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I am young guitarist so any advice is appreciated.  100% improvised. Listed to the backing track once.  Had fun playing it.  I posted the final week.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RnksqE9Tc

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Hey there - that was a really nice effort.  You have a great sense of timing, and once you warmed up, your phrasing was great.  Loved the double stops, and the fact that you played with fingers only was really cool.  I can sense you will develop your own unique style of play this way.

My only critical comment would be to turn the gain down on your amp.  The tone was a bit too buzzy and I think caused you to lose some of the punch and definition on the bass strings.  I couldn't quite see which pickup you had selected or the controls, but I think you might need to invest in a good quality amp or overdrive pedal - heck, you have enough talent to deserve it.

Keep playing, you can only get better.  How old are you incidentally?

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17.  Yeah the tone was a bit off but I shot it in one take.  Compression of the uploaded clip did not help.  Thanks.

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Really good job you did on that song. Agree with all that Devan said and picking with your fingers was a plus on getting a nice tone. You prove that putting feeling into a song over a bunch of notes is more important to a good song. Keep up the good work and enjoyed the video.

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Not too shabby... :-)

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A great cover indeed. Hope that it gets you to where you want to be. smile All the best.

Also enjoyed your Bonamassa-style jam on your channel. smile

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really liked it great job cheers Ron

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Hey Super, I am no music technician, all I know is I totally enjoyed this!  Keep it up, champ!

Stick around and join in!

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Been off line for a bit, thank you all the critiques and compliments.  Looks like the winners had a ball.