Some Blues Jamming

[ZappaFan]

Okay Farl requested a Blues Jam for the boys who are battling their way up the learning curve, no disrespect intended as we all started out there, and know how tough it can be. So here it is, get-a-jammin' and see what you can come up with.

As we know Blues is all about feel and dynamics so get you head into gear and I am sure this will come out a cracker. Please dont rush your parts, think about them, practice them, and then record them when you are happy. Above all take your time, I dont want to see this one finshed in 24 hours, I would sooner it came out sounding better and took 3 weeks.

Get your names down ASAP.

Zapp

[bwdavis99]

Put me down

Barry

[bluesgeek]

yeah I'm back from my hols so can go with this :) I'll have a slot :D

[Viscolex]

yo yo

me!

[Junkala]

Yar!

[bigdoug]

count me in please

[Highway Star]

Perfecto Zappa!! Thanks matey.

Farl

[ZappaFan]

No prob's Farl ...............BTW did you want your name down on this ?

Okay Barrry's going to get this off to a start, i'll post the rest of the running order later.

[zeusse]

I'm waiting to see if my buddy Dan gets logged on this site soon he is waiting to get his high speed internet hooked up this will be a good one for him to get moving on he can download it so I'll get him to noodle on it and he can record it at my place...I just gotta talk him into it...

[ZappaFan]

I'm waiting to see if my buddy Dan gets logged on this site soon he is waiting to get his high speed internet hooked up this will be a good one for him to get moving on he can download it so I'll get him to noodle on it and he can record it at my place...I just gotta talk him into it...

I am sure after a couple of cold ones round at your place he'll be more than ready :thumb:

[joebaxi2]

im ready i thinks ,for another post gents , im in !

[bwdavis99]

I'm assuming I have the first 12 bars then, Ill try to have it up later in the week, maybe as early as Wed. I got transferred at work to a store I have to clean up and turn around and my uncle passed earlier today and I want to take the Zappa masters advice and not rush it.

Barry

[ZappaFan]

Take as long as you need Barry.

The order is as follows

1. bwdavis99.
2. bluesgeek.
3. viscolex.
4. bigdoug.
5. farley.
6. joebaxi2

ZappaFan

[chris beaver]

is their any room left for this? i could edit the track to make it a little longer if the slots are taken allready, is that ok?

[Highway Star]

is their any room left for this? i could edit the track to make it a little longer if the slots are taken allready, is that ok?

Hey Chris, you can take my slot if you want and of course if it is OK with Mr Zappa, I never really intended to do this one but remember, this jam is intended for those "battling their way up the learning curve" as Zappa put it so, are you sure you qualify??

Farl

[ZappaFan]

Hey Chris, you can take my slot if you want and of course if it is OK with Mr Zappa, I never really intended to do this one but remember, this jam is intended for those "battling their way up the learning curve" as Zappa put it so, are you sure you qualify??

Farl

Good point there Farley ......

I included you in this Farley as it was your suggestion and I thought it about time we heard some of your blues licks again. We dont hear your playing anywhere near as often as we should ..... so unless you really dont want to it would good to hear you give it a shot.

ZappaFan

[Highway Star]

Good point there Farley ......

I included you in this Farley as it was your suggestion and I thought it about time we heard some of your blues licks again. We dont hear your playing anywhere near as often as we should ..... so unless you really dont want to it would good to hear you give it a shot.

ZappaFan

OK, you asked for it!! LOL

Farl

[ZappaFan]

OK, you asked for it!! LOL

Farl

I did indeed :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[chris beaver]

sorry farl i didnt see it was for those battling their way up the learning curve i just saw blues jam and thought cool ill give it a go ,lol, ow well ill need to read next time before posting ill sit this one out, though i still have u huge curve to climb thats for sure

[Guitarpima]

Hey Zappa. cool track! If you like, I could put a walking bass line on this for you and you could remix it. I would put your track on the left and the bass on the right and then post it back for you to remix. I could have it by tuesday at the latest. If not, that's cool.

