INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION!
GT: What do you think it is about guitar instrumentals that appeals to you?
JB: The creativity in nuance that needs to happen to bring the melody alive.
GT: What can an instrumental track provide a listener that a vocal song can’t?
JB:The forced focus on melody without the distraction of lyrics.
GT: What are the tendencies with instrumentals that you aim to embrace or avoid?
JB: I embrace the fact that straying from or expanding from an exact melody is best, once it’s stated, to keep it interesting. If you’re doing an instrumental cover of a vocal song, it really brings into focus how strong the original melody is - or isn't. Loads of great vocal songs don’t cut it for instrumentals as you find it’s really just the production and vocalist’s strength that makes the song cool. The melody might
