Wrestling with the Hacksaw Jim Duggan Improv

[Jonathandavid]

I enjoyed that a lot, JoeW. Nice playing!

[JoeW]

Thank you, @jonathandavid. Say, you post solos, what do you think of the extended backing tracks?

[Kim-Fitz]

Nice! What kind of guitar is that?

[JoeW]

Thanks, @Kim-Fitz. It’s a Zager Parlor model.

[Kim-Fitz]

I’m not familiar with Zager. In your video it looks like the depth is deeper that the average guitar. It’s very pretty. How do you like it?

[Loraine]

Really quite beautiful

[JoeW]

That’s high praise, @Loraine. Thank you!

[bugmeist]

Very well done. It transported me to somewhere in Spain (perhaps). Very restful and comtempletive.

[JoeW]

That’s so cool that you got that feel from it, @bugmeist. I’m really glad it came across as more than just notes.

[Dan D#]

Nicely played @JoeW great mix of double stops and single notes to comprise a nice melody.

[JoeW]

Thanks for the kind words, @Dan D#

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[Bill_Brown]

Very nicely played on that 12 fret @JoeW 👏👏👏 nice melody👍 all colored within the lines😎

I for one, like the longer backing tracks. I think it gives more opportunity to noodle

[JoeW]

<div>I have to admit to feeling more pressure to not screw up, @Bill_Brown. I don’t plan out solos; I go with stream of consciousness – trying to play with the chord changes and do a few takes until I get a relatively mistake free one to post – no 2 are the same and I couldn’t repeat myself if I tried. So, the takes I delete are the noodling, I suppose.
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[charlie_d]

Nicely played, @JoeW. Very enjoyable and flowing improv. 👍🎶

[SherryH]

If you were wrestling with that, it did not show. It looked more like dancing with it. It was beautiful all the way to the end. And yes, I struggle with the longer backing tracks. I run out of ideas and tend to repeat a few phrases multiple times. I also have to noodle with it over and over and can rarely remember what I did the last time so it keeps changing. Then when I video it, I have to do multiple takes. It is a very labor intensive process for me so I don’t get many videos actually posted. I’m just not to the point I can play something and video it on the first take. Maybe someday or in another life. Thanks for posting this lovely improv.

[Marisa]

Nicely done @JoeW. I always look forward to your unique improvs!

[Topher]

Well done. It is impressive on how many different styles and melodies this community pulls from the same lesson.

[Fly]

That was lovely I got a Spanish feel too as bugmeist said. So comfortable and relaxed with the guitar it comes out in the playing.

[JoeW]

Thanks @charlie_d, SherryH, @Marissa, @Topher and @Fly.

It’s gratifying to read all your positive comments.