Thick Riff Thursday Solo Contest FINALISTS reaction (and Honorable Mentions)

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Thank you so much to ‪@apogeedigital‬
Finalists:
@victorfrancco: / victorfrancco
@skoneloke: / skoneloke
@nikitamogilevtsev: / nikitamogilevtsev
@n1ckguitar_: / n1ckguitar_
@julian_david_hall: / julian_david_hall
@w_getism: / w_getism
@coldbarbies: / coldbarbies
@decarlojason: / decarlojason
@foreheadjones: / foreheadjones
@pierceakers_: / pierceakers_
Honorable Mentions:
@pdennison95: / pdennison95
@darian_john: / darian_john
@danielthepirateking: / danielthepirateking
@ricardolouis_chua: / ricardolouis_chua
@vikingjulianguitar: / vikingjulianguitar
@k4me___leo: / k4me___leo
@ingress_band: / ingress_band
@_ben.hagan: / _ben.hagan
@buricaliskan: / buricaliskan
@lukeerickson_guitar: / lukeerickson_guitar
@lainlainlain_n: / lainlainlain_n
@samuel_swigart: / samuel_swigart
@lucasleanderkrarup: / lucasleanderkrarup
@shredheadred: / shredheadred

[@brentradshaw5057]

Next contest: you write a solo, then we make the backing riff

[@skychamber_studios]

I second this

[@LongLiveTheBeat]

Hell yes

[@niels__vdb]

YES, I would love to go for this!

[@sebastianviuf]

Oh yes please!

[@orokamonooooo]

That would be dope

[@bolillo5013]

The talent in this community is absolutely nuts.

[@JulianHallMusic]

Much love Nick, thank you! That bend that you mentioned was a happy accident--I was beyond stoked when it happened :D Best of luck to everyone

[@Darksignstudios]

You get my vote for sure, really tasteful solo, so expressive and it really felt like you really felt/understood the composition.

[@JulianHallMusic]

@@Darksignstudios Thank you very much, that's so kind :D I tried my best

[@TheImmortalBagoly]

And the boomers say there are no guitar legends anymore. These guys are insane.

[@darian_john]

thank you for the great contest and honorable mention! good luck top 10! y'all are beyond insane jeez.

[@Veeto]

so many insane entries everyones so insanely clean. all of these couldve made these and a lot more!!!

[@Veeto]

i really rewtached all solos three times and idk which one wins lmfao

[@jethrohutomomusic]

Congrats to all the finalists!! Regardless of whether I got featured or not I had a ton of fun writing my own solo. Amazing job putting this all together!

[@skoneloke]

Wow everyone’s entries were amazing!! Super stoked to be a part of this ❤ amazing playing all around to everyone who posted!!😄 and thank you for including me!

[@HookedonHaliburton]

That was hard. I had to watch everyone's twice! Would been cool to see a bass solo. A saxophone would of been wild!

[@victorfrancco]

Congrats to everyone! I had so much fun watching your submissions, you guys are awesome!

[@stiman1]

Amazing top 10! Surprised I didn't make the Honorable mentions though, at least for my whammy outro.

[@WombatThings]

Which one was yours?

[@Jamesembertonguitar1]

Some awesome submissions here! How you got it down to 10 I will never know, I really wish I could shred like some of these guys so talented keep up the good work everyone. 🤘🏻

[@benhagan]

Honurable mention 😂🔥...thanks man ... I'm winning the next solo Contest 💯

[@rockstarriff4651]

I was your 100th like:)

[@guitarmichael]

Flames

[@TheJustinside]

makes me want to stop playing guitar lol people are just too good.

[@apogeedigital]

We are honestly blown away by all the submissions and congrats to all the finalists 💜

[@niels__vdb]

Pierce got my vote for sure. DAMN bro!

[@JasonDeCarloGuitar]

Noo freakin way, can't believe I made it to the final round 😨You guys are intimidatingly great at guitar, absolutely mindblowing stuff. Hugee congrats to the finalists and thanks so much Nick and all the judges ❤

[@Phenn68]

Dude that intro was fucking solid congrats! 🎉

[@JasonDeCarloGuitar]

@@Phenn68ah thanks so much 🤘

[@Genghis_Sean_]

First guy channeling Aaron Marshall for sure lol

[@alex.charles2]

can confirm, this was an insanely hard list to put together. huge congrats to our finalists and thank you for all of your submissions!

[@jaredwilliams1031]

N1ckguitar is my fav, but I like VictorFranco's part A LOT. There's so much you can learn from a contest like this. Thanks to everyone who made it possible!

[@carazy123_]

Must be something about Nicks! Crazy playing from everyone but I gotta give it to n1ckguitar Also that vocal submission was AWESOME

[@buricaliskan]

Thank you for including my entry nick 😁 The top 10 were all amaazing 👌 Props to all of you 🎉🎉 Cheers Buri

[@Bass68195]

12:42 DUDE MY NAME IS PEARCE AND WHEN HE SAID THAT IT SCAREDBTHE SHIT OUTTA MEE😭🙏 I’ve never had that happen before bc my name is alr rare and then it’s even spelled different 💀

[@GuilhermeSantos-wy8kf]

Fuck didn't see this contest getting announced, I didn't watch KZbin for a few days and missed out on this. Dang it.

[@Gee-no]

A lot of these remind me of Frank Gamble, the absolute GOAT of technical tasty fusion.