[ZappaFan]

Hey Zappa. cool track! If you like, I could put a walking bass line on this for you and you could remix it. I would put your track on the left and the bass on the right and then post it back for you to remix. I could have it by tuesday at the latest. If not, that's cool.

This isnt a track I did myself, just a finder from the internet, so I wouldn't be able to remvoe the original bass line, so I guees it'll have to stay as it is, thanks for the offer though, I'll bear it in mind in future though.

Thanks.

Zapp

[Guitarpima]

This isnt a track I did myself, just a finder from the internet, so I wouldn't be able to remvoe the original bass line, so I guees it'll have to stay as it is, thanks for the offer though, I'll bear it in mind in future though.

Thanks.

Zapp

Ok. Good luck all!

[zeusse]

sorry farl i didnt see it was for those battling their way up the learning curve i just saw blues jam and thought cool ill give it a go ,lol, ow well ill need to read next time before posting ill sit this one out, though i still have u huge curve to climb thats for sure

Maybe if we bug Zombo he'll throw a blues jam up just got my old Fender Twin back from the shop and need to get it through some paces....what ya think Zombo

[bwdavis99]

GUys I'm slammed at work right now, can someone else kick this off and drop me down a couple of slots

Barry

[ZappaFan]

GUys I'm slammed at work right now, can someone else kick this off and drop me down a couple of slots

Barry

Np probs Barry .... new order is .....

1. bluesgeek.
2. viscolex.
3. bwdavis99.
4. bigdoug.
5. farley.
6. joebaxi2

Good luck lads

[bluesgeek]

Cool I'll get something knocked out later today/tonight erm its 4:27am ;)

[CanyonCarver]

Great idea.

If you have a hole to fill, I can do, but I am not really a beginner, so I'd rather leave it open... Let me know either way.

[bwdavis99]

Thanks Zap, BG is great choice to get it going in the right direction

Barry

[bluesgeek]

Cheers BW, I'm great at doing other peoples stuff - I'm stuck in the covers band thing ;) but don't really have much confidence when it comes to going my own thang! Anyway here you go, this is much more my kind of jamming than the pointy headstock widdling :D Apologies for the odd 'jazz' note!

Hope its not too noisy, got a bit of hum in there as I'm using my favourite strat through my MOFO pedalboard with a Cusack Screamer and my new Line6 DL4 (just picked it up today so I had to use it :D )

[joebaxi2]

cool as you like bg , propper rock-n-roll blues to me mate ,, glad im last ,lol bit more time !!

[Highway Star]

Nice one BG!! Favourite Strat + Pentatonic fingers = one hell of a kick start to the jam!!

Farl

[bigdoug]

yeah great start BG

[Guitarpima]

The first go round was cool. I thought of Billy Gibbons.

[ZappaFan]

well done Mr Bluesgeek off to a cracking start .... yeehaa, dont ya just love a twelve bar :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[bluesgeek]

Cheers guys, played the odd bum note there but not too bad on top of a couple of bottles of wine :) I'm really loving my tone at the moment too even when I slipped into the Billy Gibbons pinched harmonics ;), wish I could have cranked my amp but I guess the missus would have been a little tetchy ;)

[bwdavis99]

Fantastic BG, I'd be loving that tone too. Very classic

Barry

[Highway Star]

Visco???? are you there matey???

Farl

[ZappaFan]

Running order

1. bluesgeek.......... done
2. viscolex..............next
3. bwdavis99...........waiting in the wings
4. bigdoug.
5. farley.
6. joebaxi2

[Rick]

way to go, damn i wish i hadn't missed this one

[zeusse]

Now thats a cool tone BG must be that big Les Paul...that is a great start to this jam....see what happens Rick now your 4wheeling all the time and missing out..LOL

[Viscolex]

omg my turn, sorry for that didnt see it :D

gonna have it done in the next hour or so

[bluesgeek]

Now thats a cool tone BG must be that big Les Paul...that is a great start to this jam....see what happens Rick now your 4wheeling all the time and missing out..LOL

Cheers matey, I didn't use the LP - though the strat has stacked humbuckers ;)

[Viscolex]

ok, here it is

[Highway Star]

Way to go Visco!!

