Stratisfaction (original) Mike Rice

[karollorak]

damn this is great! I can listen to this all day :)

[stickynyki]

awesome.

[Bluesmokemotion]

nice sound man...is that a tube screamer going there??...or is just a facial fuzz....nice stuff.....nice tone...what kinda strat do u have man....kool kool kool kool.....

[strat2caster]

naw i am using a self programmed tone with my GNX4 its a i call it duck walk coz it quacks with the wah ;o) its a 76 hardtail strat with new lace sensors p/ups and electronics through a Marshall 212 combo..thanks for the compliment ;o)

[tastefuljam]

It's so rare to hear a total jam out! Cool... These days you have maybe 8 bars to freak out, then back to the hook. Love it!

Michelle loves your animation!

[strat2caster]

thanx a lot bro...i did this lead as an improv in one take but it took a week to assemble the arrangement to my liking..thanks for the detailed comment ;o) and say hi to Michelle too! ;oD

[littledreamer1201]

Hi Mike! Did you play this at Toobstock? If so is there footage? hehe you know it's my fav! Ta Ta 4 now!

[strat2caster]

hi Staci ! i did play it and i have the footage but i am waiting for the audio from Don...heheh youre a rocker, i'm glad you dig it....! youll be the 1st to know when its ready ;oD

[littledreamer1201]

Hehe it's Traci, Mike! But I forgive ya! I get called that all the time. Big smile on my face knowing it's coming!!!!! Tell Don (whoever that might be) to hurry up already! TA Ta 4 Now! Traci or Staci LOL

[colinRIDDELL]

it sounds like zeppelin

[strat2caster]

i hear that

[kharmstrong]

Hey strat this is a great piece! Love the sound of your strat. If you ever need a drummer at the farm (to family) and your son isn't available I'd be happy to fill in. While my videos don't reflect it drums are my first love and this stuff would be a blast to play.

[strat2caster]

cool man you should come to farm to family one month , we could jam ..he has a mini festival every full moon ;o)

[gwoodgwood]

were u in a jeep wheelin or what? im confused

[littledreamer1201]

I think its probably a mule. Kind of like a mixture between 4 wheeler and golf cart on steroids. But I am not positive that's what he is driving.

[strat2caster]

yup Traci its a type of mule, its a "Kubota" which is a bit wider than most 4-wheelers...indeed its like a small Jeep

[strat2caster]

see below ;o)

[littledreamer1201]

OMG is that you playing? And just think I almost didnt click on this one. Just totally freaking awesome!!!!!!! Do you have more like it? Not enough stars on here to rate! 5 stars x 100!!!This is definitely going to my Great music playlist!!! Take care Strat.

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot Traci! this is the kind of thing i prefer to play but its hard to find the right folks to do it with me...that Is me on the bass and the guitar, and i programmed the digital drum loop too. i am training my 13 year old son to play it (we just played it a few minutes ago) and he is about 80% ready, we will post it up as a duet when he is ready...if you like this you might check out my vid "Strat on Strat" its got a similar vibe.

[bobjimijanis]

Just great man,

peace

[strat2caster]

peace man, thanks !

[Farm2Family]

This is a cool piece. So that is your music on the ToobStock promo. I didn't realize that.

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot Don, i'm glad you liked it...yup, Greg chose this for the promo ;o)

[Cameragirl803]

Well after this woods trip I am going to Italy:)*****

[strat2caster]

with Pepi? thanks for the stars, enjoy the ride to the bar ;o)

[DamienBoy13]

Nice To See Someone Do Some Justice With A Fender, You Just Don't Hear Tracks Like That Anymore..

I Was In The Zone. You Know, When The Goosebumps And All The Hairs On Your Arms Stand On End. Dug It Alot Man, Really..

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot bro, this is one of my fav originals

[DanCrase]

Hey man, this is a fine piece of guitar playing, you've done Leo Fender proud!

[strat2caster]

thanks very much Dan, glad you dig it bro ;o)

[dannyknapp]

R U fukin' KIDDING ME !! this is AWESOME !! I LOVE the TOYZ 'R' US bass !! I've always said it's the fingers not the instrument. one of my favorite 6-strings is an old VOX. Italian made. this shit rox. bottom line.

