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Cigar Box Guitar Porch Picking Roan Mountain, TN

Hey all, it's been a while since I posted. You guys were very encouraging when I when I first posted the blues lick I'm using here when I was first working on it. I promised to try to build it out some more, and it's become a go-to for me when I'm noodling around. I've had some fun looping it and trying to improvise over top. I need to work on my timing and my guitar face (I look bored and/or angry when I'm concentrating! }:^0 ). I also didn't think about rounding out the end with the looper. Maybe one of these days I'll bore you guys with guys with yet another rendition of this same jam but a bit more polished. I recorded this one on my phone while I was on vacation this summer.

This guitar is a favorite of mine. It's my first short scale build - 23". I used a zero fret & hard tail bridge. The action is great, and it's very smooth to play. I recently sold it, and now I need to build another player for myself to keep. That's a good 'problem' to have I suppose. :)

I hope everyone is doing well. Out of the blue I got struck with pancreatitis. I've been seriously ill for the last month, and I'm finally starting to feel myself again. It's a relief! I'm still moving slow, but things are getting better. Keep on keepin' on.

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Comment by Jim Morris on October 15, 2017 at 11:04am: Get well soon Janis! This sounds fantastic.

Comment by Milt Haselmire on October 15, 2017 at 10:37am: Very nice. Right now is always the best time to do anything.

Comment by Derek Rose on October 15, 2017 at 9:39am: Good clean playing and sounds finished. Guitar has good tone too.

Comment by Snuffy Smith on October 15, 2017 at 5:52am: Sounds really nice. Pretty tones too.

Comment by Uncle John on October 15, 2017 at 4:33am: Fun is what playing is supposed to be. It sounds finished. If you get it polished to a gleam, post it again.

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on October 15, 2017 at 4:16am: Thank you Uncle John! You encouraged me to keep working on this when I posted my first glimmerings of this tune on my ceramic guitar. I appreciate the nudge! And I appreciate your encouragement yet again. :) I'll keep working on it some more. I wasn't going to post this at first because I wanted to work on it more. But you know, it's good to just have fun where you're at & stop waiting for things to be perfect (cuz that may never happen!).

Hope you're having a good weekend!