I'm pretty much with Guitarhacker on this one.
It all sounds very good, nicely executed, and well recorded.
I particularly like your point about "play it like a banjo".
That mindset is such a crucial part when working with softsynths.
As for the tune itself, I'm hearing a collection of soundbytes. Variations on a theme, all of which would make great intro's, and each could stand on its own as a basis for a song. Each section has such a different flavor that you could go in a number of directions with this.
Perhaps an apropo name might be "What if?"

rockinrobby

notnat


WTf ?

very way neat-o... love the guitar sound... drop D?

Drop D, indeed! I love that tuning. Thanks Frank, I still wish I could play the harp. Maybe one day... I'd give my left nut to play like you.

Speaking of drop D, I tried drop A tuning on the baritone, dropping the low B to an A. Whoa!!! 

Hey, Robby,
 
Very, very cool instrumental, I really like this a lot!
 
Some of the beginning stuff sort of reminded me of the 70's band Triumph.  I really like the strings, the organ and the slide parts, and the guitar solo and overall mix sound excellent.
 
This is really different for you, and I kept waiting for your smooth vocals to show up, so I had to get my "Love You Goodbye" fix, as I always do on your ReverbNation page, as well as "In Despair".
 
Anyway, really nice work on this, buddy, have a great weekend!
Bob

:-)

you might be two buns short of a picnic but when it comes to songwriting and recording you're one of the best on here Robby! Love the different moods in just the first 30 secs! Mix is very well-balanced, which must take some skill in a piece this ornate. Anyhow, the world needs more country-prog...;-)

rockinrobby


Philz, thanks! I like the grass part w/the banjos too :-)

JC, thanks! Yeah I liked my acoustic sound on this one :-) It's a fresh set of elixers on the Goodall and I'm banging on them with one of these; http://www.stoneworkspicks.com/ it gives a sound you will not otherwise be able to achieve.

Thanks Rhyno! it's a combination of the instrument, new strings, that pick, and I'm using a single mojave audio MA-100 over the bridge through the Avalon 737-vt. 

Hey man, I know a guy named rockinrodge, any relation?
 
Can you post the link to the exact 'pics' you own from them and which one is your favorite? Those are really cool, I'm gonna have to get me one or two.
 
 
 
 

It's different, yet familiar? Very nice man. :)

Bub


It's different, yet familiar? Very nice man. :)

:-) THAT is what I was going for! Thanks Bub!

Awesome from beginning to end, loved every instrument.

 This is freaking AWESOME Robby!!!!!!! Everything you do is!

There's too many awesome elements in this for me to comment on one. So I will just say :

Pure Excellence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Janet


Well, it's pretty weird to do an instrumental, but this turned out pretty good.    That echo-y guitar part is cool.  :)  So many instruments here.  Nice!  The  cinematic part is great! Oh, and here comes the rock part.  :)

Thanks Janet, thanks for listening along the way and then trying to sound surprised :-)

Yeah, and actually I guess a lot was added before you heard it when it was done. You'll get none of my orchestra until it's complete.

Not crazy about the title but a fine piece of music?  Playing is lovely?  I would pull the reigns in a tad on the strings (and bump up the vocals a bit more) but all else sounds really fine?

hey rockinrobby  WTF has some really good things going for it
the acoustic instruments sounded very good to me
man that dobro had some set of stones tone wise
some parts were more cohesive than others , the thing is
I actually really enjoy when people stretch out & take chances w their music
yeah , I dug WTF

Kenny

Thanks very much Steve, Kenny and Dan, Bobby, A1, Grant, and if I missed anyone, I apologize not trying to. I enjoyed this one :-) It's been a while, I finished Dream Girl which took a month! And now I'm working on one "I thought?" would be easier? But it took me 2 weeks to do a sinking banjo track on it! So I guess that's just how it goes... The digital studio is both a blessing, and a curse :-( It's a blessing because you can try to make everything sound exactly how you want? It's a curse because you can try to make everything sound exactly how you want... And if you want it to be a certain way? It's hours, and hours, and hours, and hours. But I'm not telling any of you other addicts anything you haven't already come to grips with.