Rumblin' Guitar Solo Contest

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Who's solo's the best?

  • xfinsterx

    Votes: 14 37.8%

  • Timothy Lawler

    Votes: 9 24.3%

  • ocnor

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • famous beagle

    Votes: 5 13.5%

  • purge

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • apl

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • mshilarious

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • rokket

    Votes: 2 5.4%

  • Dogman

    Votes: 1 2.7%
  • Total voters
    37
I listened to apl's song again, and we could just find a section of it if he wants. Rokket, what do you have? Whole songs or some riffs? I've heard at least one of your instrumental tracks. Got more? Do you want something pretty mainstream rock, or something really different? I've got some dust collector stuff if you want something like before, that wasn't really intended to solo over. Someone who can play, decide what would be most fun, because that's the name of this game. FUN.
Ed
 
Dogman said:
I listened to apl's song again, and we could just find a section of it if he wants. Rokket, what do you have? Whole songs or some riffs? I've heard at least one of your instrumental tracks. Got more? Do you want something pretty mainstream rock, or something really different? I've got some dust collector stuff if you want something like before, that wasn't really intended to solo over. Someone who can play, decide what would be most fun, because that's the name of this game. FUN.
Ed
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Please, let it be rock.
 
xfinsterx said:
Please, let it be rock.
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Mine are something you can really cut loose and shred to.

I'll get it posted sometime before Friday. I have a couple things on the docket to clear up...
 
xfinsterx said:
Please, let it be rock.
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Chris, your in on this, so you help pick. I want this to be fun, cuz I want to hear some more great playing. Have you listened to apl's song? Does it have a part that you'd like to solo over? Something harder? Maybe something that will really make Tim Lawler have to work? Doubt that's possible, but maybe him soloing, or better yet re-writing a hard rock tune, that could be very interesting. Any thoughts?
Ed
 
I'll try playing for real this time. Wouldn't it be funny as hell if my "real" solo turned out to suck even more than the joke? Now, THAT would be humbling. Hell, I'd say it's LIKELY.
 
Purge said:
I'll try playing for real this time. Wouldn't it be funny as hell if my "real" solo turned out to suck even more than the joke? Now, THAT would be humbling. Hell, I'd say it's LIKELY.
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Your last one was entertaining. That's what it's all about. I'd really like to pony up the music, so I don't have to embarass myself with trying a real solo, but it looks like a few others may have beaten me to it.
Ed
 
I think the perfect backing would be something that just sets the rhythm and bass line but is sparse enough to leave lots of room for whatever you want to put above it. Style-wise, I'd personally prefer something with a Latin flavor. Also, last time it helped to have 3 backings to choose from – allowed for different tastes and approaches.

Or chuck all that - we could use a track from Saturday Night Fever and make this a Bee Gees/Disco tribute guitarathon.

Tim
 
Timothy Lawler said:
I think the perfect backing would be something that just sets the rhythm and bass line but is sparse enough to leave lots of room for whatever you want to put above it. Style-wise, I'd personally prefer something with a Latin flavor. Also, last time it helped to have 3 backings to choose from – allowed for different tastes and approaches.

Or chuck all that - we could use a track from Saturday Night Fever and make this a Bee Gees/Disco tribute guitarathon.

Tim
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Actually, the piece I have in mind is Am F G, acoustic guitars on rhythm, bass and drum machine for backing. Not much else added, and kept sparse enough to allow either acoustic, nylon acoustic or electric leads.

I say that there be two catagories:

1) acoustic lead
2) electric lead

And an overall winner from the top 2 in the others...
 
Timothy Lawler said:
I think the perfect backing would be something that just sets the rhythm and bass line but is sparse enough to leave lots of room for whatever you want to put above it. Style-wise, I'd personally prefer something with a Latin flavor. Also, last time it helped to have 3 backings to choose from – allowed for different tastes and approaches.

Or chuck all that - we could use a track from Saturday Night Fever and make this a Bee Gees/Disco tribute guitarathon.

Tim
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I think we should level the playing field and every one should play to the same backing tracks.

Even steven Tim.

Let the playing diversify.
 
xfinsterx said:
I think we should level the playing field and every one should play to the same backing tracks.

Even steven Tim.

Let the playing diversify.
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I'll submit something and let you all decide..
 