[@Skoddskar]

One of my favorite bands that does a ton of synth and guitar unison stuff is Persefone. Check them out if you haven't before

[@LiamCloud]

Awesome submissions! I guess next time I’ll stick to just myself and not bring my clone along.. 😅🎸

[@wesleylakemusic]

Bit unfortunate my entry didn't make it but thank you for making the track and everything, well done to everybody!!

[@iloveyoual32]

My favorite part about seeing contests like this is seeing how even when given the same foundation, everyone has their own interpretation of it and it truly feels like there are endless variations that can be born from the same original piece

[@OnyxSkiesXIX]

Lol I’m glad I didn’t waste my time trying to write a solo for this contest

[@Franciscofk7]

My boy Daniel killed it hail the pirate king ❤

[@diederrr]

Love that Samuel swigart entry 17:38

[@shredheadred5653]

Thanks for the shout out man! This was fun :)

[@byfoul8743]

my dumbass tried to comment on the actual video on th instagram section multiple times.......

[@philipdennison5870]

Top 10 was insane! I had so much fun writing to this and really appreciate the honorable mention. Best regards to the finalists and everyone who participated!

[@rotaryrevivalist5095]

We need a shred head red full song colab.

[@jnashb]

I was rather stoked on my solo and I didn't even make the honorable mentions! 😢 y'all are just too damn good!! the amount of talent out there is truly nuts.. Time to eat tf out of this humble pie 🍽 Incredible work yall 🤘

[@WombatThings]

What is your IG handle?

[@ricardochua3985]

Congratulations to everybody who made it to the top 10! And thanks for the shoutout, Nick!

[@Gee-no]

Franco playing tasty

[@lukethemuse9921]

Pierce covered the whole Heavener album and smashed this solo, it's amazing how great he is.

[@lukethemuse9921]

@piercea🎸

[@PierceAkers]

@@lukethemuse9921

[@matt6288joyce]

Who won this??

[@remotorcycled]

Some amazing talent all round. Really enjoyed hearing everyone's interpretation! Great job all!

[@dasrockness]

Who won?

[@matthewrang796]

4th one the best

[@benhagan]

First again

[@xHRVSTRx]

cold wins for alan jackson drippage

[@richnfg_7882]

The quality is SO high. Well done everyone.

[@masonjoel8786]

I think Decarlo is my personal favorite for that intro, just feels good!

[@joshualeavittmusic]

Thanks for hosting, Nick. It was fun to give it a go and participate. Congrats to the finalists and honorable mentions, you all killed it!

[@sgtwurstmesser]

Subscribed. And much love for the @VikingJulianGuitar honorable mention❤ thanks for the opportunity, and thanks for all the support from other great players. Great job, finalists!!

[@LongLiveTheBeat]

I’m sorry but I would’ve TOTALLY voted for the singer because DAAAAAAAAAAMN 🔥

[@timsonofander]

So good across the board. Pierce Akers’ solo I’ve backed up and rewatched like 10 times. It’s just right. 👌🏻 👌🏻

[@akmetalhead95]

So many amazing entries! I really wanted to try and make one myself, but all of these guys are insane shredders and I'm not at all. I was kinda late seeing that the contest was a thing, then I watched a ton of the entries and was like, NOPE! I'm primarily a rhythm player, and when I play leads, they're usually slower melodic sections, not very technical. Lol

[@dupadupadoo69]

Idk who to vote for…maybe the guy with the squire? Dude probably needs the free gear more than the other guys.

[@zeevshaff]

Man I started recording the solo.. and too be honest we’re in a bit of a war situation and couldn’t find the time to finish it. Hope you do another one as that backing track is sick

[@RafaeruC]

Amazing entries, now i'm really sad to not recording one too. I promise to try in the next one. Much love to everyone who participated, you guys rock, keep shredding you all

[@dbwastooshort]

So excited to watch this! good luck to the finalists and great effort on everyone who entered, i couldnt get my entry in on time for this one, but hopefully next time! after watching the video i can confidently say i am mind blown

[@derekv9710]

Next contest: I won’t enter again because I suck compared to everyone 🤣🤣 great job to all!

[@Kessellish]

Congratulations to the 10 finalists! Amazing solos ❤❤❤

[@LukeEricksonguitar]

Damn hella threw a chon lick into mine cause the guitar I wanted someone to notice 😂😂

[@scottymonday]

all of you are so inspiring

[@jaredbobier2844]

Dude Nikita's entry is so sick, it sounds like it could be an actual song. Edit: should've waited to comment until the end. Pierce Akers you are insane dude

[@PierceAkers]

Thank youuuu

[@TylerSmithMusic1]

Nakita has my vote woo.

[@VinceMusicianG]

This is a great series keep it going Ill try to catch the next one

[@H0LT-85]

God damn. The end of Foreheadjones solo !!!!!

[@tommyg2112]

Good Lord... These are smokin Solo's ...

[@tonymirabelli8516]

They’re all amazing, but Skoneloke has so much feeling in his solo along with technique.

[@tonymirabelli8516]

He’s my son, lol. I’m a little bias, but I think they’re all fantastic

[@IgorFisco]

That was INSANE 🔥🔥

[@Яна-л5ь4с]

Nikita the best!!!!

[@jonathangrigg2728]

Yoooo that Pierce Akers kid is fuckin 🔥

[@PierceAkers]

[@post-man23]

Pierce it is 🔥

[@PierceAkers]

Thank you sm!

[@sound_recipe]

Nikita Mogilivstev the best ! Voted for him !