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I have bought all of Jon's programs and while still working through the scale patterns lessons, I take breaks from the lessons and go to 30 Blues Jam Tracks and jam away! It is awesome and the two programs complement each other very well. I am totally sold on Jon's guitar programs.
Jonathan
These tracks completely eliminate the need to get three or four folks over to the house to play with, and when they do get together my arsenal is huge.
Jonathan... been so busy at work since I got the kit, by the time I get home I'm too wiped out fiddle around much with this yet. What I have been doing, though, is playing the tracks through my computerizer or in the car while out and about... I figure this way I'm getting familiar with the tracks so I'll know where they are going when I finally get a chance to play around with them. AND, I saw your offer the other day on the 24 Licks Download, by your friend Robert, and I've got that which will be a monstrous help... I'm not gonna do the match but with 24 licks and the ability to transpose each one and then carry one to another, I doubt any of us would live long enough to work through and master every possible combination just these 24 licks can provide, especially once you start dropping in your own connecting runs. Geez, I need a time machine to go back to my youth and start all over. Where was Al Gore and the invention of the internet back when I was young?
Jonathan,
Since purchasing your 30 blues backing tracks, & videos I started working with them and things are starting to make sense now. I like them so much, when I came down here to Mexico on vacation, I brought the tracks with me and purchased a new gitar & amp to practice with. I look forward to purchasing more tracks when you get them finished.
I found the tracks on the 30 Blues Jam Tracks CD to be well varied, with varying tempos and differing 'styles' of Blues. Big thumbs up to the boys in the band, excellent work. If you haven't purchased a copy yet people, do so with the assurity you would be hard put to be dissappointed.
Great tracks to practice with, offering various styles of blues. However, on some of the tracks I haven't been able to figure out the 'key' it is played in (my problem not yours); still learning. However, I do enjoy messing around around with them. Response: Hi Pete, checkout the cheat sheet that comes with the jam tracks; it lists every track name and key. Also, checkout the bonus lesson for tips on how to solo with the tracks.
I FINALLY know something about what and why I'm playing. I have been doing Pentatonic runs for years without knowing it. With the helpful hints from your site I can come up with something for everything in all the blues tracks. I was best as a bass player 25 yrs ago but always wanted to play blues. Jimi Hendrix, BB, Hooker, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughn, etc. My brother who plays lead for the Colfax Cowboys says he can hear them all in my playing. Now I am going to get the DVD lesson and put together the nuances I know I'm missing. All on the first cd of songs are my favorite. I haven't listened to the second one yet because I am finally having fun playing. Except for nerve damage to the left hand I can see myself actually saying, "Yes, I can play guitar.
I found myself in a bit of a slump with my playing - not feeling very motivated or inspired to practice much. However, after receiving Jonathan's 30 Blues Jam Tracks, I can't wait to get home and "get to work" jammin' and practicing my chops/licks over the backing tracks. I find myself consumed for hours without realizing I've put in that much time - it's that good (my wife loves it because it keeps me out of the bars; jonathan, you've saved my marriage!). I think my favorite tune is "It's Good To Be Me"; however, there's something to be gleaned from every single one of the tracks. Jonathan knew what the hell he was doing here: he put together a variety of tracks in many different keys to practice your 5-pattern pentatonic scale all over the neck; too, the tracks are in various tempos, rhythms, and progressions that can prep you for practically any improv situation. The tracks are professionally played, also - worth every friggin' dime of the cost. Hell, if ya' don't even want to jam with them, you can plug them into your car cd player on the way to work. But what I suppose what I love the most about the jam tracks is that after having played in various bands (that never seem to work out for me due to personality clashes), this band doesn't give you any crap for experimenting with different licks while soloing or get too drunk to play. So, Jonathan, my question now is "when are the next collection of jam tracks coming out?".
I like the tracks very much and as I already am pretty good at the pentatonic scales I am having fun with them. I would very much like to be able to play along with the jam tracks and have the chords for them so that I can choose which way I want to play.
Hi Playing over the tracks has helped me to "jam" which i could never do before. Bouncy Blues is my favorite track as it is in the A key and has a nice easy swing to it. For a relative beginner at lead guitar (I am a 40 year strummer) playing these series + tracks has made my playing much more fun. Go ahead and purchase - you won't regret it. Regards Denis McCourt
Absolutely superb and worth every penny they cost.
Hi Jonathan, I am very happy with the 30 Blues Jam Tracks, they have a very good quality sound. I am a 61 year old learner and don`t have a lot of time to practise. I started out playing the scale over the tracks now I find I can do my own little thing here and there. Having so much fun. I would recommend the 30 Jam Tracks they are good value.
Hi Jonathon, Thanks
If you have tried most Jam Tracks you know that they can be boring, poorly produced and uninspiring. Well, this is NOT that! These tracks are interesting, very well produced and a real pleasure to jam with. The entire package including the lesson on minor pentatonics is top notch stuff.
Hey Jonathan really enjoying playing along to the Blues Tracks..... loving the ones in my fave Am .... Sunset Blues, Up With The Blues, Bad Blues I seem to be able to really get the groove and the feel with those....also loving playing higher up the neck than I am used to...tracks like Lazy Blues, Down With The Blues, Cool Blues King and Acoustic Blues...( I play acoustic guitar)...... some of the tracks seem a little fast for me.....but maybe I will get there.... Thanks again for such a cool set of tracks!
Hey Jonathan,
Hey, Jonathan. I just wanna thank you for putting out such good backing traks. It never gets old. Even if I play the same song over and over. I just try to play something different. It forces me to get better while having a blast. I don't think I have a favorite trak since every single one has its own flavor and pushes me to play something different. Thanks again.
