[GoldieLocks]

You're definitely better than most church guitar players I've witnessed. But thats not really a compliment.

I've listened to your recording 3x over the last week. I don't want to throw my opinion out without some serious thought. So my thoughts are:

A guitar player is only as good as his chords and rhythm. Even lead guitarists should be thinking about how their notes affect the chords and push pull of the rhythm. Your playing didn't do any of this for me.

rhythmically your church band was pretty chaotic. The POOR drummer, I don't know who he was playing with? Everyone was off in their own time zone. Maybe once did I hear the whole band really groove together. Alot of that was your singers fault. The keyboardist had the right idea I thought. the bass player was very distracting. I don't think they ever held the song together. Enough about the band...back to you.

This is just a personal thing: But your playing sounded very timid and insecure. Play like a man. Show that you are totally in control of your instrument. Make it cry, sing, Yell, comfort people, and laugh. Music is all about emotions and stories. every song should call on you take people on a journey. (Listen to some Pink Floyd for this!)

Your guitar playing should be helping the singer get the song across. You occasionally got in the way of the singer. But thats not always your fault...the singer was out of control at times.
I try to always play around the singer. Never on top of them. Unless its a big buildup at the end.

Your at the point now where you need a really good tube amp. Something that will allow you to make your guitar scream and sing. Even a Fender Hotrod Deluxe would get you there...or a Vox amp. THere's 100's more. If you're serious about music then make this a priority in your life.

I'm curious who your influences are? I didn't hear any from your clip. No Santana or Clapton or Beck or Carlton or Page. You should really immerse yourself in some of your favourite players to get up to the next level. THen you can spend your life getting beyond these influences. Just something to think about.

Well thats it! Its okay to ignore everything I just said. I'm very analytical. You should see how I critique my own playing and band. Its NASTY but productive. Good luck!