein]

Great stuff guys!

Tomorrow morning I'll have polls up for the voting to start....is this something you'd like to see be a regular feature? I was thinking of having a "Blues" one next....

[Chris]

I'd love to play more solos :D

It would certainly improve my playing and help me to use the scales better.


A blues one would be great because I realy enjoy playing a blues solo :)

[Mark Wein]

I'd love to play more solos :D

It would certainly improve my playing and help me to use the scales better.


A blues one would be great because I realy enjoy playing a blues solo :)


Cool!

For a while there were a bunch of BT posts on Harmony Central and just having to cut a take that didn't suck in styles I wasn't comfortable in really made me stretch...it was great for my playing...I really think I''m going to make this a monthly deal...

[stobiz]

This is my entry.

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/johns.mp3

[Mark Wein]

Hey guys! Don't forget to vote! Voting ends tomorrow night.... ;D

[Spacetrucker]

We'll post all of the entries in this thread to make life easier....

Our first submission is from mosiddiqi!

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/mosiddiqi.mp3


Very nice phrasing! :) Some of the bursts sound Santana-esque. You know when to leave gaps too, which is very important. Dug the tone too. Nice work :)



Ok,

Had to give it a shot...nothing too fancy here...

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6611623


nice site and forums Mark..

R. Chapman
(from Harmony Central)..


Like the bluesy feel this one has, again with some very nice phrasing :) A couple of the bends were slightly short of pitch, but that's just a minor thing. Very good take :)

[Spacetrucker]

Alright...

I took another shot...and this time I TRIED to play outside my comfort zone of the Blues/Pentatonic boxes. As you'll hear I fell right back into them. Cliched fast lick near the end and all.

I'm finding playing to this backing track very useful in that I'm forcing myself to try different things. I guess I really need to listen to something besides classic rock to help get it into my head.

Mark, I'm a huge Zeppelin fan (I guess most are..) Didn't Page play alot of things out of the ordinary as far as scales?? I love his playing...Bluesy...but always something different too.. Anyway..here's my other track.. I'm going about this now as an educational thing. Also, ignore the flub near the 24 second mark...Whoops!!! :P

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6627689

thanks for this site and contest...cool...

Randy



This one was definitely better than your first one - had more attitude :) I liked the tone better too. The little burst at around the 26 second mark was fantastic.



Hey Mark!, I've had another go as well, I tried something a bit more "rock" this time whilst still keeping it Dorian..I think..

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/BTDecember2.mp3

I really like Randy's take on it, quite different to mine I think...good to see the different approaches that can be taken to this type of chord change..

Excellent site, keep up the good work!

Mo


Again, definitely better than your first one. Infact, this is my fav of the 4 takes you 2 guys have posted so far :) It has a bit of everything - whammy bar, octaves, nice melodic phrasing. Tone is outstanding too. Love it! :)

[Spacetrucker]

This was a lot of fun and quite a learning experience!

Here's mine:


http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/ron.mp3

Ron


Really nice mix of lead and rhythm here. Like the slides too. Has a blues guy kind of feel to it. Dug it :)



Hi Mark,

Here's my entry...

http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/129/Mark%20Wein%20backing%20track%20contest%20tele911. mp3


Thanks, now I can go and listen to the rest. 8)

I doubled the length...


Wow, very tasteful and with some delicious tone. Great mix of pentatonic, blues and dorian scales. Love your vibrato. Everything fits perfectly. My new favourite so far ;D

[Spacetrucker]

Sooo, finally!

This is my version of the "December" solo :D I hope you guys enjoy it :)


http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6641074


Very good choice of notes, very melodic. Simple, but very effective :)



Hello Mark and others, here is my contribution. Not 100%
satisfied but it was the best I could do today....

http://www.speedyshare.com/134831735.html

You could all help me become a better guitar player by
voting on me ;)



Really dug your bends, the way you get to pitch them come down and back up again :) Nice tone too. All around, a very strong take.

[Spacetrucker]

Hey, here's my solo. Enjoy and I hope you enjoy! Later!



http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/colindecember.mp3


Great use of the Dorian scale to begin with :) Then things take a bluesy turn. Really liked it :)



This is my entry.

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/johns.mp3


A more mellow feel than some of the other takes, but it works. Again, good stuff :)

I enjoyed each and every one of the takes, I'm off to vote now :)

[mosiddiqi]

Alright...

I took another shot...and this time I TRIED to play outside my comfort zone of the Blues/Pentatonic boxes. As you'll hear I fell right back into them. Cliched fast lick near the end and all.

I'm finding playing to this backing track very useful in that I'm forcing myself to try different things. I guess I really need to listen to something besides classic rock to help get it into my head.

Mark, I'm a huge Zeppelin fan (I guess most are..) Didn't Page play alot of things out of the ordinary as far as scales?? I love his playing...Bluesy...but always something different too.. Anyway..here's my other track.. I'm going about this now as an educational thing. Also, ignore the flub near the 24 second mark...Whoops!!! :P

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6627689

thanks for this site and contest...cool...

Randy



This one was definitely better than your first one - had more attitude :) I liked the tone better too. The little burst at around the 26 second mark was fantastic.



Hey Mark!, I've had another go as well, I tried something a bit more "rock" this time whilst still keeping it Dorian..I think..

http://www.markweinguitarlessons.com/decembercontest/BTDecember2.mp3

I really like Randy's take on it, quite different to mine I think...good to see the different approaches that can be taken to this type of chord change..

Excellent site, keep up the good work!

Mo


Again, definitely better than your first one. Infact, this is my fav of the 4 takes you 2 guys have posted so far :) It has a bit of everything - whammy bar, octaves, nice melodic phrasing. Tone is outstanding too. Love it! :)


Spacetrucker, thanks for your very kind comments!. the first take was a strat through a standard marshall setting on a PODXT, and the second was a PRS SE Singlecut (which is a great guitar) through the same setting. Good luck to everyone!, I've thoroughly enjoyed this, roll on the blues comp, although I suck really badly at blues..:-(

[Chris]

Thank you Spacetrucker for your nice comment :)

Since I consider myself still a beginner (been playing for almost 2 years now) I tried to
play something which I am able to play and sounds good with the backing track.

[Mowcheeba]

Hello Mark and others, here is my contribution. Not 100%
satisfied but it was the best I could do today....

http://www.speedyshare.com/134831735.html

You could all help me become a better guitar player by
voting on me ;)



Really dug your bends, the way you get to pitch them come down and back up again :) Nice tone too. All around, a very strong take.


Thank you so much for your comments. I didn't know exactly what bends you meant so I went
back and listened to the take and I heard those bends and discovered I do them a lot, in other songs too. I guess as long as I get back up to pitch I'm safe.... :)

Your playing is different and much better, I really liked your take on December.