Mellow G Blues

The little rhythm guitar riff that runs behind the main melody was the reason for doing this. I was idly playing the riff on an acoustic guitar when it seemed like a good guitar to record it and play something mellow and melodic over the top. And, if two guitars, why not a spot of piano, bass and drums... Makes a change to get back to some electric playing these days!

The tune is really an exercise in restraint - making sure the piano riffs mesh in with the guitar riff - and then playing the lead in such a way that it complements both these sounds. Not too many notes at any stage. The guitar I play is my 1987 G&L ASAT - one of the last guitars to be made under the eagle eye of Leo Fender - played through a Laney 65w combo amp. The piano is a Korg N1, and I'm using a Tanglewood acoustic bass guitar.

I'll be doing a little tutorial on the guitar riff for this tune soon - watch this space...

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• Will
• Fly
• blues
• electric
• guitar
• G&L
• ASAT

[nicecoolbuddy]

put some pants on for pete's sake

[HenfieldWill]

@nicecoolbuddy Should have called it "Commando Blues..." perhaps... :-)

[MrBillbroonzy]

Hi Will. Whenever I hear you play I always feel obliged to respond but try and resist spontaneous responses. I've just finished an arduous day composing my latest and final essay for an OU course. Ive poured a G n T and I could not have chilled out to a better end to the evening. The Blues covers many moods, not least therapeutic. Thank you.

[HenfieldWill]

@MrBillbroonzy Finished the course, eh? Well done! Glad the blues added to the chilled G&T effect...:-)

[countryclassic]

Great playing...nice slow blues...where did you get that back-up track? I was using that 'hybrid' style of picking in '58 with a flat pick...just couldn't get the hang of a thumbpick!

[HenfieldWill]

@countryclassic The backing track is me - multi-tracked. The drums come from a Zoom machine - all the rest is live instruments. :-)

[hankmaker]

Excellent work - A lesson with tab will make you a fortune !!

[xsniper89x]

very cool, i love to improvise to that with the blues harp

[GreyStrat]

Well cool

[BillEvans1956]

You should record more of you playing that G&L. A great guitar.

[jeremi70]

Propre net et bien joué ! Merci pour ce bon blues.

[maxmoves64]

Very nice, Will. Has the T-bone Walker feel to it. Nice double picking at the end too. A touch of Stormy Monday, for sure:)