Hello  all,
 
Well , gulp , here's another Imperfect Sonic Monstrosity ..on this tune I Cowboy Up 
 
I'm playing my #1 Telecaster over this months TDPRI August backing track …
the original backing track was a little slow for me so I sped it up and then played over it at the new tempo ….
 
My Lead solo was played in real time in one take straight through the song.
(I don't use the comp feature ever….so for all I know it could of been take 12 or take 200,047)
 
When I do this type of thing I'm just going for a mood ...I'm looking to have fun and feature my guitar playing ….
 
the backing track I used was put up on the telecaster forum as a friendly little track for folks to play over and post 
which i did btw…also I have posted the link to the bt below my version of the tune …have fun w it …if you happen to play over it
 
I would call this clip a practice session , i left everything as I played it ...unedited … i know the mix leaves a lot to be desired... 
 
...August Tele Heat Wave….
 
https://soundcloud.com/guitarist-kenny-wilson/august-tele-heat 
 
  
Download August's Track Here
 
https://soundcloud.com/swamp1300/tdpri-august-backing-track-g-maj 
 
thanks in advance ,
I hope someone enjoys the playing 
Kenny

Kenny, don't fear the comp, use the tools man! That Les Paul sounds pretty good, a couple of timing anomolies, but better than I could do. Had a little Allman Bros feel in a few parts. 

John-J
Kenny, don't fear the comp, use the tools man! That Les Paul sounds pretty good, a couple of timing anomolies, but better than I could do. Had a little Allman Bros feel in a few parts. 

Hi John , 
sure , there are all sorts of things going on here …suspious timing , artifacts from having sped up the bt…flubbed notes
the list is endless ….i did this thing just to let off a little steam and have some fun .
the first real band i was ever in played a lot of Allman Bros …yeah I would love to hang w them cats 
it's funny you said don't fear the comp . I have a Jazz tune I was working on where I started using the comp...
as far as a cool tool goes …no doubt it offers a lot ….I have a ways to go before I feel comfortable enough to use it...
 
thanks for giving this a listen 
 
Kenny

Yeah, there are some minor imperfections in there. mostly timing from what I could hear.   I only wish I could play like that in one take and have way less imperfections than not.  
 
Nice and fluid, Kenny.  And I like the way you've switched up from section to section.
 

Perfect or not, this is fun to listen to.  Your skill set blows me away, and I suspect you're only using 10 to 20 percent of your talent ;)

stevec
Yeah, there are some minor imperfections in there. mostly timing from what I could hear.   I only wish I could play like that in one take and have way less imperfections than not.  
 
Nice and fluid, Kenny.  And I like the way you've switched up from section to section.
 

Hello Steve ,  
 
Yes , I feel I've got a lot to be grateful for when it comes to playing the guitar .
We all know my guitar playing got pretty loose there in some of them corners . I'm OK with it...
 
 
I appreciate you giving this clip a listen  it means a lot to me .
 
Kenny

Excellent for one take.  For this genre great job!

Cowboy jazz?
You really got that twang thang goin on here.
I don't think I could pull that out of my humbuckers.
One thing that always comes through in your playing is that you are really enjoying it.
Yeah, the track is a little rough, but it's honest, and has an undeniable fun factor.

Lynn
Perfect or not, this is fun to listen to.  Your skill set blows me away, and I suspect you're only using 10 to 20 percent of your talent ;)

Hello Lynn ,
I'm very happy all the fun I was having while playing my guitar came through in the music ...
I gave it everything I had while I was playing …
thank you for all the kind words and encouragement you have given me all these years 
 
Kenny
 

Kenny,
I had to listen to this after reading the title. Yep, hot playing, here. I love the sound of a Tele.
 
Cheers,
 
Bert