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stevec
funny that you hear the 'southern' influence....
i don't know where that came from, honestly, but i DID grow up in the south,
so there's no denying it!

i never think of my guitar parts as experimental....
only going exactly where i want them to go at that minute.
i hear them as multiple melodies, sometimes they repeat, but mostly do not.
to me, that's really where story telling is at,
but a lot of people do not get it.
they need things to repeat, and often, to reinforce an idea.
for me, the whole thing is like a conversation.
but maybe i'm just talking to myself.

I don't know exactly what it is, but yeah, I do hear that southern influence in there...  glad to know I wasn't completely imagining things.  
 
Perhaps "improvised" would be a better term than "experimental" in this context.  But improvised can still have a theme or concept or story.   I get it. 
 
 
 

markno999
appreciate the comments on the funkafied tune,
i like vai's stuff, for sure....
it never occurs to me that there is any similarity.
still, i think it's cool to have elements that trigger memories of favorites......
the riddle, i DO know of that one, that's a cool tune.
i guess i DO tend to orchestrate guitar parts a good bit, and of course, sir vai is one of the best at that.
my background for thinking that way, goes all the way back to learning piano (classical music) church choir, and reading music..
and realizing that the sum of the parts are more important than the individual pieces....

Sweet groove my friend!

stevec
i often imagine things!
LOL
improvised...
yes, sometimes it does feel like improvise,
but usually not.
i mostly work out the ideas in advance, and want the sections that 'feel' like improvised,
to go in a specific direction.
i try to introduce little mini melodies, and some counterpoint,
so it does feel a bit off the cuff, and there are no strict rules,
but it's mostly worked out.

twisted6s
thanks man

Very fun!

Bats - this is awesome!  I love all the clean tones you got, (a little jealous actually).  What are you playing through?

I downloaded this the other day and have only just had a chance to give it the listen it deserves.
 
My ears likey
 
Thanks Gonzo nice stuff as always

A pleasure to listen too, Rob.  I hear your stuff all the time on my mp3 so I am never far from bat tracks.  I too am interested to see if you do add lyrics or solo instruments.  Could go either way.  Love the bass sound.

Love the funk. Love the Southr'n feel too. 
A lot of delay happening.