Farl

[ZappaFan]

Running order

1. bluesgeek.......... done
2. viscolex..............done
3. bwdavis99..........next on stage
4. bigdoug. ............getting ready to shred on that new axe
5. farley.
6. joebaxi2

[bigdoug]

great stuff visco loved the ending

[bwdavis99]

I'm going to try and lay mine down Sunday, great job Visco way to keep it a live. I'm going have to reach deep

Barry

[ZappaFan]

I'm going to try and lay mine down Sunday, great job Visco way to keep it a live. I'm going have to reach deep

Barry

A man of your calibre Barry .... no probs :thumb:

[bwdavis99]

Here it is take number 752

Barry

[Guitarpima]

That was a good job Barry. I like the old style Beatles tone. Keep up the good work!

[bwdavis99]

That was a good job Barry. I like the old style Beatles tone. Keep up the good work!

Thanks, guess you could say it's Revolutionary lol

[bigdoug]

great job bw, I'm on the case already

[ZappaFan]

great job bw, I'm on the case already

Good man :thumb:

[bluesgeek]

All sounding pretty bloomin' good at the moment :) I'm always amazed at the diversity of licks/styles that a 12 bar brings out in people. Sometimes I would like to be able to shred, but I listen to the blues and all thoughts of spending hours and hours with a metronome go out the window :grin:

[zeusse]

All sounding pretty bloomin' good at the moment :) I'm always amazed at the diversity of licks/styles that a 12 bar brings out in people. Sometimes I would like to be able to shred, but I listen to the blues and all thoughts of spending hours and hours with a metronome go out the window :grin:

metronome whats that?LOL....I was thinking motorhome and a bottle of Jack Daniels....Well done Andy I'm lost for words with you and Barry 752 you are high ballin that number I know it, kinda had that Neil Young Crazy Horse tone very cool

[Highway Star]

Nice job so far guys! I can hear your influeces shining through there Barry and yes mate, nice retro tones. Looking forward to yours now Doug!

Farl

[bigdoug]

working all w/end and got a cold!!! sore head and all that but will get on the case on monday

[ZappaFan]

No probs BigD whenever you can mate. Sorry to hear your feeling a bit sick mate. Get well soon !!

[bigdoug]

ok here's my go, I sort of struggled a little to get something going and had many takes at it but got something I was reasonably happy with eventually. I kept it short to leave plenty room for farley and joeb.

[ZappaFan]

ok here's my go, I sort of struggled a little to get something going and had many takes at it but got something I was reasonably happy with eventually. I kept it short to leave plenty room for farley and joeb.

Blues from north of the border 8-)

Excellent stuff BigD. Some nice blues licks you have hooked up there. I really liked the tone you had on that too :thumb: Was that the PRS and Guitarport ?

Top blues noodling as always mate. :lol:

[Bluto]

Nice one BigD. Nice rich tones going on there. :thumb: If thats what its like with a head cold.....I'm going to sit in the freezer for an hour or two !:wink:

Dan

[bigdoug]

thanks guys, zap it was the good old variax and guitarport with a tweeked gary moore patch (his wasn't good enough so I improved it lol)

[ZappaFan]

thanks guys, zap it was the good old variax and guitarport with a tweeked gary moore patch (his wasn't good enough so I improved it lol)

I'm impressed mate, great tone.

[zeusse]

Fabulous tone BigD and the licks were primo nice start to my day hearing that:grin:

[Highway Star]

Well done Big D! Great tones, I' sure Mr Moore would approve! Pinched harmonics thrown in as well! Cool stuff!

I'll try to have a go later on today, if not, it'll be the end of the week as I'm off on a course in Southampton until late on Thursday.

Cheers

Farl

[Highway Star]

Well here is my bit. I still get those damned "record button" hesitations and twitches but hell, I'm reasonably pleased with it and.... it is the best I can come up with tonight!

