Farl's August Challenge Poll

[Highway Star]

Well.... At the second attempt (I left one out last time... LOL) Here are the enties for the August Challenge!

10 entries! Cool! and they are great BTW, really good stuff and very varied!! They are listed alphabetically and they are in the poll in the same order as they are in the thread.

Thanks all and... Good Luck!

Anyhow... here are the first five

Farl

[Highway Star]

And the next five (Including Phil's this time.... LOL)

OK.... Vote away! But.... I'll warn you now... this ain't going to be easy!

Farl

[Six]

You're not wrong there Shaun, there really is a lot of variety in the way everyone has approached this challenge. Different playing styles, different tones, some fast, some slow... all slightly melancholy :-)

Great work by all concerned. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to each and every one but someone has to get my vote, and that someone is... Myuzishin. Well done dude, you should join in more often, you have great technique and feel.

[Rick]

i'll pop all these on my mp3 player and listen tonight.

well done all for taking part

[TheGummy]

veeery nice stuff, nothing bad going on there at all.

the one that caught my attention most and stuck in my head, and that i found i could listen to as a song in its own right, is GP's solider's lament. just has a really haunting feel to it with the harmonies, which i love.

[Guitarpima]

Thanks for the Kind words Gummy. I'll give these a good listen and check back later with my vote.

[Rick]

why can't i download the complete file, this is driving me insane.


grrrr can somebody email them to me please rickincyprus@gmail.com

[Highway Star]

why can't i download the complete file, this is driving me insane.


grrrr can somebody email them to me please rickincyprus@gmail.com

No problem, I'll send them in about an hour or so.

Farl

[Rick]

cheers farl.

[Danny Danzi]

Wow, it's nearly impossible to make a decision here. These are all incredible...well done everyone!

[Myuzishin]

Thanx six! I'm havin fun listening to these.

Robbo, that is some sick tone bruthah, 'specially at the low end. Naiiiice.

[Highway Star]

On the way Rick. Check your Gmail in a minute or two.

Farl

[Rick_Lamoreaux]

How in the h*ll am I supposed to make a decision here, lol?

[Highway Star]

How in the h*ll am I supposed to make a decision here, lol?

Ha!! Beats me! But... you have about 6 days 18 hours or so to make your mind up! LOL

Brilliant stuff in there especially as it could have ended up as 10 mournful entries but in honesty I listened all the way through to all of them more than once each and found them all really uplifting and you could hear the effort that went in. Very cool entries my friends... Very cool all of them! From the cool Sax sounds from Birdland, the drummer boys drums (GP), Six's chugging backbeat, and that's just picking a few, no favouritism because I equally liked Myuzishin's version, Rob's great playing, RickL's sublime playing, Zapps skilled well woven take and Robbo1's awesome playing and then there's Mr Smith, way cool from him as well!

Bugger! Ha ha!

Oh well... I'll have another listen....

Farl

[Rick]

well all 10 listened to, no votes for now.
i'll have them on in the van for a few days and vote on saturday..

[Guitarpima]

I can't decide either. :hammer:

Everyone did superb! I made a few quick comments though. I have to take all this in before I vote though. Whoa!

Birdland- Very interesting approach. I felt like I was in a New Orleans funeral procession. Well done!

Mr Smith- I like the tone you chose. Very cool licks there with a great build up at the end. :10:

Rick L- Nicely done my friend! You had a great build up as well. :10:

Phil (six)- An Iron Maiden'ish approach I thought. Well done all around. I love how you blended everything together. Especially the harmonics. :10:

Zapp- Was that the Zta3 or whatever that synth is called? Very cool! Great licks my friend. I'm glad I helped you find your Mojo. When all else fails, look behind the desk. LOL! Well done!

Farl page- I really enjoyed your playing. I hear Page in your style! I think I can almost pick you out anywhere now. Great job! :10:

Myuzishin- Great phrasing and technique! I love how you went from lead to lead and made even more intersting as it went on. Very well done! :10:

Robbo1- Another great treat to hear you play. That bluesy style combined with a modern aproach really sounds great. :10:

Rob- Nice one! I really like yours also. Your tone is cool and the licks were great. I especially like the release at :53. Well done! :10:

Again, Well done everyone!

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I guess 10 was the perfect amount of entries 'cause this one is a 10!

[Stempy]

It was a close run thing, but my vote is in.

[ZappaFan]

Zapp- Was that the Zta3 or whatever that synth is called? Very cool! Great licks my friend. I'm glad I helped you find your Mojo. When all else fails, look behind the desk. LOL! Well done!

That isn't a synth at all GP it's all guitars matey, with a little help from my GT6.

Glad to see so many entries to this, have just downloaded them all and am about to go through the hard task of picking a winner. A toughie no doubt but I am sure I am about to be knocked out by the entries from all you guys.