Hey Jonathan. I am enjoying the jam tracks immensely. I really don't have a particular one that I prefer. However, each track has been invaluable in that it helps me stay in the groove and develop an inner sense of timing that otherwise would not have developed near as fast if at all without this aid. Cannot say enough about them. I would and do recommend them to anyone. I experienced first hand how your playing improves more than you can imagine. Thanks for a great tool.
Hi Jonathan,
i really have enjoyed the jam tracks i ordered, played lead on some of them.. still learning. thank you hope your doing well until next time
Oh Yeah,,This was just what I was looking for. I am retired and didn't start playing until I was 50 yrs. old. Lucky for me I had a good teacher and he made sure I had all the tools to play. I became bored with playing other peoples music and was playing less. Felt so guilty for spending four years taking lessons and looking at my guitar with dust on it. Then I seen your offer on the blues jam tracks. I had a couple of jam tracks, but they sounded cheesey and I placed them in cicular file 13. Thought I would give yours a go. Boy am I glad I did. They sound great. They allowed me to use what I have and get creative and play what I hear. I don't know who the guys in the band are on the jam tracks, but they are really tight and in the pocket. Thanks for doing this, I really enjoy them. Bill
I dare say that probably every professional musician has some form of backing track that they hone their skills with. I like using my Boss Loopstation and laying down tracks to play over. I've been downloading these tracks to my looper and playing them through my amp gives a pretty good "real band" feeling. There is a good selection of styles and the quality of the recordings is very good. Good tool for learning what to do with all those scales you've been learning. I've even written a few lyrics for a couple of them and that really helps work on timing. Besides it's way more fun than practicing to a metronome so you'll practice longer. All said it's another excellent tool for your toolbox, good quality at a reasonable price.
I use them regularly. They are the best tracks I have found. I like the slow blues tracks most, but I work them all. Think there is something there for everyone. Some are more difficult to keep up with, but they are all enjoyable.
Good mix of styles and good tracks. The one thing I'd like added is actual chord progressions of the tracks. Somebody has to be the rythym player.
The tracks are great and they sure beat trying to pull together your music buddies to play so YOU can practice...NOT. I have a Custom Shop '54 reissue Strat and have had it for 12 years. Having several guitars, I haven't played this one as much, until now. Great blues tone (all 5 springs) and being able to play against pro tracks like these is really fun, not to mention how much better I am playing in all aspects. I'm pushing 60 and have played since I was 13...10+ years of it for money, so when I say these are very well done and worth it, I think I know what I am saying. Just throw it in and play. The hard part will be shutting it down...really!
I haven't had this much fun since I used to jam in my basement in the early 70's. The tunes cover so many different feels, from major key happy tunes, to minor key mysterious feels. I had fun playing to them all.
Hey Jonathan, great tracks
I have had a ball sharpening my chops on these great traks. But better than that..I have been using them with my guitar students as a way to try out thier wings after learning new scales. These traks are super! Keep em coming!
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Still Listening, Still Working
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I got your jam tracks cds recently, and I love them. Great for practicing scale forms and lead forms all over the fret board. Having fun practicing things like double stops, bends, and hammer ons and pull offs. I do have one theory question. I understand the key signatures for the most part, like the fact that there is no such thing as a minor key, that the actual key when playing Am is the major key of C. Ipso-Factso, when covering the Major key of A would you use the f#m? B with G#m, E with C#m.....etc. I not only want to learn the guitar, but I want to make sure I'm understanding the theory as well. Thanks ----- Great tracks-----Highly recommended.
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Money WELL spent
It is very easy just to put the cd on and play right through 'til the end.
If you are planning to bring out another put me on the mailing list I'll buy it.
Cool
Indespensible
Peace, love, toast and blues jam my friends!
JAM (John Allen McLeod)
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30 Blues Jam Tracks
I learnt to play the pentatonic scale in A a long time ago however I couldn't relate it to anything until I purchased the Guitar Scales Pattern and Unlocking the Guitar series (jam tracks were a bonus item).
Ireland
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They sound professional and have inspired me to keep practicing. I have many other pathetically and poorly recorded backing tracks and they are not a match on these. They are so good I'm happy to listen to them on their own - not good when I should be practicing. Highly recommend purchasing them. Brilliant!
G`day Jono
Cheers from Aussie
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I received the jam tracks but have only listened and jammed to the first CD. My favorite is track 4, this is one where I incorporate both the pentatonic and the relative minor and I got it to sound pretty infectious. I still go over the 1,4,5 lessons periodically so I don't loose the concepts.
Steve
Rockin Loughllin
Good Stuff!!
Jean
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I really enjoy the tracks...especially the slow blues. Maybe I'm just a bit dense, but I would love to know what key each one is in...and as I read from someone else, the actual chord progression would be nice. Otherwise, keep up the good work!!
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I have only worked on the A minor track which is very good.
The bonus lesson for me is invaluable. Knowing what to play as a solo was extremely difficult for me but this lesson has made things a little clearer. This is the best example I have ever come across.
Cheers
Einar
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Good tool for reasonable price
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30 Blues Jam Tracks
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30 Blues Jam Tracks
I have several ways of practicing (as I'm sure most of you do). My Ipod is loaded with all of my music, jam tracks, favorite tunes and some of my own Garage Band recordings.
Depending upon the practice time I have I will use either or all of the above. The 30 jam tracks are great because they differ in scale and rhythm which forces me to change accordingly, and a big plus is that you can jump to the next track knowing there's no set up or fiddling around to continue practice. Which one is my favorite.. there's a few, but I do like Blue Jeans Boogie.
