Solo of the Month (SotM) #62 - Challenge

stratman3142

This is the 62nd solo of the Month (SotM) Challenge.

The challenge is now open ends at midnight 24th August 2020.

You can download backing track from Soundcloud below:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sotm62-2020-08-top-fun

Record your solo over the top of it and then submit it (ideally in mp3 format) to solos@theFB.co.uk

Also, feel free to comment on how you approached the solo, which will add a bit more interest and maybe we can learn something from each other.

Discussion:

A 'movie theme' style backing track.

Title: Top Fun

It's possible to play the melody of a certain well known film over this. But the idea is to come up with a new epic solo.

Tempo: 113 bpm.

Chords: 

[C / / / |Csus4 / / / | C / / / |C2 / / /

|C / / / |Csus4 / / / | C / / / |Bb / / / 

|C# / / / |C#2 / / / | C# / / / |C#sus4 / C# /

|C# / / / |C#2 / / / | C# / / / |E / / / ]

Repeat above

End on C

The backing track has some headroom to add your solos. Add your solo and (as a guideline) try to avoid boosting the overall level beyond that if possible. That way the entries should be at roughly the same level and we won't get into loudness wars.

Voting will start soon after the submission deadline, with each voter selecting their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice.

First choice gets 5 points - Second choice gets 3 points - Third choice gets 1 point

The order and scores of the top three entries will be announced soon after the voting ends.

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/sotm62-2020-08

stratman3142

One entry already from @pintspiller. That was very quick.

Now in the playlist in the original post above.

stratman3142

Done mine. That's 2 entries in the playlist.

Bellycaster

Sent in.

stratman3142

Bellycaster said:

Sent in.

Added to playlist.

Is it just me or does it sound a bit like bagpipes in places , giving it a bit of a Big Country feel.

Bellycaster

stratman3142 said:

Bellycaster said:

Sent in.

Added to playlist.

Is it just me or does it sound a bit like bagpipes in places , giving it a bit of a Big Country feel.

Lol, Bagpipes certainly wasn't the intended outcome. At certain points, I double tracked the Guitar so I could sustain one note and wobble or bend the other. The Chorus effect probably helped along as well as my ham-fisted mastery of Trem Arm

digitalkettle

Sent one in (no bagpipes)!

Bellycaster

digitalkettle said:

Sent one in (no bagpipes)!

Ok, but, if I don't hear something resembling a Dulcitone I will be very disappointed.

  

stratman3142

digitalkettle said:

Sent one in...

Added to playlist.

fastonebaz

@digitalkettle ;
 Liberty and Justice for all  ;-)

digitalkettle

fastonebaz said:

@digitalkettle ;
 Liberty and Justice for all  ;-)

Yes...properly butchered!

If you want a spotter’s badge, I think there’s another three steals in there (although one is a bit obscure)

fastonebaz

Yeah I heard them all, great work. 

fastonebaz

Sent one in.

My technique:

1. Melted in the boiling temps all day
2. Stripped off my sweaty clothes down to my birthday suit
3. Picked up the guitar
4. Hit record
5. 2 days later
6. Deleted that appalling mess and started again (with clothes)

stratman3142

fastonebaz said:

Sent one in.

My technique:

1. Melted in the boiling temps all day
2. Stripped off my sweaty clothes down to my birthday suit
3. Picked up the guitar
4. Hit record
5. 2 days later
6. Deleted that appalling mess and started again (with clothes)

Added to playlist. I assume the title (Naked Prayers) is associated with step 2 in your approach. My prayer is that there isn't a video to go with this.

fastonebaz

Lol, no videos.  In actual fact since being in lock down and my frequency of playing has gone from virtually 1 gig per week and band practice and personal noodling to barely any playing I actually discovered my finger tips have gone really soft and they hurt when I played just for 30mins!  I was in shock.  Need to up my practice numbers. 

ChrisRG

Just sent mine in.  First one for a while but really enjoyed it.

stratman3142

ChrisRG said:

Just sent mine in.  First one for a while but really enjoyed it.

Good to see you back.

Added to playlist.

stratman3142

Entry closes at midnight.

stratman3142

Entry closed.