I'm through with fighting fair. Gonna cheat next time. I think that whatever solo I play I'll track it additionally with several mic's costing under $100 like the MXL603s, V67 and B'er EMC8000. Then I'll post the mic comparison mp3s with the advertisement, "Best ac gtr mic under $100... I want your vote!"... linked of course directly to the poll.

Tim
 
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I think we should level the playing field and every one should play to the same backing tracks.
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It would be simpler. But imagine if in the first Rumble only the 3rd of the three backing tracks had been offered. I might have been the only entry.

Tim
 
Timothy Lawler said:
It would be simpler. But imagine if in the first Rumble only the 3rd of the three backing tracks had been offered. I might have been the only entry.

Tim
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I would have still done it, but time and initiative were an issue: i.e. I got lazy and ran out of time to do it proper. If that had been the only entry, I still would have tackled it.


I just would have sounded much worse!



I will have a track up (about 1:30, time-wise) by Friday here in Japan (so Thursday evening for most of you?)
 
I think the backing track should be a 2-minute long sustained A chord with no drums and played in 7/4. Or 13/8. Hell, let's say alternate between the two. The track should also have an "implied" glockenspiel combined with an out-of-phase-mic'ed pflugelhorn, but these should be completely buried in the mix. You just need to know that they're there.

Okay, seriously (for a change), an interesting idea here could be just a simple 2 chord progression with no actual 3rds, say G5 and F5. Boring as this may be in reality, we can go bonky apeshit with all kinds of modal changes, and something like that could give a little more insight as to what a player is thinking. (example: "ah, he's going from Mixolydian to Phrygian dominant--must be a fag.) The simpler the rhythm, the more a guitarist can claim his rightful spotlight and doodle away to his heart's content...
 
Purge said:
I think the backing track should be a 2-minute long sustained A chord with no drums and played in 7/4. Or 13/8. Hell, let's say alternate between the two. The track should also have an "implied" glockenspiel combined with an out-of-phase-mic'ed pflugelhorn, but these should be completely buried in the mix. You just need to know that they're there.

Okay, seriously (for a change), an interesting idea here could be just a simple 2 chord progression with no actual 3rds, say G5 and F5. Boring as this may be in reality, we can go bonky apeshit with all kinds of modal changes, and something like that could give a little more insight as to what a player is thinking. (example: "ah, he's going from Mixolydian to Phrygian dominant--must be a fag.) The simpler the rhythm, the more a guitarist can claim his rightful spotlight and doodle away to his heart's content...
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OK, I was totally into the pflugelhorn thing, then you had to go and blow it... :mad:
On the other hand, my 3 chord idea isn't half bad. Simple strumming pattern, totally generic rhythm...
 
Sounds like Rokket has something in the works, and we know apl has a tune. If you wish to try something a bit more different, I have something I put together for a video I did. It's a bit bizzare, but might be challenging. It's entitled "Roscoes Smokin' Ride", and is slightly offbeat. Drums are samples, so they are in time. Don't know if that is what chris was talking about, or if he mentioned a regular click track.



If your interested, I could take out the lead guitar, and find 1:30 - 2:00 minutes of it for you to play with.
Ed
 
Purge, that's the kind of thing I'm thinking of. I'd like to, for instance, be able to use some flamenco techniques, but they don't fit in a jazz rhythm or a Mozart-ish piano solo. The more open format sounds like a good idea.

Tim
 
Timothy Lawler said:
no fakey sissy direct stuff this time.

Tim
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Id rather do
1 track for everybody, and
keep it here in this clininc.
We will make it diverse so everybodys style can be applied to it.
 
And if they want something real simple, Rokket, got time for a quick colab?
Ed
 
Dogman said:
Sounds like Rokket has something in the works, and we know apl has a tune. If you wish to try something a bit more different, I have something I put together for a video I did. It's a bit bizzare, but might be challenging. It's entitled "Roscoes Smokin' Ride", and is slightly offbeat. Drums are samples, so they are in time. Don't know if that is what chris was talking about, or if he mentioned a regular click track.



If your interested, I could take out the lead guitar, and find 1:30 - 2:00 minutes of it for you to play with.
Ed
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That was the shit!!! Y'know, if we ever make it over to cellardweller's, this will be one hell of a jam session...
 
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