"G Experiment"

[FrankAxtell]

This is a funk groove called G Experiment 2 based on minor seventh chords moving in minor 3rd intervals... Cm7, Ebm7, F#m7 and Am7.
http://frankaxtell.com/Audio/GExperiment2.mp3
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[thickasabrick]

It sounded nice - like the tone was good and your playing was clean, but I wasn't really able to get into to music. It seemed a little cold, if you don't mind me saying.

[Joseph India]

I second that. (coldness)
But I'm sure the smooth jazz crowd will love you.
I should add that you should not give so much info about your equipment, it makes you sound sort of stuck-up to some people. (No offense)

[Futuro]

I second that. (coldness)
But I'm sure the smooth jazz crowd will love you.
I should add that you should not give so much info about your equipment, it makes you sound sort of stuck-up to some people. (No offense)A few posts in people would ask him what he was using anyway.

Liked this song alot actually.

[Joseph India]

Maybe your right. I guess I just dont understand why people would care what equipment someone is using.

[mutant!]

Maybe your right. I guess I just dont understand why people would care what equipment someone is using.
Because different guitars and different effects and different amps and different strings and different picks and different pickups all sound, believe it or not, different.

Not all of us have our dream setup yet. Some of us are still hunting...

[spastic]

i'd say the same thing about your playing here that I did in your other thread. you have a cool and interesting style when you play slow, just work more on your fast phrases.

also, in regards to the purpose of this song, you play well over all of the chords and don't get lost. but I feel like the transitions between each chord need some work. it seems like most of your phrases start and end with each chord. for instance, there weren't many (or any) times when you continued an eighth note phrase through two or more chords. I'd say that's what is contributing most towards the cold feeling that most people got from this song.

I would suggest not treating each chord like it stands alone. If I were playing over these changes, my solo would incorporate some chords that aren't actually played, but only implied. since there is no resolution from one chord to the next, your playing can add that in and give the song some more coherence. Here's an example of the chords my solo would follow:

Cm7 (F7 - Bb7b9)
Ebm7 (Fm7 - Bb7b9)
F#m7 (C#m7 - F#7#11)
Am7 (D7 - C#7alt)

that would add some outside notes and add some interest for your listener, and it would also make each chord flow better from one to the next.

[xen0s]

Very Greg Howe-ish! I like! Maybe cut down a bit on the super shredding :P