Four Christmas Instrumentals

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Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on Dec 05 2019 12:51 PM Last year at this time I recorded a batch of Christmas instrumentals. I decided to go out on a limb and turn four of them into videos and put a playlist up on the ol' YouTube. Take a look when you feel a little Christmas spirit and have a few minutes to kill. Note: These are not exactly surfy - just songs played on guitar so I hope they are not boring. A couple have arrangements adapted from The Ventures and Los Straitjackets, the other two are my own arrangements. The lead is played over backing tracks created with Band in a Box software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMCa_lRxDpc&list=PL39npZqfZzU9IYl_2Z-xDd5p8mFj-p9eP&index=2&t=0s Top
SixStringSurfer Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1350 Memphis, TN	Posted on Dec 05 2019 04:14 PM Listening to "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" right now... I love it! — MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. Top
Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on Dec 20 2019 08:02 PM Thanks for taking a look. Playing Christmas songs is not for everyone but for those who don't like playing them (our drummer was not a big fan) they only come along once time a year. It's fun to try to make them interesting from a guitar playing point of view. Not sure how successful I've been but hey, I gave it a shot! Top
drumsdick Joined: May 29, 2007 Posts: 224 Central CT, USA	Posted on Dec 21 2019 07:29 AM Nicely-played, Rob! All four tunes are terrific listening! — *Dick B. The Aquatudes http://www.aquatudes.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Aquatudes/107419619521 Top
Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on Dec 21 2019 10:27 AM Thanks for listening Drumsdick. Glad that you found them enjoyable. I took a look at the website for The Aquatudes. You guys have a great logo. Nicely designed. And the color of your drums is killer! Top
ArtS Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1251 Isle of Kent, MD	Posted on Feb 05 2020 03:39 PM Rob, Nice - I like that you used different guitar tones for the songs. Plus the videos were very relaxing. Sorry I missed this post earlier, it would have been perfect for Christmas. Will try to remember when and if we ever get snow in Maryland again!!! — Surfcat 2023 SG101 Compilation - Tribute to Noel The Journey Home - Agent Octopus (Our SG101 Comp download) From Atlantis with Love - Released - July 2023 Agent Octopus-Spotify Christmas on the Beach - NEW SINGLE Dec 2023!! Reverb Galaxy - Angle of Attack CD - BANDCAMP Surf, the most dangerous of all musical genres... Last edited: Feb 05, 2020 15:39:30 Top
Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on Feb 05 2020 04:02 PM Thanks for your comments, Art. Nothing wrong with a little Christmas in February. Only 11 months until Christmas! Top

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