Active Melody March 2025 Challenge

[Catherine Arsenault]

Well here’s my take on that Backing track I decided to do two versions of it.. Hope you enjoy!

[Richard G]

Snaps, double stops, slides, pull-offs and bends to perfection Catherine. You are an inspiration, we can learn so much from you. Thank you …..

Richard

[AndréM]

Catherine both are excellent, but the first one is my favorite.
Your LP sounded awesome very clean.
Best i have heard so far.

AndréM

AndréM

[Guido]

Catherine, you can make sing and cry both the electric and the acoustic guitar! Loved both version, pro level and soulful playing, so well recorded as well! As I am meanly an acoustic player, I can only admire your acoustic version: this phrasing and those bends and vibrato on acoustic, my gosh! Beautiful rendition!

Guido

[Michael L]

Hi Catherine, ah, so nice! I loved it all, and really enjoyed the acoustic guitar lead. Great tone and the mix was perfect. You’ve invested a lot in your recording/video setup and it all comes together here. Loved it!

[Alan O]

Hi Catherine, very nice submission! Pro level for sure. I enjoyed both versions very much.

Alan

[San Luis Rey]

Those are two sweet takes on this Catherine! Inspiring indeed.

Mike

[JoeD1]

Awesome playing Catherine…you never disappoint and always leave me wanting more!

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Alan L]

That lead is soooo tasty and heartfelt. Well done 👍

[Bill]

Super soulful and creative. Love the spanky Les Paul sound.
Both versions sound excellent, nice Catherine!
Nice video work too, that studio is really working for you!!

[Paul S.]

Sweet and powerful at the same time. As usual. All you really needed behind you was a bass line. You added all the magic in chords and lead. And two guitars and camera angles to boot.

[sunjamr]

Awesome! I used to wonder why you aren’t already a world-famous guitarist. Then I realized: You actually are a world famous guitarist, because our fellow AM members are spread all over the world.

The 2nd version might have been more challenging to play, but the first version had the magic.

Sunjamr Steve

[Werner]

As you know, your guitar playing is beyond reproach. But in this contribution it is surpassed by the excellent video work. Very good, professional, musical and also very entertaining. Thank you

Werner

[Garry]

Incredible x 2 Catherine. Top class both on electric and acoustic. Yes, definitely an inspiration for all of us. 👏👏👏🌟👏👏👏 Very enjoyable. All the best! 😎🎸😎

[John H]

Impressive Catherine
Love the overall vibe, hammer-ons, snaps and double stops
Both guitars were impressive sounding
Congrats on a pro level recording and performance

John

[Manfred M]

Two for the price of one. Normally this applies to junk goods.
But here you get two Top Quality Products.
Both versions are tasteful, skillful and impressive, Catherine
Glad to have you in this community!

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom.
The next Meetup will take place in May/June

There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum a few weeks before..

I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[David H]

Yipes! Your creativity and playing is amazing.

[JoLa]

Oh man oh man, that was the best 5 minutes today and put me in a total trance!

Aside from Brian, you’re the most tasteful player I know and I could just binge on your music for hours! I love both versions of course, but I gotta agree with Guido, the acoustic guitar sound was just magical to my ears! You’ve only recently started recording with better gear and the sound is sooooo good already! I find the acoustic sound hard to capture properly but of course, we need to consider the player as well. You have such a good touch and feel, Catherine! And I don’t know how you pulled off those full bends on the acoustic, either. Totally LOVE this pro level performance and video production (excellent transitions and different camera angles to show both rhythm and lead)!

🎸JoLa

[Catherine Arsenault]

Dear Jola oh my god thank you for your kind words. I’m having a great time with the new gear lol !! Guitar is my escape from thus crazy world we live in 🇨🇦🥰

[Laurel C]

You are your guitars best friend. Both got the attention and a double treat for us. The sound production is what we all dream of and camera angles too. Seasoned playing.

[Bob Utberg]

The Chuck Berry style @ 0:37!!! Saaaaaaaaweet stuff! And those bends @ 4:05 on an acoustic – played and sounding like a PRO!!! Love the Mark Knopfler fade out at the end! Like JoLa said: Such a tasty 5 minutes of my day!!!

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

[JFL]

Both versions are just so good. Super tasty playing. Sound quality is fantastic. The video blends in so well, editing is very tasteful. Terrific 👏👏👏

JFL

[Dieter]

Excellent bluesy feeling!

Dieter

[Martin W]

Hi Catherine , I don’t think you could bring anymore to this backing track , both versions had so much going on , superb performance,
Such a good listen and so well recorded, you’ve certainly got to grips with your new gear .

Martin

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