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Ode to an instrument

Record something that characterizes what that instrument 'does' for you. We're aiming to try to capture that particular instrument's essence in a song/riff/groove/progression.

For example, Maybe your LP is a rock machine, your Strat just screams mary or the explorer is the weapon that shreds at 145bpm. Perhaps your acoustic is soulful and delicate or sing-a-long-y.

📅 Entries Close: Sunday, 26th March 2023, 23:59PM

📜Rules: Entries somewhere between 20s to 4 minutes long. Must have a guitar or bass guitar audible in the mix.

No genre restrictions or recording equipment restrictions. Use the interface, use the cellphone - it's all good.

P.s. Collaborations are welcomed!

⁉How To Enter: Record your entry, sign up or log in to SoundCloud, post it there. Then grab the SoundCloud link and reply here with the link pasted in your reply. **If possible, make your track public - that way I can make a playlist up. Since we may run into copyright issues with covers, if Soundcloud doesn't work, please use the attachements feature to upload your mp3 to the forum.

Also, a pic of the instrument you are playing/thinking of would help the voting!

🏅Prizes: None this month, just the ever increasing infamy of winning a GuitarTalk Challenge! But wait....there's more - you even get the undoubtably doubly dubious distinction of selecting the next challenge topic.

Anyone can enter this competition. You just need a guitar and a phone. But any other recording equipment is fine too. Collaborations with fellow members or anyone you can recruit is encouraged!

Good luck and may 2023 be on your side!

8 days later

I don't wanna be that guy, but Sunday is the 29th =D

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    RCVN I don't wanna be that guy, but Sunday is the 29th =D

    😆 Very true, I meant February not Januworry 🤦 Thanks and fixed!

    Oh cool. I'm pretty keen to get back on the wagon, but end of Jan was looking a little close.

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      Yeti I got a scare myself 😅

        6 days later

        Goodness, I have not played in such a long time. Hallo

          Actually I am lying! I did play not so long ago doing a review for my inverter.

          You will find it at around 4:23 🤣

            RodneyVikens NO, not really.

            But...you can still enter, plenty of time and it would seem you're load shedding proof, so no excuses 🤞

            V8 I hate my acoustic so much, don't have anything positive to sing about it..... I guess that is fine right?

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              19 days later

              I'm torn on what to attempt. Has anyone made any decent progress?

              RCVN I got as far as writing lyrics but haven't found a gap to do anything meaningful otherwise

                RCVN Ish..,.I've two riffs to glue together but I've got to re-install ALL my DAW software n things and re-string the six stringed weapon 🧑‍🏭

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                  V8 That reminds me.. I also wanna try and get my guitar serviced before the garage days.

                  That's a bit of a ball ache. What happened to your pc?

                    V8 Don't move anything for me specifically.

                    I have a really bad track record for getting submissions in.
                    But I do have an idea for a future challenge.

                    Chat.gpt song challenge.

                    Get Chat.gpt to write lyrics and then add chords/guitar parts over it.

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                      V8 I definitely wont have something finished end of this month

                        Ahh, let's go for another two weeks - you heard it here first 😁

                        12th March sounds good to me - happy to move it again!

                        RCVN Get Chat.gpt to write lyrics and then add chords/guitar parts over it.

                        I like it - though Chat.GPT may need some guidelines "Write me a song" might be a bit of minefield 😅 Actually, that might also be hysterical, research is needed!

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