Well, I might get a clip from the "live" version from Camp off of my pocket tape recorder onto my computer and posted, but that means hauling my old Sharp tape deck out of the basement, connect it to my computer, etc. If I do that, I might post the Ki-Koo Blues while I'm at it !! Easier to just re-record the Katy solo over a backing track, but then you wouldn't have Dave-the-bass-player's lovely vocals...
Lots to do (need to get my practice routine set here PDQ), but keep checking in - I may get something posted some time.....
fssharp wrote: I studied the solo, tabbed it out (lots of work in Cool Edit to figure it out), played along with the record, played along with a backing track, slowly got it better and better to where now I can play about 1/2 of it right and the other 1/2 ok enough not to totally embarass myself. Took about 3 months to get the kinks work out. ... the overall approach to trying to get Rob's sound has been beneficial. So I recommend finding a solo you really like, that's a bit of a challenge but within your grasp, and really trying to get it down. Good for practice and focus.
I think that's good advice and it sure worked for you. It's great for rut-busting, too! My greatest challenge is to move out of my current rut.
I need a repertoire and am gradually working on one, much as you did with Katy. (Is there any chance you will post Katy for us??)
Personally I don't learn very easily from tab and I do a lot better using a slowdowner to learn the riffs and then gradually speeding up. I have the first 3 sections of Juke coming along at about 90% right now, for instance, and I don't even know how I would tab it myself. (I know there are tabs on the web for that one.)
Hey I agree with toamille for sure. Everybody had their moment....that's some of the best fun, seeing guys (and gals) get up and "do their thing".
Frankie - thanks for the kind words about "katy". I actually meant to say the following before the song, but forgot, so I'll say it here, now...
The solo I did on "She caught the Katy" was a straight rip-off of Rob Paparozzi's version on his "Alive and Well in the 20th Century" CD. What a great version, and what a great solo. It's so well constructed, with some tricky parts, but generally playable or "adaptable" by even moderate players. Lots of great little riffs in there worth learning, I studied the solo, tabbed it out (lots of work in Cool Edit to figure it out), played along with the record, played along with a backing track, slowly got it better and better to where now I can play about 1/2 of it right and the other 1/2 ok enough not to totally embarass myself. Took about 3 months to get the kinks work out. So it's a cool solo and it turned out to be a good learning experience. There's little figures in it that turn up sometimes when I'm jamming, plus the overall approach to trying to get Rob's sound has been beneficial. So I recommend finding a solo you really like, that's a bit of a challenge but within your grasp, and really trying to get it down. Good for practice and focus.
Well, I wasn't going to say all that from the bandstand, just that I stole Rob's solo and give him some credit...
Frankie B commented at camp that we might use the forum to connect our "handles" to our names for those of us at camp and without pictures on our profiles. Great to meet Frankie B, toamille, Brian P, Harpdawg (Steve??) and others.
Any StL Camp specific comments could go here too. Just a thought. I can be reached at fssharp@yahoo.com
I'd like to put some jams up on-line here, but it might take a while to get my new computer to record like I want it to.
Anyway, thanks for all the fun and good tunes at Camp...time to hit the woodshed.
