Very smooth and clean @Snah … cool addition of some laid back drum beats too. 
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That was fabulous, Hans.
When I watch and listen to you I want to shift my focus away from playing and singing, dipping toes in the water of blues lead and get back to struggling to play more of these pieces.
Look forward to the next one.
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Thanks David.
There is a lot to learn from these pieces. Both rhythm and lead stuff. But I see your dilemma - so much cool things you wanna learn on the guitar and so little time…
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Thanks😎
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Nicely done! I’m trying this one myself at the moment. It’s hard!
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Aight! Here is the Contrary blues.
It’s played at 91 bpm, which is a bit slower than Justins demo. Also, not quite 100 % smooth all over, but I’ve been practicing this a month now and I feel it’s time to move on.
I noticed that my picking hand position was a bit close to the neck. Hmm, maybe I should focusing on getting it closer to the bridge (more direct over the soundhole)…
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That sounded great, Hans. They really are wonderful studies that demand so much from both left and right hand.
Recordings are tricky and I am listening through mid-fi ear-buds, with that caveat, I thought the bass note could be played a little harder to be more prominent.
Loved the backing percussion. Did you produce that yourself?
Look forward to the next.
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Thanks David!
It sure is demanding, but very rewarding to play the pieces all the way to the end.
The bonus note - could you be more specific?
The percussion is made in an app called SessionBand Drums. There you can arrange drum loops in patterns and export to mp3.
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AAAARGH ‘Bass note’ … no idea how it turned out as ‘bonus note’, it’s not even close. Sorry about that.
That sounds worth a look to aid in my dabbling with the looper.
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RE: Contrary Blues.
That’s another fine rendition @snah - and I would rather hear it slower and clean than full tempo and messy. Kudos for knowing your limit, packing it away for another day and moving on. You make an interesting observation on your picking hand. Moving it along the strings does affect the tone you get - from mellow to bright as you get closer to the bridge. It does depend on the sound you like and want for a piece and is worth experimenting with.
Kudos and good vibes for another good entry. 
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That was a really good one you put a lot of work to it and clearly it paid off
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Thanks for feedback!
Always appreciated 
In the future I will be more aware of the hand position and how it affects the sound.
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Thanks!
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Hello Hans,
I enjoyed this early in the morning …I myself should have started with these blues studies too…just one I’ve finished…and as far as that pace is concerned, the more you have done,then go back to this one and I think you are right at the pace you want in minutes…I look forward to your next one, have fun.
Greetings ,Rogier
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Okey, it took some time, but here is Raggy Island Blues.
Played at 100 bpm, which is medium speed according to Justin. Full speed is 140 bpm… I think it would be a bit too time consuming to nail it at140 bpm, so much other cool things play 
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Sounds great, Hans, well played.
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That sounds great well played!
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Hi Hans,
Nice well played 
,a string buzz is forgiven 
Greetings,Rogier
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Good going @Snah
Super big kudos and good vibes for keeping the solo blues challenge healthy and fresh as you make progress in this great style of play too.
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That was very cool Hans
It evoked a vision on sitting down at a bayou, on a warm summers eve sipping homemade lemonade out of a jam jar.
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