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2:27 - Funky Blues in C
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Hey guys! Today I wanted to show you what it sounds like when I practice blues improvisation.
This is something I’ve worked hard on over the past year and I’m quite happy with how I’ve progressed in that time but as with anything on the guitar, there’s always more work to be done.
I think that recording yourself and listening back on a regular basis can be a helpful way of analysing your playing and figuring out what aspects of your improv require more attention. I’d recommend that you start doing it in your practice if you’re not already.
If I could comment on the solos presented here, what I think I need to work on the most is stringing my ideas together in a more coherent manner. I notice that there’s a lot of licks played here that sound quite disconnected from each other and so I could do with spending more time working on the gradual development of motifs throughout my solos.
I also wanted to post these clips to show you guys that practice should not sound perfect. There’s a growing misconception about players you see online nowadays where we assume that the ‘perfect’ take that everyone posts is an accurate representation of the quality of their playing from behind closed doors when the cameras are off.
Of course that’s not the case - we’re all human and we all make mistakes every day. So just remember that whilst it’s certainly sometimes a good idea to strive for perfection, it’s also healthy for you to accept that you will always hear little flaws in your playing and that’s 100% normal.
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@noahtenshen 2 жыл бұрын

I think we define "full of mistakes" differently. I dream of a day when my mistakes sound so good. Nice to watch those magic fingers dance. Stay Well Groovy One!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

ah thank you noah!

@willgoodfellow3144 2 жыл бұрын

Yeesh- you outline the changes so well. Your raw footage is miles ahead of my polished, pre arranged efforts! Super impressive playing.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you will!

@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Damn I love this dude man he starts nearly every video with extremely tasteful playing and that’s proper sick! I hate when players won’t shut up for the first 6 mins of a video. Excellent work RC!

@Hayden_Freeman 2 жыл бұрын

I spend a lot of my guitar time learning youtube vids by ear. Never thought I'd want to learn someone's practice improv lol. You're a beast!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@ilandiamond 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing man !

@johnbrown1291 7 ай бұрын

So cool my man!!!

@jomarkwh 2 жыл бұрын

Simply Beautiful! Thanks for blessing my ears and soul.

@ramsay777 2 жыл бұрын

Just started - really looking forward to seeing this!

@micahcraft5228 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of value in these type videos and a lot for us to learn from them. Whenever a “mistake” happens ( strong air quotes ) , it’s really cool to hear you try and develop those ideas and into something that makes a lot of musical sense. It’s sometimes hard for me to hear the concept “thematic development” present in other players “perfect takes” and I think that’s in part due to how perfect and polished those other videos are. It’s really cool to hear you take risks and then turn that into something musical and inspiring. It’s also motivates me to do the same in my practice and not be overly self critical to the point skipping practice sessions. The vulnerability it takes to do this is awesome, and I for one have benefitted from it and am more looking forward to my next backing track practice session! 🙏🏼 🥂

@minodelucia8960 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely great! Nice lesson! I'll try...thanks.🙏

@hunters7907 2 жыл бұрын

Great tone and playing, nice video 🤘🏻

@ruichenyan48 2 жыл бұрын

nice to see your slick back back

@mraggrovator 2 жыл бұрын

Super playing love that tone as well

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@kjellbratt6301 4 ай бұрын

Very good playing,!!!

@andyetheridge6269 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful guitar,inspired playing as always.

@notlikeNeo 2 жыл бұрын

Love the concept..playing and tone both 10/10 man!

@rickflippin1 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet sound great playing fantastic

@MrFrankjs 2 жыл бұрын

Good see how much you grow up! Congrats and success!

@garyeggleton1142 2 жыл бұрын

you are a very good blues guitarist....why you arent out making albums is beyond me

@RC32Smiths01 2 жыл бұрын

Practicing is essential to anything you want to improve at. Great man!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Thank you!

@RC32Smiths01 2 жыл бұрын

@@RossCampbellGuitarist Cheers!

@johnnyh64 2 жыл бұрын

Respect the honesty and heard some cool licks too. Thanks for sharing!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks john!