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot Danny, i appreciate you going back to check this stuff ;o) i tried redoing this with my fender Jazz bass, but it doesnt have the spirit of this...maybe its the short scale, makes it a much faster neck.

[dannyknapp]

yeah, yeah, it's got that slightly obnoxious vibe !! I may have to make a stop at ToysRMe soon !

[tuskaiae]

Have I heard this, I think I have but it's even sweeter the second time round for sure!!Awesome Playing Strat...This Absolutely Rocks!!!!! :-)

[strat2caster]

thanks very much Louise! i re-released this with better video, the 1st one was obscured. this is the direction i was headed when i caught the youtube bug, now i seem to be acoustically inspired ;o)

[blissfourtwenty]

cool man

[strat2caster]

thanks 420!

[THEREDNECKPEPI64]

just super!

[strat2caster]

thanx Pepi !

[bluesy13]

Damn That 76 Strat Sounds Great!!!!!Great Video!!!!!You are Multi Talented!!!!!Live Free and Rock on Friend!!!!!BluesPower Forever!!!!!

[strat2caster]

thanks bro this lead was done in 1 take, i made it up as i went along but i had a basic outline in my head. i wrote the bass line a couple years before this ;o)

[Cameragirl803]

Extremely cool "one man band action" Love the STrat sound!!!

[strat2caster]

thanks very much Jane , i'm glad you dig it  ;o)

[Cameragirl803]

HI Strat, I saw that another youtuber I think it was Pepi had this on one of his vids with a really cool drive in his town. It is just such a great song:):)It is just so good!!!!!! I just thought I would comment again! jane

[strat2caster]

yup thats redneckpepi he is driving to his local beer joint in Italy..most cool!

[MrsAtomicUs5000]

60 Perfect 5 stars ratings, just the way it should be :D

*No turtles were harmed in the making of this video ;D*

[strat2caster]

thanks my dear Karlita, check out Pepis version (attached) its a hoot ;o)

[Pigeon55]

62 perfect 5 stars & rising ,awesome

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot, this one means a lot to me

[daviemcf]

Some great licks there Mike,5stars bro!

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot man !

[klasek]

I have been stratisfied!

[strat2caster]

awesome bro thanks for checking it out ;o)

[hippyesk]

Fun! Loved it!

[strat2caster]

cool, glad you did ;o)

[PaulW2007]

Stratisfaction guaranteed... Great work strat' - super cool guitar man and I love the vid too - reminds me of something you'd see on the BaNaNa SpLiTs from WAYY back - maybe it's just me tho'.. 5 stars. Have a great weekend bro. PW

[strat2caster]

i'm embarassed to say i know exactly what you mean about the banana splits bro...now that you mention it....;o)

[dabiribd]

Thanks for the awesome ride

[strat2caster]

anytime ben, thanks for watching ;o)

[coolanddark]

i can get feel that Stratisfaction!so cool how you layered the instruments together to form this killer rocker tune bro!

[strat2caster]

awesome Dan thanks, it took a couple of years from conception to final recording, means a lot to me bro

[GreatGig1]

Wow...I REALLY missed this one! I hate when that happens...:-( I hope you know that I still luv ya StratBaby!!! :-) 5 big StratBaby Stars! :-)

[strat2caster]

hi caylyn thanks for the stars

[YTJunkie39]

Awesome video!! 5 stars

[strat2caster]

thanks

[ParadiseEarth1]

"YT audio quality issues aside"

Hi Bro... on AVC, make sure your Audio Bitrate is down to 64 Bit only, 320x240 resolution and video bit rate to down 192. Otherwise there's a noticeable improvement from your first broadcast. :)

[strat2caster]

improved but not stereo, thanks for trying to help emmanuel

[ParadiseEarth1]

No problem Bro... your original video needs to be in stereo first and the AVC will just retain it in FLV for YouTube.

I assume you made the song with the same method you used for your You're A Big Girl Now -- Stratisfaction could also sound as crisp as the magic The Sheriff did. :)

[JerryRigs]

Hey Bro!! I think I just Got STRATISFIED!! DAAAMN Juicy Licks!!

