I just listened to all the jams.... and I got to say they are are really good..... no second rate players in the group.  tasty licks and fancy fingers abound.

I tried a Blues Rock feel on this. I gotta get back and listen to the others, and I will post feedback  ASAP.
Here goes nuthin' A Minor Blues Rock Affair

Warren,
Some real smooth playing there, buddy!

RDL,
Excellent!! Love your tone and riffs!

Blipp,
You are indeed the Blippinator of the geetar.

Thatstrat,
Now there is a tone I wasn't expecting. Cool stuff!

Kenny,
You're so smooth that we ought to name a drink after you......like "Smoothie" or something.

Herb,
I'm so glad to see that I wasn't the only one going a little heavy on this one. You even did a riff in there that I was going to put in, but changed my mind. Crazy, eh?    Lovely tones, mate!
 
Frank,
I almost didn't see your post!
Nice pure tone as usual. Nice feel.

I think that Ohgrant's comment "many tasty shades of blue" was a great thought.  I expected all of the regular guitar players to bring what they did.  Excellent stuff.  I do want to say that Scotty was the biggest surprise to me.  Gheeesh, dude, I should have listened closer sometimes I guess.  You blew me away.  I thought you were going to do a fiddle lead.  I am standing up right now doing the "I'm not worthy" bow. 

so far ,
all the tunes so far have been highly individualized 

a few off the top of my head

Blip has some nice fluency w his guitar playing

Frank had a nice authentic blues tone & playing
he  brought a big smile to my face when he did the volume swells ,
i thought Roy was in the house 

Herb got a nice heavy crunch tone going  X2 

Scotty brought some real unexpected heat 

Roger had a tasty sounding rendition , nice & melodic w good story telling in his playing

Warren's  tone was smooth & clean
then his cell phone rang must of rang & he had to take the call during mid song 
what I heard was good

if I didn't mention a player yet , I will as soon as I can
this is a lot to absorb

to the  forum members  that had kind words regarding my song version & guitar playing
thank you


Kenny

evadianepug


Hey, Kenny, I ran out of notes.

Hi Warren ,
well ...that explains it
I started feeling like I was running out of notes after my opening melody phrase
say,  
we could pass the guitar case around & take a few notes out of mine & Scotty's

evadianepug


Scotty, is it possible to get this on an mp3 for my mountain climbing music collection?  Some of the hottest guitar I have EVER heard.  I don't mean to gush but, Gheeeesshhh, I'm on my 9th listen right now.  For some reason this just hit me.  Wow!!!

On it's way!
 
Thank you very much for your gushing.

Wow, there's a ton of great stuff here! I made the mistake of listening to everyone's take on this tune and almost chickened out but, what the heck...here's mine.

Kudos to Mike for taking the initiative on this.

a minor affair

Have to agree, great performance skills by all (You too Mike and the rhythm section flows along nicely, done well)

mike_mccue


Great stuff everyone.

I'm glad people are having fun with this... it seems like a simple way to just have good ol fashioned fun.

I need to re emphasize that the rhythm track is from Guitar Center's web site and it was produced by Pete Anderson.... not me :-) I felt comfortable posting the link and suggesting we have fun with it because Guitar Center provides the tracks just for folks to practice with... presumably in anticipation of a contest... but we can practice just for fun as well.

Honestly, I think it's a brilliant move on their part... and I want to make sure I don't confuse anyone by seeming to be associated... I am not... I just like to play guitar. :-) and listen to other people do the same!

Oops! My bad, I thought you done the backing :)

I've enjoyed everyone's contribution.
Interesting to hear the different takes and personalities of all the members.
From Mikes, which redefines "laid back"...to Scottys "I can't drive 55" and everything in between.
Loads of fun.
Thanks for hosting Mike...we should make it a regular event.

Scotty, man that was some shredding!!....You've got Gary Moore flowing through your veins!! Very tasty!!
(I coudn't listen to the others here at work (soundclick is a blocked site :(), but will definitely listen once I get home.

Mike, this is a fantastic idea and I think it's great that we're able to share our personal experiences with on another!!
Very good idea....(and thanks for the useful info on your website).

Gary,
I love your rendition! It sounds like Chet Atkins and Les Paul combined.

Hi everyone. I just wanted to take a minute to tell you how much I enjoyed listening to everyone's take on this tune.

Mike: Loved your tone, laid back approach and phrasing.

Warren: Your tele has a sorta 'springy' tone when you dig into notes that I really like. Great tasteful guitar playing from an outstanding singer/songwriter/bass player...doesn't seem fair, somehow

RLD: Man, you can really play. I love your phrasing and the way you move in and out of different tonalities. Outstanding.

blipp: I used to think you were strictly an 'electronic' guy, then I start hearing some guitar on you music and then BAM! here you are playin' the blues! Guess I was wrong about that 'electronic' guy thing...I love your tone and approach on this tune.

Thatsastrat: Love the 'leslie' speaker tone. I like it at around 1:20 when you sorta back off a little and then come back in screamin'. Great job.

Kenny: Wow. Love the sound you get out of that guitar. You've got a real nice style that works well with this groove.

Guitarhacker: Herb I get a kind of Santana vibe from a lot of your playing on this...and then the harmonies come in and take in a different direction altogether...very cool.

notnat: Frank, there was never any doubt that you would absolutely nail a tune like this. Your tone, phrasing, vibrato are all first rate, as always. What kills me, though, is the way that you somehow 'own' every song you play on...I mean even though you're playing to someone else's backing track once your guitar is on there this wouldn't sound out of place on your CD. How do you do that?

Scotty: Wow, wow, wow!! I love how you can put down that fiddle, put aside those waltzes and jigs...pick up an electric guitar and let the 'other' Scotty take over! Awesome playing...gotta love the 'take no prisoners' approach

Thanks again to Mike for gettin' the ball rollin' on this.

I'm blown away by all of the versions I've heard so far. I was listening yesterday and everyone has had the unique touch of the performer in each rendition. Thanks for participating and sharing.

I just got done listening to Scotty's version and I have to say that I am really blown away at what he can do. Is there any instrument you are not proficient on?