Re: So I tried to improvise for the first time, live in a jam ses
I already got the melody, that's what I meant by I can 'pick the tunes'.
I am not terrible with scales and arpeggios either, since I put in some work there. I thought that would be all I needed, but I simply was unable to play anything that didn't sound really lame, like a classical guy playing a few scales and arpeggios to a bluegrass back-beat.
So I am hoping learning some basic vocabulary will enable me to develop my own style over time.
My thinking is bluegrass styles are pretty well-known, it isn't like I'm inventing anything new here.
I have listened to enough bluegrass to know that what I played wasn't it. :-)
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
Amps: THR-10, Sony XB-20.
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