BTW big thanks go to Farl for organising this, top man !! :thumb:

[Rob]

Great challenge Farl, and nice to see so many players having a go.

I had a good listen to them all and can't say a bad word about any of them, so varied, but the one that jumped out for me was 'Birdland' well done mate.

[Guitarpima]

After listening and much thought, my vote is in.

Interesting sound Zapp. Good use of it!

[Rick]

ok not waiting till saturday!

i've had them playing over and over for about 1 1/2 hours.

vote cast well done everybody.

[bigdoug]

yep its all been said already but welldone Farl and give yourselfs a pat on the back for 10 great entries.

Birdland: the sax is great
Farl: the tone is fantastic and very atmospheric too
GP: I loved the drums and could see me marching along to this.
Mr Smith: an Auto wah? great use of scales the others didnt reach was my first favorite
Myuzishin: I love the way you play great ability and tone
RickL: What a start and some great licks
robbo1: loved the melodic feel, nice tone and great chops my new fav.
Six: Oh man right into NWOBHM groove GP was right very maiden..fantastic
Stonefree: A bit like Farls superb tone and a great atmospheric feel to it.
Zap: A lot going on there and I thought it was keyboards too, loved the tone, the delay and the melody...a new fav.

after much swithering I have gone for robbo1 but it was a close call with Zap, six and Mr Smith.

[ROBBO1]

These are all fantastic! Everyone really had a great stab at this, and the choice is hard.

My vote is now in.

See ya champs.

Rob

[Highway Star]

My vote is at long last... cast!

I really liked them all but I kept on coming back to one of them. I know there are ones that are technically better played (sorry Robert...LOL) But the Soldiers Lamente just, for me, had that little something extra about it. Niceley done my friend!

BTW... 19 people have viewd this thread and 11 have voted so.... more votes still to come.... I hope....

Farl

[Guitarpima]

Thanks Farl! I appreciate it.

[Myuzishin]

All of these are terrific!

Birdland, I liked the sparcity and atmosphere, very effective use of space. A neat approach, nicely done.

Farl, killer tone (that seems to be the theme here lol). Nice melodic stuff, a bit of delay woulda sent this into the Gilmour zone.

GP, lots goin on here, but well done and complimentary. Meshes together nicely. Cool melodies in this.

Mr Smith, some good lines here, nice phrases. The wah was pretty cool, added a neat flavor.

Myu, it'd be a bit silly for me to comment on this. Conflict of interest and such. I will say ya coulda done that last solo better.

Rick, that first blast caught me off guard the first listen, ended up really diggin this. Lead tone is killer, great stuff!

Robbo, can't say enough about yours, loved the leadwork here. Schweet!

Six, liked the heavy rhythm ya added, as well as the harms and dives. Lead tone coulda been a tad cleaner, but the playin and note choice is great!

Stone Free, sweet and simple. Some nice emotion here, well done!

Zappa, very cool take on this. Liked the delay, makes it kinda eerie. Great jam!

Clicked on Robbo this time, but it was a tough choice. Great challenge, glad I got to participate :-)

[Highway Star]

Cheers Myu!! Yep... Delay indeed would have helped!

One day left to vote.....

Farl

[TheGummy]

for what its worth, my girlfriend liked Zappa's the best :-)

[bluesgeek]

my vote is cast ;)

[ZappaFan]

for what its worth, my girlfriend liked Zappa's the best :-)

Obviously a very discerning Gal with great taste. Say a big thanks will ya. :-)

[Highway Star]

The poll is closed! Nice one Robbo1 You are a Winner!! And a damned brilliant winning entry it was!

A load of the entries were good but this one was special! So.... PM me an address and I'll send you those Gibson Vintage 10's strings (I also have D'addario 9's if you would prefer) and the 6SH Pick! Link Rick in on the PM and he'll fire off a 6SH Tee shirt as well! Bargain!

I'm off to Spain on Wednesday so the sooner you PM me the better BTW...

Thanks for taking part!

Farl

[ZappaFan]

Well done Robbo ... a class entry and a worthy winner

[Six]

Congrats Robbo, a great effort from you and a well justified winner. Well done!

[bigdoug]

well done Robbo1.

[zombo]

Well done Robbo I can't believe I missed voting on this one what a bunch of excellent tracks wow !

[ROBBO1]

Gee wiz - thanks you so so much everybody, and for your encouraging words!!!!
I'd just like to say that I thought all the entrants were great and that these polls are a great way to showcase everybody on one stage - so we're all winners!
Thanks to those who put a vote in for my version, and I'm looking forward to the next one.

And thanks to Highway Star for running the poll, you're a champ!

[ROBBO1]

Thanks again Highwaystar for the prizes! I'll be very proud of my guitar pick and t-shirt!

[Highway Star]

Thanks again Highwaystar for the prizes! I'll be very proud of my guitar pick and t-shirt!..... and strings.... LOL

Farl