Hi David,
Thanks so much for joining in… Glad to hear you had some fun putting your ‘vamp’ together. Good mix, I think, and the lead tone really stands out over the BT, something I don’t always do best…
Oh, BTW, do you, as a moderator, think it would be OK for me to add another one, as not much has been going on here since I posted my proposal?
Thanks Tomasz, much appreciated.
Absolutely, it’s been a while and I see no reason that you shouldn’t add another. I’d follow a similar guide to AVOYP and not flood the challenge with your own, so keep that in mind. If you add another then please tag me so I can update the first post.
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@DavidP: Well, here I am with another one; based on a bluesy D9 chord (D9 dominant with a minor 7, not a DMaj9). BT consists of a drum computer and two guitar lines, then comes a solo over it. I tried to do my best to make it completely different to the first one in style and mood.
No worries though, I’m not going to spam this topic 
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That sounded pretty good, Tomasz.
Doesn’t seem like the challenge is picking up too much attention (yours was the only comment mine received). So posting a new one every few weeks will be fine.
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OK, David, thank you! I’ll think of something still different, maybe I’ll try to solo over a really weird chord…
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I did a vamp/improve over a G7 chord back during the pandemic:
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@CT: Thanks for posting your improvisation. The backing track is great, too. The G7 chord plus your use of a pentatonic give a bluesy character to the whole recording. Nice! 
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Sigh… just another of my under appreciated tracks. LOL
Not exactly pentatonic. In the G major scale there is a “canal” (AKA canale) at the 6th fret. I basically danced around the notes framing the canale – mostly 5th and & 7th frets with bends, slides, etc. No wrong notes and plenty of areas to develop some phrasing.
Dom 7th chords are a lot of fun to vamp over.
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Nice and cruisy Tomasz. Enjoyed that one. Has reminded me to get back here and post something.
Cheers, Shane
Clint
Good display of so many variations around a simple backing track: had a really good groove and felt jazzy in passages. Well played.
Brian
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Nice one Clint. Good to hear from you again. I was starting to wonder where you were.
Cheers, Shane
Thanks for checking up! I’m around and hoping to ramp up my musical explorations again. 
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@CT Nice one CLint, been awhile. Glad you joined me in supporting this challenge with an upload. That canal is interesting, never noticed that.
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Thanks DP!
What’s cool about that “zone” is that the right note is a slight bend or slide away from the wrong note.
Like all (or most) things on the fretboard, the patterns are movable. The Canale is at the 8th fret for A major.
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@DavidP: We have another contribution to the ‘Vamps’ by CT; if you could please add a link to the first post… Thank you in advance
Apologies, Tomasz, I saw, listened, and forgot to update the header. Taken care of it now.
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Thank you, David, no need to apologise. Also, I didn’t mean to prompt you in any way; just thought you might have missed the new entry.
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Here’s a ‘One Chord Vamp’ over C Major, done tonight. I use these vamps alot to practice new stuff, and help develop existing learning. This one is typical of one of those, where here I’m working on switching major/minor pentatonics, using triad shapes, and practicing doublestops/dyads.
@DavidP
Cheers, Shane
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Double-stops were especially tasty. Well done.
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Yep, loved the double stops, too. Good volume balance; I sometimes overdo with the BT…
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