@americusdomesticus8176 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding!!! full of gems and lots of tasty licks! the great thing about free style playing is that it puts you on the spot to dig into your memory of your influences and all you have practiced and it brings out your true style of how you impliment those notes based on your feel, your mood, and your fingers and mind to see if you can play what you are thinking. most times the surprising goose bumps on your skin is felt to the hearers as well and it is magical. Your knowledge of the fretboard is something to be admired Ross. thank you for sharing your raw unedited skills. it shows your honesty as a musician. i honestly did not hear any mistakes. when I play and make mistakes usually i just bend into the note that fixes it and it ends up sounding better than i had intended (but not always)🤗🤗🤗 keep up the great work you do brother, you are an inspiration to us boomers who are just now learning the proper way to play after many years of bad habits and theoretically wrong notes!!! be well!!!😇😇😇

@mnicholson2003 2 жыл бұрын

Super smooth!! Wish my practicing sounded that good!! Someday! Great clip!!!

@ludygLue 2 жыл бұрын

Nice playing man, love your videos

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@deanbentley1571 5 ай бұрын

Great video man, your content is awesome! Huge fan of that guitar aswell

@sammiami2654 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely hearing that Robben Ford influence....guitar tone is damn good, too.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks tim!

@JeffAulich 2 жыл бұрын

Dude. You are so freaking talented. Geez.

@tomg204 2 жыл бұрын

Nice sounding guitar.

@jamarwright 2 жыл бұрын

Love that bit you were going for at @13:19 when the top of the progression started. Thanks for sharing!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@tarantolatofree8092 2 жыл бұрын

Superb. Well done..

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@rustysguitar1 2 жыл бұрын

Wow is this a good video Ross! You gave me a ton of ideas!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@edvinn80 2 жыл бұрын

🔥 🤘🏽

@nathancourtney2006 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you've made this style your own. Thanks for sharing.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan!

@MichaelWilson-ri9pn 2 жыл бұрын

I want to sincerely thank you for all the free content. I've been playing pretty much my whole life and have been in a rut. You always seem to inspire me (along with Bukovac and some other guys lately). Anyway, I'm looking in to your Bulletproof course and I wanted to say thank you.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you michael!

@MichaelWilson-ri9pn 2 жыл бұрын

@@RossCampbellGuitarist i purchased the course. Pretty interesting so far. Thanks again

@danz2509 2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed due to the humility shown by posting an unedited video like this. Nice playing!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks dan!

@AxCYeR 2 жыл бұрын

such a beautiful guitar, and you're looking better than ever too! good stuff man

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

ah thank you!

@kevinmac59v2 2 жыл бұрын

So much MOJO!!! And an endless vocabulary!!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks kevin!

@isaacjohnson. 2 жыл бұрын

Hot Damn Ross! That was smoking. I'll be taking your advice and start working out what you played here, how you moved around from chord to chord, and try to see if I can play it in different areas of the fretboard. This was definitely not what one of my practice sessions looks like, but super cool to see and still valuable for me. Thanks for sharing. I'll be digging back in to your bulletproof course.

@reviewforthetube6485 2 жыл бұрын

You are very good my friend. The style I'm striving towards tbh. I've got it half down so far haha. First time I've smiled watching someone play in a while that funky blues was amazing BTW.

@theKid87 2 жыл бұрын

That guitar is gorgeous! The fingerboard is stunning. Great playing, mistakes never sounded so good!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks mark!

@robertscherer8860 2 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel. Wow!!! I love your video on motifs. “If you can’t take the set of notes and find them any where on the neck” hit me like a ton of bricks!! Since then I am hell bent on learning just that. In just few days I am already feeling a lot less lost. Even if you just build a motif with two or three notes the fretboard becomes so much clearer. I just wanted to thank you.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Robert! Great to hear that :)

@matthewrembish9521 2 жыл бұрын

Watched this with the intention of finding out if you were indeed ”human”. Still not convinced you are haha

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

haha thank you matthew!

@javiercisternasnajle 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, you are the boss! And your guitar is too beautiful

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks javier!

@skatetodeath666 2 жыл бұрын

Damn that was some amazing playing.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@johnnyh64 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you started one of the coolest segments at 13:20 just cooking but you didn’t stick the landing. I thought that was great! Want to learn that part, so cool!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

haha thanks!

