Slow 1-Chord Ambient Blues with Slide on a Silent Yamaha with Nylon Strings

September 2022 Active Melody Site Member Challenge Response
The challenge was to play something to the backing track Brian provided.
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Recording notes:
Guitar: Yamaha Silent SLG200N with nylon strings
Recorded with direct line via Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to Macbook/Logic Pro/Echo Strum+ReverbForDays
Video recorded with iPhone 11 Pro Max and processed on Macbook Pro/Final Cut Pro
Recorded on 09/30/2022
#Ambient Blues

[@nickklaas4776]

Thank You Jola, today was hard but your music is beautiful and calming… thank you for the gift

[@donprater3768]

Outstanding! Excellent touch.

[@CaelM8000]

Thanks for the trip! It certainly felt somewhere in the deep part of the south but not terrestrial. It felt like slowly gliding just above the trees and observing everything. Such a nice sound.

[@GuitarJoLa]

Ah, thanks! Glad you enjoyed the trip! 😉💕

[@Erny_Module]

Oddly evocative and mesmerising.... beautifully played - pity I can only give one 'Like'!

[@GuitarJoLa]

🙏🥰

[@olben58]

So nice!!

[@Andrey1308K]

Amazing playing!!! Wow!!

[@GuitarJoLa]

Thanks so much! 🙏💕

[@thepug991]

Killin it! Can feel the emotion!

[@zohaiblughmani5089]

very specific and cool

[@JlynSulliman]

Super groovy!! Awesome slide playing!! Totally enjoyed this!!!👏👏🎶🎵🎸

[@denarte6986]

Amazing playing and feel

[@dmdoppler115]

Sounds really cool! Btw that guitar is sick! I love it I've never seen anything like it before.

[@RickDanner]

My friend your tone and presentation is beautiful ! nice job !

[@GuitarJoLa]

Thank you! 🙏

[@TiesSepGames]

amazing!!

[@edwardmorton6691]

That is amazing! The tone ,the beat , the ambiance and the video editing are all just perfecto. I absolutely love it and it will be played many times today by me . Tremendous job. Very well done.

[@GuitarJoLa]

Thank you, Ed! 🙏

[@sparthir]

Awesome. A little hack you might want to try on nylon strings. A PVC pipe as a slide. Of course you need the right diameter but I found tubing with the right one for me easy enough. The plastic on nylon is an interesting sound and not so harsh on the bass notes. :)

[@GuitarJoLa]

Thank you! Will try :)

[@BulaBula12345]

Love it. What amp were you using?

[@GuitarJoLa]

Thank you, John! No amp was used, recorded directly to DAW and then added some Reverb.

[@edwardmorton6691]

Have you tried the Donner Hush travel guitar yet? I pair mine to a Positve Grid Spark mini and take it on my travels. The possibilities are endless. There's also the Spark Go, a very tiny amp, which is a bit easier to carry around. The 'Hush' definitely satisfies the withdrawl I suffer from when I'm away from my 'real' guitars. Nice Yamaha by the way.

[@GuitarJoLa]

Thanks, Ed. I'm not familiar with Donner Hush guitars (yet). I usually take my Taylor GS mini on travels, it's perfect for me.

[@darz3829]

I'm guessing the next step from this is a No-chord blues. Would that be done with the guitar laying on the couch across the room?

[@GuitarJoLa]

you know what ... that's a good idea, a "no chords blues" might be coming soon ;)

[@andrewrobinson9453]

Very nice, have you got more guitars then brian

[@GuitarJoLa]

Haha, not even close! 😉