Announcing... RiffMasters!

LiveeviL2000 said:
I have 2 things to say.
1) WHERE THE HELL WAS THIS CHALLENGE WHEN I DUELED MIKE!! This is right up my Alley!!!
2) I know the duel says no production, but hot damn if Come Together wouldn't sound great in drop B!!!!

Damn it all to hell!! I'm dropping down to A or until my strings feel like over cooked linguini!!
I didnt know what to do with my main challenge until NOW!!!
BARBARIAN BOB will shake the gates of Valhalla with the might of the thunder god himself! The Valkyrie will Come together alright, if ya know what I mean!!
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Sheesh…. You go shopping for underwear in the boys aisle again? Think you got your Thor Underoos cinched up a bit too tight. :pound-hand:

PS: Looking forward to your post.
 
iblive said:
Sheesh…. You go shopping for underwear in the boys aisle again? Think you got your Thor Underoos cinched up a bit too tight. :pound-hand:

PS: Looking forward to your post.
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Barbarian Bob don’t wear underpants!! Commando with nothing but a cod piece keeping the boys together!

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I just feel giddy because I’m not doing a disco/opera mashup or worse. I’m back in my comfort zone.
 
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!
before you get too far...

After some thought last night and a request early this morning, I have "selectively" lifted the accompaniment restriction on the "Death Drop" challenge.

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Since RiffMasters on the whole is about expanding creativity, inspiration and coloring outside the lines, limitations would place a hobble upon that mindset.

You may also attempt to merge your ground-pounding sonic doom into your 60's cover, the upcoming (later today) "Moar Cowbell" Side Hustle. Or, keep it standalone and accompany it with dark drums or bass or shrieks of agony too, if you wish. The overall goal was to make you create a dark, scary riff. If you wish to give that opportunity up and merge it instead, go ahead.

I'm torn on the musical merge idea. It flies in the face of the goal to create more, share more musical ideas with each other. Merging should probably not be used as a shortcut, but I understand it can also be rather inspiring to try, so it should be allowed.

However, for the Official Guitar Duel challenge between @Mitch Pearrow SJMP and @Clockworkmike
Guitar only please, no accompaniments. Levels the playing field.

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Busy afternoon ahead of me, so I want to put this out there now and clear the rest of my day.

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Side Hustle for Round #4 “Moar Cowbell!”

Do you enjoy groovy good music? Are you adventurous & fun-loving? What is this, Tinder, or Plenty of Fish?
You can gain up to 5 extra points available for the Chapter 4 side hustle! Amazing right? However, to earn
these valuable points, RiffMasters are required to jump through several ridiculously nutty musical hoops.
To earn the top-top points, the four or five, an ego-busting video submission is 100% required.

1 Point. - Your vigorous musical Cowbell clonkin’ alone, solo, or to some sort of play-a-long for a minimum 1:00

2. Points - Your most excellent Cowbell conkin’ added with some cool drums and appropriately head-bangin’ rock
guitar riffage. Must be YOUR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION. Don’t be skimping on that bell. We need more cowbell. 1:00 min.

3 Points - Accompany your rhythmically satisfying conkin’ Cowbell beat with some cool drums, a great head-noddin' rock guitar
riff, AND a funky cool disco/rock/funk bass line what makes us all go, “OH YEAH! That’s really hittin’ it, baby.” 1:00 min.

4. Points - Version #3 above adding any kind of groovin’ chorusy lyrical content along with all the drums, guitar, bass with
your musically on-point cowbell conkin’. Show us the video of you singin' and smackin’ that bell live, a la Will Ferrel’s
“More Cowbell” guy, probably in a 70's sort of getup, ape suit or whatever. Please wear something though. 1:00 min.

5 Points - Virtuoso Style: Musical use of prodigious and apparent Cowbell throughout any 1:00 NON-rock music selection, such
as jazz, orchestral, classic country, easy listening, electronica, whatever. Vastly improve any of those lackluster, unexciting music forms
your tastefully-conked virtuosity. And, please also show us the video of your stunning live performance, a la Gene Frenkle, the renown
“More Cowbell Guy.” Probably suggest this one also best done incognito. 1:00 min.

Don't own a cowbell? Anything sounding similarly "conky" will probably suffice. But, remember, this IS The Tone Rooms.
And also ultimately, about entertainment.

Context if you're not 100% gettin' it... behold the legend of Gene Frenkle, and the famous "More Cowbell" sketch on Saturday Night Live


This Side Hustle must be completed before the end of the Main Event Poll vote on April 9.

ONE LAST THING: You do not have to be on any current RiffMaster list to jump in on these challenges at any time.
If this seems like a fun and sensible thing for you to be spending any of your valuable leisure minutes on, by all means join us!
Just do it and post. We welcome all newcomers. The goal here is fun, community and inspiration, not to score points.
 
