Trying to move away from playing blues progressions with typical static barre chords and try to introduce some movement (with mixed success). First foray into recording one of these. Good fun! I’d say I probably enjoy playing rhythm more than lead, at least for now. Just need to find an outlet ie create my own tunes, or some backing tracks!
Man, that was cool. Thanks for putting this out there for us. Great jam, and nice groove.
I just love listening to your videos
Awesome playing , pleasant to hear 
a log I will follow regularly !!!
Practicing both the thumb over grip for 6th string root chords and also the C shape barre chord.
Working on Hendrix style fills with the pinky but not quite there yet, so will keep chipping away until video ready!
I love how you record it with just a close up on your hand , we can clearly see how you play
That is a really nice groove. I can already hear a solo in my head that could go over that rhythm that I will try once I train my fingers to play it.
I enjoy playing rhythm too and I will definitely transcribe some of your rhythm videos to GuitarPro this coming year for my practices.
Thanks for sharing in your learning log.
Another nice rhythm track. I sounds a little like a John Mayer style and I think that John Mayer is one of the more talented rhythm guitarist around. I am envious of guys like you who can wrap their thumb over the top of the neck and still play a partial barre chord. I have trouble just reaching the thumb over to play a D/F#. Anyway, all your videos are enjoyable to listen to and will be good tracks to jam to in 2025, when I start grade 4 and start focusing on improvisation.
Thanks for the kind words Steve. I’m trying to give equal attention to rhythm and lead playing, if not more rhythm.
Have you experimented with different neck widths? I can only just get away with it on strats, with any wider nut widths it’s not really doable. Even if you just mute the 6th string you can still play these barre shapes with just 4 strings or so. In context of a band you wouldn’t need the base notes anyway!
Trying to spice up simple chord progressions. This is a 1524 in key of A. Instead of just playing the E & A shape barre chords I was trying to link together but I came up with this after a half hour or so. My first real foray into making rhythm and lead into one thing but I’m chuffed with it. Good first step!
Maybe will add a lead solo over the top soon as I’m working on hitting the changes in my lead playing, takes alot of thinking and work still rather than just noodling in the scale but its all progress!
sounds so smooth
My guitar teacher show my how to slide this morning and its not easy !
truly pleasant to listen to
That sounded great, Neil. Lovely licks and great tone.
I know chord progressions are common and used in hundreds of song but the way you played that made me think of a song the STone cover when Keith takes a couple of songs while Mick changes costumes or whatever. Song title is on the tip of my tongue, which is annoying.
That was cool and I really dig the experimentation. I saw you talking about funk a few posts up and funk is definitely cool. If you want some funk, check out the band Cameo and their song Funk Funk.
Thanks @DavidP I can’t help unfortunately as I’m not too familiar with the stones stuff outside their big hits. I’m sure I’ll explore their catalogue at some point!
@Ontime I had a listen and that is indeed very funky haha. Maybe too funky for me, no room for the guitar! More of a Chic or James Brown type of funk I’m into 
EDIT
Redid the solo sections and re-uploaded as just wasn’t happy with the tone and lack of effort. Still improv on 2nd half of 2nd solo. But making the effort to actually learn real solos well is probably what will improve my lead playing more than anything. Too much time noodling my own nonsense and not enough learning from the greats
Day 500 of guitar 
Treated myself to revisiting one of the first songs I learned on acoustic when I started learning to celebrate. Had to kind of pick up the lead bits on the fly and wanted it done today so no time to polish.
The 2nd solo is improvised after the little melody parts from the first solo finish. Not great but trying to get stuff done and not linger of every complaint I have or I would never finish anything.
Good fun to spend some time over this using the natural minor scale rather than pentatonic only, definitely gives some nice flavour.
it was super pleasant to listen to this video
Im 42 but , when I grow up , I wanna play like you ! 
I had to redo the solo sections as I wasn’t happy with them!
Thanks! I think it’s universal that people are their own worst critics, but I’m sure you will play however you want to in time, your really putting in the hours 
If you want to play lead stuff then just start! Guitar teacher or not
Neil
Well played: the acoustic and the lead parts both sound good with some subtle dynamics and very consistent timing. Very enjoyable.
Brian
good advice , I just dont know where to start
any recommendation ?
Seems like you’ve been practicing scales and stuff already and if you’ve done the beginner courses then you’ll have done the scales or lead bits in there?
After that just pick some songs you like that have fairly simple riffs, look up the lesson and then keep at it till you get it!
I started with:
Redemption song - bob marley
Come as you are - Nirvana
Wish you were here - pink Floyd
There she goes - the La’s
Walk the line - Johnny cash
Then after a few months onto things like:
Albatross - fleetwood mac
Under bridge - rhcp
Banana pancakes - Jack johnson
Then pick something with a simple guitar solo and just slog it out, even if it’s 15 mins per day. Or practice blues licks, justin has whole section in grade 4 with like 70 different blues licks or something crazy and some recommended ones for each pentatonic position. Go as slow as it takes to get it 100% correct and then just keep doing it over and over, after a few days it will start to get slicker.
The first real solos I learned were the intro solo to wish you were here and Lake of fire from Nirvanas MTV unplugged (spent weeks getting that remotely passable).
Go get it!
thanks for the advice