Puckstopper Improv

[Jonathandavid]

you did an excellent job with that improv Kitman! I loved your melody lines and the nicely bent notes and admired how well you grooved along with the backing track. I just finished trying about three takes with the backing track and I kept getting ahead of the beat. I decided not to bother with an improv this week – just wasn’t feeling it, but you certainly were. Nice to see you posting solos again.

[Kitman]

Thanks very much for your feedback, kind words and encouragement @Jonathandavid ! I have had the same experience over the past few weeks. I just couldn’t gel with the backing track. I was having some issues tracking the this me as well. Once I figured out it was at 100 BPMs I Iiterally double tracked a metronome with the backing track and was able to get something fairly decent. Thanks for watching and for your input. I truly appreciate it!

[Matthew]

Nice Kitman! A lot of times I watch the community improv and, as a beginner, I can’t find what I have just learned in their solos, which are always fantastic. I just really like how you took what was taught and elevated it without making it something unrecognizable from the lesson. Thanks for that, you gave me some good ideas and I enjoyed listening you play.

[Kitman]

Hi @paperhope and thanks for taking your time to view the post and for your feedback and encouragement. I really appreciate it! I kind of reversed the drone method on the challenge – ie I was hitting the drone for two eighth notes and then augmenting with a single strike on the 1st and 2nd strings. In any case, I’m glad you found the improv helpful.

[stevieblues]

Great improv Kitman! I’m glad you worked out the problem with the tempo. The bends were a nice touch. Thanks for sharing your video.

[Kitman]

Hi @stevieblues and thanks for taking the time to watch the post and provide your encouragement and support. I really appreciate it!

[Cadgirl]

@Kitman
this is great. You really did a good job
on this improv!! Very bluesy. Love your studio
too.

[Kitman]

Hi @Cadgirl , thanks for taking your time to watch the improv and provide your feedback. It is very much appreciated! Thanks also for your comments in the studio. I really like the space and all of my guitars are out on stands ready to play. Also, all the pieces of my recording setup are out, positioned and ready to go. I feel really fortunate to have the space and setup.

[Cadgirl]

You are very welcome. But, the video speaks for itself. Studio look great and the recording sounded great.

[SherryH]

Excellent job on the improv. I can see the lessons worked into it, which is great to see. I’m glad to see someone post the improv challenge. Even though yours is way beyond what I seem capable of producing, it is still an inspiration for me to see what can be done. Thanks for sharing.

[Kitman]

Hi @SherryH and thank you for taking the time to watch the post and provide your feedback. I truly appreciate it. We are all in our own guitar journey. The main things are to consistently Si your guitar routine and have fun!