I saw Don's lesson on the A minor Pentatonic solo highlighted as the "Featured Lesson" on the Home Page and just had to take a look since the A-min Pentatonic scale was the first thing I ever picked-out by ear listening to Eric Clapton albums (yes, the vinyl ones) back when they were "first editions."

I also thought I'd try a little experiment with it - I thought I would record a solo part for it perfectly clean (ouch - it is downright painful to listen to - sorry mates) and then go back and add a bit of processing to the exact same track.

It is amazing what a little sound effects will do for the "listen-ability" of a solo. Listen to both tracks (if you can make it all the way through the clean version, that is) and keep in mind it is exactly the same lead part in both files. Truly remarkable what a bit of gain, a smidge of chorus, and a dash of EQ can do. I guess it's a lot like some new paint and wallpaper on an old house, sometimes, eh?

As always, your comments are welcome - that's what make's logging-on fun - seeing what everyone has to say and what new files they've uploaded.

'till then,

kaldune