@sean_tristan31 2 жыл бұрын

damn bro. i'm really digging ur improv! Amazing phrasing. Gonna be studying some of ur blues tutorials

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you sean!

@thehelicopterpage4251 2 жыл бұрын

Really, really top level Blues Phrasing. Excellent Feel, I hear a lot of Robben Ford / Joe B Passes - but so original, I really like the 'voice' you've developed for yourself. Also, great use of Call and response, motifs and very juicy target notes, you're really outlining those chord tones. Could listen for hours

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that means a lot!

@jerryoltremari317 2 жыл бұрын

Holy smoke that was awesome. So many licks to steal, I mean borrow ;)

@SeabeeBuckeye 2 жыл бұрын

That guitar sounds incredible, for lack of a more colorful adjective. Stellar playing as always!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks rich!

@j.r.goldman3279 Жыл бұрын

You have a lot of Vocabulary . I dig it .

@SessionGold 2 жыл бұрын

When Ross' "bad" practicing playing is still miles better than your own (at your best)... 😅 but it is as always very inspiring to see and hear you play... so thanks!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@PaulDatta 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Robben Ford, Josh Smith, Schofield, Bb and Freddie influences amongst others. ✌️👏

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks paul!

@hearpalhere 2 жыл бұрын

Sounding great Ross! That's a beautiful looking and sounding guitar and your choice of backing tracks was tasty and fun to listen to as well. I've recently made an effort to not worry about posting things with "mistakes" in them. It certainly gives you a more real look into the mindset of the artist when you can join them for the ride of exploration. Rock on!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good on you for that. The funny thing when you do that is that a lot of the things you perceive as mistakes aren't heard that way by other people

@hearpalhere 2 жыл бұрын

@@RossCampbellGuitarist Thank you! Yes, you are absolutely right and all the supportive comments here prove your point perfectly :-)

@windowseat6446 2 жыл бұрын

Love the double stops in C funky blues,03:38 👍👍👍👍😊

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bijanalimohamadi5313 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great playing! Very nice guitar sound too! If I look away and just listen, I would confidently say that it's a hallow body Gibson! However, it all depends on the amp or the amp modeller that you've used. Thank you again for sharing so many beautiful, useful and practical licks. 🙏

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! well I guess it is built just like a 339

@bluesmon1329 2 жыл бұрын

I didnt realize my youtube was playing your video, I thought I was listening to Robben Ford and Larry Carlton jamming, wow! great.

@radio5051 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen Robben Ford live on four occasions, and you sound like you must his love child. Speak to your mother...

@corex72 2 жыл бұрын

Dude you’re as good as anyone.

@papirallas 2 жыл бұрын

you still sound amazing

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@papirallas 2 жыл бұрын

@@RossCampbellGuitarist your funky blues solo with quist was awesome. I learned alot from that solo. Stay awesome and keep doing what your doing.

@humbertorodriguez6191 2 жыл бұрын

Damm.....I think I'm not practicing my "mistakes" as hard as I should. You are amazing Ross.

@julienperrocheau2247 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Ross!!! Very stellar playing!!! Could you make lessons or a course to help us to play a 12 bar blues over the changes? Take care!!!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Julien. Watch this space 👀

@j.r.goldman3279 Жыл бұрын

You know what would be so helpful . Would you Please do a video Of your favorite way YOU naturally play over the 1 4 5 . Each Lick Idea............ just some of your ways to navigate over those 3 chords. I could learn a lot from you. Please think it over. TY so much Ross.

@BBQ1953 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that open beat & riff sounded so much like some 30 year old classic Robben Ford! Too cool!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks brett! big robben ford fan

@j.r.goldman3279 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff. You ever toss In 2 5 1 sometimes. Maybe later In the video . Great chops. !!!

@nathansterrett3054 2 жыл бұрын

Rj has a video where he plays to that rhumba in g. Cool backing track.

@tituslobo5204 2 жыл бұрын

You sound so good even when you practice man

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

@donaldbergmann5405 2 жыл бұрын

Kudos to you Ross .. I hear the Robben Ford influence as well.. great playing... just curious though why you chose the key of B flat ... thanks for being an inspiration....

