The Twanger Central Weekly Backing Track - Week #148

Thank you for the track, Mellencaster !!!

Whoa !!! I'm first ??? Just some straight forward Jazz Blues picking. Had to use my Epi LP again. I need strings on all my Fenders, and I've been lazy lately. Please forgive...

Hope you like it,
Mike C.

 

It´s Telly time again! One shot recording, so small warts included.

 

Yes I do! Fine lines and you did the changes between major and minor spot on.

 

Totally bluffing here. This is the second time I've tried to play Jazz since the last time the weekly backing was Jazz. I broke a string half way through and I left that bit in 'cos I thought it was quite funny - you will notice it! I did change it before I continued though. I Played this on my battered old Aria semi that I bought in 1982 and did well over 1000 gigs with in the '80s

 

@Raimonds : jazz seems to fit you a lot more than country; I remember you moaning about limited scale knowledge. Either you improved in theory very much, or you used your knowledge extremely skilled. Very nice title!
@Mellencaster : great tone, sensual playing! One of your best titles, I think.

 

How can one "bluff" playing a jazzy blues? I don´t know, I think if it sounds like jazz, it must be jazz. Anyhow, you played a nice jazzy blues here, and yes, it was a good idea to let the string breaking in. Was that laughter a spontnious reaction, incidentally recorded?

 

@Bullfweet - Lovely Mike - You know what you're doing - not bluffing. Nice tone, Nice playing too.
@udoering - Nice Tele tone and good use of light & shade.
@Raimonds - some great licks and you even managed to put a bit of country in.
@Mellencaster - Like the mellow tone. Tone control backed off? Tasteful approach and some good melodies.

 

Well, it's bluffing because playing diatonically in the pentatonic doesn't completely work and some sort of adherence to the chord sequence is required. However, I didn't know what the chord sequence was and was too lazy to work it out so I was just going by ear and hope - rather than making any informed choice based on scales or arpeggios that work with the changes like Jazzers normally do. I've watched them following the chord chart as they solo.

I did burst out laughing when it broke but the amp mic didn't pick it up so I had to re-enact it. The break is completely as it happened though.

 

@udoering I thought your take was beautifully executed...I love the clean Tele tone. Warts ??? It’s very nice and soothing to me

@Raimonds Ahhh...very soulfully done. You fit perfectly in the mix, and it seems to suit you...nice riffin

@Mellencaster Perfect tone and playing...very, very sweet, all the way around !!! Makes me think of a smokey bar, dark, band set up in a corner, cigars and drinks all around...girls with 30’s hairdo’s.. all stuff Jazz and Blooze

@estreet Faking it ??? I don’t think so... It’s beautifully expressed and played...I loved the octaves and fine phrasing throughout !!! Got a kick out of the “laugh”...it adds “human” to the mix. Something you would surly hear in a setting with Jazz & Blues..background noise. Glad you went back and put it in !!! Loved your old Aria tone too, perfect for this..

@Mjark That was beautiful !!! I loved the smooth tone and great runs...really nice !!!

@fendrguitplayr Very sweet !!! Some really nice riffage and phrasing too. It tells a nice little story...some cool obscure runs too... I dig it

Mike C

 

Thank you kindly for the nice words, Mike !!! I was warmed up after doing #147..which I made a mess of. So this one was much more relaxed for me, and I could play more of what was in my head..if that makes sense ?

Mike C.

 

Thank you Ullrich, makes me feel good !!! Major, Minor ???...ahhh..one guy wears a uniform, the other guy wears coveralls and works in a tunnel. Naw...i’m not changing suits at all..same shorts and tee shirt all the way through the track, beginning to end... (just kidding here)
Thank you kindly, Sir !!

 

Thank you, Carl !!! Naw...I don’t really know what I’m doing. The track seemed familiar to me from way back...I got lucky when I was 17yrs old back in the late 60's. I played Bass with a 6pc Jazz group (drums,bass,sax,guitar...+2 girl front singers. We played at the Officers Club at Patrick AFB.
Thank you, Sir !!! You do *know* what you’re doing..

Mike C.

 

@Bullfweet Nice, smooth riffage and tone.
@udoering Good Tele tone and playing throughout.
@Raimonds Soulful and cool.
@Mellencaster Nice tone and riffs...heartfelt playing.
@estreet Good dynamics and chuckle (cool).
@Mjark Warm tone works well here and nice lines throughout.

In listening I tried to guess who went direct vs mic'd amp - just estreet's laugh made me think everyone else went direct?