[strat2caster]

thanks for checking it out jerry

[songsbymikedotnet]

nice playing! the trails looked cool, too!

[strat2caster]

thanks mike

[chewwinggum]

I was wondering how you were doing and so I decided to check your page... I found this vid and omg! This is really good! Let me tell you that I really wish you had a band now, because this is really good music!

[strat2caster]

thanks chewwie thats a great compliment

[marywinmusic]

Stratisfaction, that's such a great title for one of your tunes. Awesome groove as always my friend :) 5*

~Mary

[strat2caster]

thanks Mary, sorry for the late reply

[PeacefulTemple]

Like the instumental you have done! Peace out!

[strat2caster]

thank you

[els666]

been away catching up now

loved it

but hey i love everything you do babe

[strat2caster]

thank you

[TeamCannabis]

This tune rocks, and you rock on that wicked guitar.

Hope there aren,t any gators in that water. great piece of work here man. This vid rocks!

[strat2caster]

thank TC , glad you like it...there are gators in the pond occasionally, maybe i should viddy the big boys sometime....hmmmm

[TeamCannabis]

strat,I was down touring the U.S.S. Alabama in Mobile.

There's a sign says "Warning! Alligators have been known to eat small children". Man all we got up here is mosquitos, didn't get to close to the water after that! LOL! Great vid man! Thanks...Reg

[strat2caster]

haha ..when i 1st moved down here the fellas at work put a live aligator in the tool locker..i opened the door and reached for my tools before i saw him...man did i jump back! it was a 4' long gator from the jobsite pond with his mouth duct taped shut..all the guys were hiding and came out for the big laugh ;o)

i called my dad in NY and told him "things are different down here" !

[TeamCannabis]

LMAO strat, Yikes! Boys will be boys, but paybacks are a Bitch,aren't they! LOL! great story, my friend, gr8 vid. If ya ever vid them, don't get too close, they got no sense of humour! LOL! Thanks Bro!

[pzychotropic]

At last! trailing thru the thousands of guitarist on youtube I find one I can actually listen to...keep on jamming :)

[strat2caster]

great comment dude thank you ;o)

[sisjewell]

cool vid strat, your little trail looks like so much fun!! I'm jealous!! great song too, rock on!!!

[strat2caster]

thanks LT! theres miles and miles of them around here, the teenagers use them all the time ;o)

[coolanddark]

nice trip thru the backwoods!shred guitar instumental.

[strat2caster]

thank you Dan ;o) i did the leads in one take, all improv

[LeopardJoy]

Awesome, Mike! Loved the ride and Stratisfaction sounds great in stereo! I see you're rockin' Pepi's channel as well! You all ovah this here place...lol! Hugs, Joy :)

[strat2caster]

hey Joy ! yup i was really touched to see that vid. *whispering* i like it better than my own, but don't tell anyone!

[aneedy1]

That might be your backyard Strat, but I recognize that dirt path as memory lane. Thanks for the Mule ride down it to a place where blisterin' funk was King. God I miss freestyle jams. Hey,I get off on '57 Chevys and I get off on screamin' guitars!

[strat2caster]

thanks very much, you must have a rock n roll heart ;o)

[LilJohnnyR]

COOL ONE BROTHER

[strat2caster]

thanks man ;o)

[GilsMusic]

Very cool ))stereo(( ))oerets(( looc yreV

There were parts of that that sounded like a Zappa guitar solo!

[strat2caster]

gotta love being compared to Zappa, thanks Gil ;o)

[Christine66]

Nice groove - Sorry couldn't watch the vid very long, got a little motion sick there, lol! nice touch on the ending:o) Congrats on the OMDB feature. Where in FL are you? N or S? We are in N Cent FL.

[strat2caster]

hi thanks, Greg is a very good friend ;o) i am in sw fla

[oldie1001]

cool, start the engine and the music together!!! nice rocktune man!! 5 stars

[strat2caster]

thats how it played in my head ;o)

[orangepeels03]

Honors for This Video:

#41 - Top Rated (Today) - Music

#22 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music

This is *M*, reporting via cyber world in the heart of OSLO CITY..and i mean in the shopping mall..buying a pedal for, not my guitar, but for my bike!!