@kane6529 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know you worked with Levi Clay he’s amazing in his own right 🤩

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he's been doing all my transcriptions for probably around a year now! Great guy to work with

@mattswannie6651 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Melbourne Australia! I didn’t hear any mistakes Ross … just the odd jazz note 😉. It really is a tasty style that you’ve developed (& I’ve been watching you since your Harry Potter days!). Great stuff 🤘🏼

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks matt!

@Oryson 2 жыл бұрын

The only "bad" things are those feedback-loops during the Bb funky blues. You´re playing is so inspiring. Thank you

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@colink4823 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely. Sounds like a cross between Joe Bonamassa and Robben Ford. Great phrasing

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@paulcooper5748 2 жыл бұрын

It sounds great to me ritchie blackmore said that jimi hendrix played alot of wrong notes because he was constantly searching you dont have to always play safe another great vid btw.👍

@topa1798 2 жыл бұрын

😍🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@Rienhard005 2 жыл бұрын

Is this the Matt Schofield lesson? Damn near note for Note. I liked the Robben lesson on 1-4 diminished lick.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

I do have an actual Matt Schofield lesson from a couple years ago on my channel. Love his playing

@cooghoublaga7555 2 жыл бұрын

The biggest mistake seemed to be the length of the guitar strap, otherwise very Matt Schofieldesque especially the Bb funky one and i mean that in the most complimentary way,, my practice mistakes sound a lot worse than that, interesting to see how a real guitarist practices, great stuff as ever, many thanks.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@jaygooch1190 2 жыл бұрын

Your sloppy practice is better than my best well practiced

@myworshipresources 2 жыл бұрын

6:55

@magp5851 2 жыл бұрын

Nice practice full of ideas. Amazing playing and a lovely tone, I think that the only mistake is to use a loosen strap

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you!

@tylerpartin3676 2 жыл бұрын

How did you get this tone? Do you use amps, pedals, etc… or are you using like axe fx system?

@abujog 2 жыл бұрын

It's not really for bro, it's for us who are still learning. Oh, by the way would you be able to put on the Chords alongside? Thanks

@gerrigg 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Ross! You may have answered this in the past but what amp are you going through?? Awesome tones my man. Ciao from Colorado.

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

using the neural dsp cory wong plugin here. thanks!

@samuelegiuseppelongo 2 жыл бұрын

Robben who?! 😂 Stellar not only by starlight!

@CAGED1702 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ross! Your 'mistakes' sound like musical embellishments to me! Kudos 👏

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

aw thank you!

@user-st3jh4iq5m 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👍

@adityaghosal1000 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, you were supposed to show your sloppy playing! LOL! Jokes apart, your improvisation skills are wicked man! Probably gonna steal a lot of your licks from here XD

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

haha thank you!

@eldricarpilleda 2 жыл бұрын

I hear robben ford and matt schofield and josh smith

@eldricarpilleda 2 жыл бұрын

and ariel posen

@rc600editor 2 жыл бұрын

Gallus

@tojomargolis 2 жыл бұрын

Funniest intro on KZfaq! Mistakes must start at 19:05. Ross Campbell: "Got'em!"

@azbluesdog 2 жыл бұрын

Mistakenly heard perfection. My bad.

@sean_tristan31 2 жыл бұрын

i wanna ask how'd you get to this level of blues improv? like what concepts should i learn to get there?

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I've been playing blues since I was a teenager but really it's only been in the past 18 months that I've properly learned how to navigate the chord changes and the main thing that's helped has been to transcribe as much as I possibly can from other players. Watching random solos on KZfaq and learning them note for note, noticing how they've moved from the I to the IV or navigated the turnaround, taking note of those things and then trying to replicate them in different areas of the Fretboard, over various backing tracks/grooves and of course in many different keys.

@ricklanders 2 жыл бұрын

@@RossCampbellGuitarist This was really great to watch! Can you share how you think about playing over the V chord? I love how you glide seamlessly into (and out of) that!

@JamesWoodGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

Errrr! Where are these mistakes? If I was to improv for 15 mins it would be full of 14 mins of actual mistakes and 1 minute of half decent playing! Love your playing Ross. Unbelievable!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much james!