Hello all,
For many it seems this has in fact become the new normal, and I hope everyone is doing alright. A year and a half later since I posted my first Cliffs of Dover cover here, it’s been an inspiring journey in the real of extreme-EJness and thanks to his music and especially Troy for dissecting his hallmark phrases and welcoming me here.
I perhaps could be more diligent in learning the CTC ways as I did back then, and perhaps I could even be accused of under-utilizing some of the resources, but CTC has given me immense musical freedom and confidence with even just the few things I took and spun around. I am a better player and musician for it.
The greatest lesson I learned was that even rocket science can be learned; I can say with some certainty that overcoming such related mental fears (be it fear of speed itself or extreme deference for the artist) was the key to really take advantage of the technical method and jargon.
And thus here is my grand finale of the daddy of all EJ solos, the second from Lonely in the Night (which I am so happy he has decided to play live these days- for the first time in some 30 years!)- except it is improvised in places, and extended by another minute, because why not.
[The gear is as standard: Gibson 58 Les Paul, Analogman Sunface, Ibanez Tubescreamer, MXR Fet Driver, Strymon Timeline, Fender Deluxe Reverb, Suhr RL
The first 2 minutes are with the sunface fuzz and the final minute or so when the improvisation begins- that’s the ts-808 and fet driver.]
Hope you guys enjoy and as always, keep on picking.
Peter