Cheers!!!

[strat2caster]

your bike needs a wahwah ;o) ??

haha thanks *M*

[ParadiseEarth1]

WooHoo! The great song sounds greater now too!***** Faved! :)

[strat2caster]

awesome! thanks Emmanuel ;o)

[uniquEvery1You2]

yeah, i agree with zneella! you and Pepi make a great pair! that's an awsome jam my friend. gracias and arigatou~~~ peacEvery moment to you and yours. eG~

[strat2caster]

thanks very much Eli !

[zneella]

AWESOME......WOOHOO...love Pepi's vid too. Big 5 stars.

[strat2caster]

yay ! thanks and i agree, Pepis vid is outstanding

[hoonfan3ed1975]

awesome brother*****

[strat2caster]

coolio man thanks !

[Bolgir]

Grate sound love youre work man !

keep the flow going man !

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot Bolgir ;o)

[REDNECKPEPI64]

super!

[strat2caster]

hah Pepi i love your harley italia vid bro , fits like a glove !!

[FanvanMel]

wow.

Thanks for the ride and congrats on the 500 subs!

[strat2caster]

thanks very much, its hard to believe when i see that number!

[AnnieCanada]

This is trippy! How fun does that look! Love it Mike~ I'm stratisfied! ;) Smiles~

[strat2caster]

cool Annie thanks for coming along, glad you enjoyed the ride !

[jordanthecat]

Thanks for the tour of your back yard! I would upload a similar musical tour of my back yard but I have to find a really, really short song for the soundtrack; even "Her Majesty" drags on just a bit too long for the size of my property.

Pleased to be among your first 500!

[strat2caster]

well it actuall goes into some of my neighbors "yard" too, my property only goes back 660 feet from the road

[BadHabit1994]

I can't see my first comment, so I can't see your reply, so I guess I'll just say "You're welcome" anyway.

[strat2caster]

thanks very much bh ;o)

[BadHabit1994]

No problem. That bass line is stuck in my head, by the way.

[strat2caster]

muwahaha my incidious plan is working !

[patman2112]

Great groove on this jam. Real tight great improve you tear into that fret board. I experimented with "Riva" and "Any Video Converter". What are you using for the the .flv file?

5 and beyond from me.

Pat :o)

[strat2caster]

thanks Pat! i used AVC to convert to flv...as of today i am also using it to capture YT vids and convert to wmv for my windows movie maker...opens a whole new world !

[patman2112]

I use these settings they seem to work the best. I spent 8 or 10 hours yesterday experimenting with Riva and AVC. I found that the AVC gave me the best results with the below settings.

Any Video Converter Settings! The best settings!

Video Size 220X176

Video Bitrate 216

Video Framerate 30

Audio Bitrate 128

Audio Samplerate 44100

[strat2caster]

yup Kris Shred told me to try changing the bitrate, but he uses a different program

[Joanna4real]

fantastic music, great sound!

and congrats on the feature!

[strat2caster]

thanks very much Joanna, I'm so glad Greg decided to feature me!

[KGeert]

Thank you for the ride ;-))) Great music!!!

[strat2caster]

youre welcome and thanks for listening ;o)

[stealurface1976]

sounds awesome brother...makes a huge dif in stereo

[strat2caster]

cool man i used that AVC program that paradise earth and Borg have been talking about to convert to flv..thanks Jesse ;o)

[REDNECKPEPI64]

new five!

[strat2caster]

thanks much bro !

[dhaffner101]

Hell Yeah!! Yes you have figured it out my friend! Life will not be the same now, Cool azzzzzzz jamm!!

[strat2caster]

thanks,now if i can just do it again!

[dhaffner101]

Oh I know you'll be able to do it again!

[orangepeels03]

tininintinin..tinintinin...NEW­S FLASH: An update to the Honors this Video: (AS OF 16:19H GMT+1)

#60 - Top Rated (Today) - Music

#28 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music

This is *M* reporting via cyber world in the heart of my room, indian sitting from the land of the midnight sun, OSLO, NORWAY..

