Found this quote from Frank himself:
"I use a .010 gauge set for the bottom four strings, starting with the A string, and for the top two strings I use the D and G strings from a set of .009s. So gauge-wise, low-tohigh, it is .036, .026, .017, .013, .024, .016. It takes a moment to get used to...
Not sure if the Akerfeldt would be a "worship band" guitar. Reminds me of the time I was on a roadtrip with my cousins in Poland, both of which are religious (one is actually in a seminary to become a priest!) and I had control of the stereo... I was letting it go through my playlist at random...
Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: Ibanez RGD7UC
Modifications (if any): None
Accessories (hardshell case etc): Ibanez Hard Shell Case
Location (City,State or City,Country): Vancouver, Canada
International OK? : Yes
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Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: Ibanez RG2228
Modifications (if any): EMG 808's removed, Fluence Abasi Pickups installed
Accessories (hardshell case etc): Ibanez Hard Shell Case
Location (City,State or City,Country): Vancouver, Canada
International OK? : Yes
Contact Info (No Phone...
The terms get kind of confused and used interchangeably, but from my perspective economy picking just deals with pick direction. You can still have an individual stroke for each note that you play. Sweep picking is playing notes on adjacent strings in a single motion.
Anything below 12” is basically unplayable for me. Just used to my fretboards being quite flat. My Vigier Shawn Lane has no (or infinite) radius, completely flat. Just love the feel of that.
After the way he dealt with Riff City and his otherwise shitty personality I wouldn't even bother looking at any of his stuff. It's made in the same factories as a lot of other great brands that don't do that kind of shit, so why not just buy one of theirs instead.