Farl

[Bluto]

All sounds well cool. Nice one Farley. :cool:

Dan

[Highway Star]

All sounds well cool. Nice one Farley. :cool:

Dan

Thanks Dan but you know, for some reason I found this really hard to do! Don't know why but that was about the 15th take!! Weird but it has taught me to go back to basics and practice what is supposed to be the "easy" stuff. Perhaps I'll struggle less in the future! LOL

Farl

[ZappaFan]

Thanks Dan but you know, for some reason I found this really hard to do! Don't know why but that was about the 15th take!! Weird but it has taught me to go back to basics and practice what is supposed to be the "easy" stuff. Perhaps I'll struggle less in the future! LOL

Farl

I wouldn't say that the Blues is the easy stuff at all Farley. As you know playing it right takes good technique, feel, understanding of tone and of course some soul. Thought you did a pretty good job there mate.

[zeusse]

Yes well done Farl you've been playing with more emotion lately must be the 900tons of wheat..lol

[bigdoug]

great stuff farl, I know what you mean I struggled too.

[bwdavis99]

Great Job Farl and BigD, take us home JoeBaxi2

BArry

[Highway Star]

Cheers Guys!! Take it away Joe!

Farl

[joebaxi2]

well some really cool playing guys ,just hope ive turned a little bit more of the curve we going round !! any way had to record in between crashes !! guitarport & gt pro 3 running together turn me laptop into a steam iron !!! any way here we go

[ZappaFan]

Hey JB, Nice licks there matey, love that clean cutting tone, and what a great turnaround at the end. You've been practicing hard I see. Good man !!!

Well done to everyone for taking part in this, you all did some cool stuff on this track.

[bigdoug]

great stuff guys, a particular welldone to BWD and joeB real improvements from only a few weeks ago :thumb: and yes a great finish joebaxi

[bwdavis99]

Great job Joe, now that's a proper finish

Barry

[Guitarpima]

I really enjoyed listening to this one. Great job everyone. :thumb: :thumb:

[joebaxi2]

thanx gents ,, another bluesy 1 again shortly ???

[bluesgeek]

thanx gents ,, another bluesy 1 again shortly ???

That would be cool, I could dig something out if you want?

[zeusse]

Excellent JB and the tone was great you've found the grove man:thumb:

[bwdavis99]

That would be cool, I could dig something out if you want?

I'd be game:thumb:

BArry

[Highway Star]

Nice one Joe! I really liked that finish. Cool playing! You really have slotted into that blues style.

Farl

PS If there is a second one I'm up for it as well.

[joebaxi2]

That would be cool, I could dig something out if you want?

ill leave it with you my freind . :thumb:

[bluesgeek]

cool, I've just about got a nice slow blues backer finished, its a really slow one similar in style to Double Trouble by Clapton, for pace anyway... if my computer hadn't crashed today I'd have had it finished! Grrrr!

[bwdavis99]

cool, I've just about got a nice slow blues backer finished, its a really slow one similar in style to Double Trouble by Clapton, for pace anyway... if my computer hadn't crashed today I'd have had it finished! Grrrr!

Sounds tasty, can't wait to hear it

BArry

[Guitarpima]

some slow blues would be nice change of pace. I would be up for that.

[bluesgeek]

Cool, I'll hopefully have the backer finished in a day or two, my computer is running pretty much as it should be now... I have a wierd problem with the keyboard now though - backspace has decided to be a delete key instead of a backspace button! Only on this PC though, its shared amongst three other computers. Its not just in XP though, its the same in DOS - wierd!

[joebaxi2]

Cool, I'll hopefully have the backer finished in a day or two, my computer is running pretty much as it should be now... I have a wierd problem with the keyboard now though - backspace has decided to be a delete key instead of a backspace button! Only on this PC though, its shared amongst three other computers. Its not just in XP though, its the same in DOS - wierd!

hey cant wait to here it bg , give me a couple more days to kick the hell out of my laptop , good man :thumb:

[stevedak]

I can't believe I've missed this one, fantastic work by everybody, what a great assortment of licks and tones here! A perfect way to start the morning, well done by all!