CHEERS! MABUHAY!

[strat2caster]

hey there funny girl, thanks for the Oslo Update !

[strat2caster]

1848 EST update

Honors for This Video:

#49 - Top Rated (Today) - Music

#20 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music

[MsMadeleine]

Cool footage you've added, I love the music :)

[strat2caster]

thanks its me and my wife driving a 4-wheeler in our back yard and neighbors yard ;o)

[nascream79]

NICE :-)

Cool vid too...

5* for ya!!

[jdavidb]

cool jam. Cool vid too Mike

[strat2caster]

thanks man prolly looks a lot like your area ;o)

[carlguage]

Wow you can go Gator hunting,, make some nice looking Boots!!

[strat2caster]

i dont hunt them, but ive caught them by accident while fishing! (no gators were harmed)

[uncledave10]

Congrats on 500 subs Bro.:o)tm

[strat2caster]

thanks a lot man, its hard to believe sometimes!

[littlejinkz]

That looked fun LOL. Great tune...is it your kids on bass/drums?

[strat2caster]

it Was fun ! thats me on bass and i programmed the digital drums. i wrote the bassline first, built the song around it.

[Psychofunkapus]

dude was that a golf cart? lol

Baha ing Ted Nugent style!

[strat2caster]

no dude that was a "mule", a ballsy little 4-wheeler made by Kubota..itll do @ 50 mph ;o)

[glaoud]

Iit is better for the ears than for the eyes!!!

Friendships.J.C.

[strat2caster]

thanks brother, i didnt video the song so i filmed around my backyard ...

[bentonio07]

Wow, that's fantastic, love that sound with a little wah

wah paddle there: funky bluesy rocky or whatever, sounds great!!!

And WHAT a ride :-)

[strat2caster]

thanks very much bro "funky bluesy rocky or whatever"

is probably the best description ive heard yet!

[bentonio07]

LOL, see, I'm a nerd :-)

[strat2caster]

nope you cant play dobro like you and also be a nerd, cant be done !

[bentonio07]

LOL, ok :-)

Hope to see you play the dobro again!!!

[strat2caster]

i'm practicing 3 dobro tunes right now , whichever i feel is ready 1st ;o) *they're neck and neck*

[bentonio07]

Cool, I'll check it out!

I've been playing around with a fast bluesy riff that came to my mind a couple of days ago, but too bad it's beyond my skills

at the moment ... gotta put it in the drawer

[Burch9]

Daaamn 500 subs, YOU IS DA MAIN!!

[strat2caster]

i know man its nuts aint it? i gotta thank all of my great friends and subs for that!!

[Burch9]

Awsome Groovin riffage, movin back and fourth through my gray matter! Great bass line and skins, did you do that too Mike?

[strat2caster]

thanks Jerry ! the digital drums i programmed, and the bass i played on my sons Toys r Us 3/4 size bass. i actually wrote the bassline 1st and built the rest around it.

[ruotze]

Wow Florida looks cooooool!

[strat2caster]

aside from being extremely hot , it is pretty cool. heh heh

[The12ismine]

cool jam man,--bitchin' in fact!

[strat2caster]

yeah, bitchin'! thank you ;o)

[dabiribd]

Pretty awesome sound

5/5

[strat2caster]

thanks ben i appreciate it bro

[Melchesdikomega6669]

sounds good bro.

[strat2caster]

thanks J

[Veralucy]

I couldn't see my first comment here Mike...you're getting so much popularity...so...what to say? Satisfaction to see this goodtrip tour OK?

I loved this music since the first time I heard it on your primary version before!

[strat2caster]

thanks Vera, i got your comment before, but thanks for making sure. youve been a constant supporter and i appreciate it very much ;o)

[Ottawarocket]

Awesome sound Strat, Great vid, after that ride I am afraid to open this can of beer

Rocket

[strat2caster]

thanks Rob ;o) had a cooler and a guitar in the back, amazingly not one drop of beer was spilt!

[stealth5976]

good one strat! 5 stars

[KrisShred]

r u sure it is in stereo? cuz it sounds mono. i changed my mixer between mono and stereo but cant hear no difference