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BFT Gibson said:
Cowbell intro & after first verse

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Dbftd-821374834%252Fliberty-bell%252Fs-ZeOq7dP2WE6%3Bsecret_token%3Ds-ZeOq7dP2WE6%3Btrack_id%3D1767277257

V1) It is about ... to... FALL

V2) Now is the time to Ring the Liberty Bell

V3) Ring it BANG it..the Liberty Bell
Our Freedom is NOT for Sale

V4) Ring it Bang it .. The Liberty Bell
Our Freedom NOT for Sale

V5) Ring it Bang it.....the Liberty Bell
Ring it Clang it ...the Liberty Bell
Our Freedom NOT for SALE !!!!!!!
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Epic!!
 
@BFT Gibson sets some kind of production land speed record bringing us "Liberty Bell." This one is hard for me to categorize. I was expecting more apparent use of bell throughout, but the raw speed of completion somehow compensates.

BFT tells me no downtuning of his six string guitar, but he did use a 5 string bass, so we can assume a downwards string step to "B."

As a "Deth Drop", it is suitably angry, even if not downtuned. Indeed a sonic maelstrom, featuring an important message, about not selling out. This work releases battle-focused angels, if not demons

I'm willing to grant 4 points for that, if BFT wishes to accept. OR, a single point if he feels he'd like to retry for more points in the "moar cowbell" side hustle.
 
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TVvoodoo said:
@BFT Gibson sets some kind of production land speed record bringing us "Liberty Bell." This one is hard for me to categorize. BFT telks me there was no downtuning of his six string guitar, but he did use a 5 string bass, assuming that downwards string step to "B."

As a "Deth Drop", it is suitably angry, even if not downtuned. Indeed a sonic maelstrom, featuring an important message, releasing battle-focused angels if not demons

I'm willing to grant 4 points for that, if BFT wishes to accept. OR, a single point if he feels he'd like to retry for more points in the "moar cowbell" side hustle.
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I will accept the 4. Was going to down tune the SGJ but was going for a crisp attack. The Schecter was used for leads..well is Floyd Rose locked in E.

All them recent bass gear posts all manifested into this song. Much rather play bass & the SVT just absolutely makes it so easy. It has the depth & even roundness in notes even low down. The Ampeg hlf cab was key. It handles the B sting fundamental.

SGJ into Metal Muff into Sovtek MIG 50 for main guitar
Schecter SVSS into Boss SD1 into Catalinbread Dirty Secret Deluxe into MIG 50..all china V30's mic'd
 
TVvoodoo said:
Busy afternoon ahead of me, so I want to put this out there now and clear the rest of my day.

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Side Hustle for Round #4 “Moar Cowbell!”

Do you enjoy groovy good music? Are you adventurous & fun-loving? What is this, Tinder, or Plenty of Fish?
You can gain up to 5 extra points available for the Chapter 4 side hustle! Amazing right? However, to earn
these valuable points, RiffMasters are required to jump through several ridiculously nutty musical hoops.
To earn the top-top points, the four or five, an ego-busting video submission is 100% required.

1 Point. - Your vigorous musical Cowbell clonkin’ alone, solo, or to some sort of play-a-long for a minimum 1:00

2. Points - Your most excellent Cowbell conkin’ added with some cool drums and appropriately head-bangin’ rock
guitar riffage. Must be YOUR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION. Don’t be skimping on that bell. We need more cowbell. 1:00 min.

3 Points - Accompany your rhythmically satisfying conkin’ Cowbell beat with some cool drums, a great head-noddin' rock guitar
riff, AND a funky cool disco/rock/funk bass line what makes us all go, “OH YEAH! That’s really hittin’ it, baby.” 1:00 min.

4. Points - Version #3 above adding any kind of groovin’ chorusy lyrical content along with all the drums, guitar, bass with
your musically on-point cowbell conkin’. Show us the video of you singin' and smackin’ that bell live, a la Will Ferrel’s
“More Cowbell” guy, probably in a 70's sort of getup, ape suit or whatever. Please wear something though. 1:00 min.

5 Points - Virtuoso Style: Musical use of prodigious and apparent Cowbell throughout any 1:00 NON-rock music selection, such
as jazz, orchestral, classic country, easy listening, electronica, whatever. Vastly improve any of those lackluster, unexciting music forms
your tastefully-conked virtuosity. And, please also show us the video of your stunning live performance, a la Gene Frenkle, the renown
“More Cowbell Guy.” Probably suggest this one also best done incognito. 1:00 min.

Don't own a cowbell? Anything sounding similarly "conky" will probably suffice. But, remember, this IS The Tone Rooms.
And also ultimately, about entertainment.

Context if you're not 100% gettin' it... behold the legend of Gene Frenkle, and the famous "More Cowbell" sketch on Saturday Night Live


This Side Hustle must be completed before the end of the Main Event Poll vote on April 9.

ONE LAST THING: You do not have to be on any current RiffMaster list to jump in on these challenges at any time.
If this seems like a fun and sensible thing for you to be spending any of your valuable leisure minutes on, by all means join us!
Just do it and post. We welcome all newcomers. The goal here is fun, community and inspiration, not to score points.
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Oh boy, now that is a challenge.
 
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