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I am glad to see that Junior is moving things forward. What happened to BC Rich should be a prime example of what kind of evils the death tax can bring. That looks like some very nice work on behalf of his shop - do you know where he is doing his builds these days? I am curious if he...

First off, this is some wonderful work. I love it! Second off - Bagpipe solo? :rant:

I have really enjoyed pretty much everything they have put out. Wonderful band, very forceful and passionate metal.

Cookie Monster! Oh yes, sorry. I call it that because that is what one of my mentors called it. Warming down is a very good and important thing too, thank you for mentioning it. Don't be afraid to sing in the house, in the car, in the supermarket - where ever. If you are going to perform...

Yes indeed! Allow me to suggest what I call "distraction therapy". Frequently these periods of getting stuck occur because maybe you have a whole bunch of things you "should" be doing because they are important. But for some reason you just cannot bring yourself to do them. I get this too...

That's very good work! For the benefit of others, allow me to suggest that you post some more info on this track, such as what you recorded it with, how you mixed it and what trade offs you made when you mixed. That's some real talent there. Keep it up.

Sorry for the late post on the topic, I will say up front that I am not fan of "cooking monster" vocals that seem to be all the rage in some circles. To be honest I suspect that this became in vogue because people feared they could not actually sing (they probably could). First and most...

I currently have a Spider II that I use for practice. I can get some tones out of it that I like, and that makes me happy. The Spider III - I checked this out and for me it just did not do it. It did not sound radically different than the II for the volume I practice at, and worse for me were...

Wow, now that would be a show to see. Maybe next time I am in Scotland or England they will be playing somewhere I can go see that. Thanks for the tip.

Pickup: EMG 707 Installed in: Ibanez RG7420 When I first purchased my RG7 I thought the pickups left a lot to be desired, since then I have played some others and i think my pickups were duds, anyhow - I decided to try something huge. This was back in 1998, and I got a pair of 707's from EMG...

Pickup: EMG 707 Installed in: Ibanez RG7420 When I first purchased my RG7 I thought the pickups left a lot to be desired, since then I have played some others and i think my pickups were duds, anyhow - I decided to try something huge. This was back in 1998, and I got a pair of 707's from EMG...

Welcome to the forums. To be honest the quality of your gear is not the deciding factor in your ability to make compelling music. If you take a look at the stone age stuff that folks used 30 years ago, they still found ways to sound good and write songs that you can still enjoy all this time...

I got into the habit at an early age and it took too long to break. At this point I only look at my fretting hand if I accidently hit something wrong that sounds good and I want to know what the hell it is. If you play live, looking at your hands is a lot less fun than scanning the crowd for...

Sorry to dive into this late - I was in Scotland. For anyone considering doing this, if you are going to be using the Line 6 cabinet modeling feature, you are getting a fully formed "tone" at the output jack, so you probably want it to be as sonically "transparent" as you can make it. What...

Ensiferm - Iron Finntroll - Jaktens Tid Judas Priest - Rising in the East Blind Guardian - A Twist In the Myth (not metal) Jean Redpath - Leaving the Land Bonnie Rideout - Scottish Fire Black Watch

Wow, I love the S body shape, and if they are going to produce another S7 I am going to start saving. I may not spend if I don't find one I like, but I am going to get ready just in case. Still hoping an Iceman 7 appears some day. Now that would be an instant buy. Black Watch

Blind Guardain in San Diego early November. WAHOO!

I happened to pick up a copy of "Iron" a few weeks ago, and it is my current most frequently played set of music. A bit much of 'puke' vocals, but overall amazing work on all corners on this album. I have also heard Wintersun and don't think it's as good as this one, sadly I also think the...

Avast! Talk Like A Pirate Day comes this Tuesday ye scurvy dogs! Below be a training guide for all ye land lubbers.... Pirate Language Training Guide If ye be doubt'n the old Salty Dog's words, check ye this fine web site.. Talk Like A Pirate Day

Packing for a trip to Scotland, finishing up the demo software for the Bank of England / HSBC / Bank of Scotland. Hopefully they are in a buying mood next week, I want to keep my business afloat. If I have any time at all (apart from weekend chores) more scales and drills to ensure that my 2...