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  1. Hollowway

    How is Nolly playing this? (Make Total Destroy bass line)

    So, I wanted to work on some ERB bass lines, and decided that this tune was a good place to start. But, there's this slap/pop part, and I cannot figure out what he's doing where it shows the XXXX on the highest strings. I get that it's a mute note(s), but is it him hitting the strings with his...
  2. Hollowway

    NGD: Hold the onions

    As soon as I saw this guitar I went online to buy it from Sweetwater. There were only 100 they were doing, and they were all spoken for, so I got on the waitlist, in case anyone bailed when they actually came in. (They were all preorders last year.). Fast forward to now, and my rep told me...
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    Help! Signal dies out until I switch piezo/pickup switch back and forth.

    I need some help from those good with electronics. I was playing my Kiesel SH550 tonight, and the sound just cut out after about 30 seconds of playing. If I switch the piezo/pickup switch from pickups back to piezo and then back to pickups again, I get about another 30 seconds, and then the...
  4. Hollowway

    Theory questions too small for their own thread

    Today I stumbled across a YT video where the guy takes one song, and plays it in each of the 7 modes. My question is: for the original (minor) key, the progression is F#m7, A, Esus4, B7sus4, or i III vii iv. Then he converts it into major. So he’s switching to F# major here and the...
  5. Hollowway

    NAMM 2024 - see anything cool?

    I'm surprised we don't yet have a NAMM thread on here. I'm the last person that should be starting one, because I just walk around aimlessly looking at stuff. I got a pass this year from Stradi (who, if you haven't seen, and INSANELY cool basses, and is now doing guitars. I met up with him...
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    “May I subrespond” - was this a Sonic commercial?

    I could swear there was a commercial for Sonic where one of the two guys said, “May I subrespond” or “may I subreply” or something, but I’m finding absolutely nothing on Google. Am I going crazy, or does someone else remember this?
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    Would? (AIC) bridge chord progression - I can’t figure out the theory here.

    I feel like I should just enroll in college for music theory, because no matter how much theory I learn, progressions confuse the heck out of me. I’m studying the harmonies and progressions of Alice In Chains, and I’m stuck. In Would?, the key appears to be B-, with a verse progression of v...
  8. Hollowway

    Two Notes Opus

    You guys see this thing yet? Digital amp modeler plus IR box. (Not a load box, though.) $300. I just watched the Pete Thorn demo, and this sounds SUPER cool. It’s definitely not catering to the metal crowd, because it’s only one one high gain amp (out of like 4?) but it sounds good, and the...
  9. Hollowway

    Should we be playing through 10" instead of 12" speakers for metal?

    I've always avoided 10" speakers, just because they seemed to show up more in budget combo amps. But, recently Mesa 10" speaker combos and cabs have caught my eye, and I was looking into these speakers the last couple of days. Based on what I've read, in general the 10" speakers produce a bit...
  10. Hollowway

    One More Time (Blink 182) chord progression is confusing me....

    Hey music theory senseis, I'm stuck on this. As best as I can tell, the chord progression for the One More Time song is I, iii, vi, IV. It's D, F#m/C#, Bm, GMaj7. It SOUNDS really cool, and totally natural, but isn't the I - iii change super rare? Is it common to sub the iii in for the V...
  11. Hollowway

    Choosing speakers - is it super important, or can you EQ enough to get them to sound good?

    Ok, so I have an open-back 112 EVM12L, and a 412 with P50e. I kind of want another cabinet with V-30, because I know everyone likes that mid spike for metal. But, I’ve been researching them, and there seem to be wildly different tones coming from them, depending on the year/era. (Probably...
  12. Hollowway

    Pickup tone changing pedal!

    I don’t think anyone has mentioned this here yet, but check this out: this guy says that by soldering in different capacitors you can change the resonant peak of your pickup. Sounds cool, but how do you know WHICH cap to use, and the exact change it will give? This is the genius part - he...
  13. Hollowway

    Home practice - amp head/combo guys, how do you listen to what you're playing at home?

    I've always been a plug and play amp to cab guy for home practice. BUT, sometimes it gets a little loud, due to crappy MVs on amps, and I'm worried about my ears. I've been watching a lot of youtube videos lately, and I see a lot of those making videos are running the amp into an interface...
  14. Hollowway

    Best way to hook up a sansamp for practice/recording

    I got a broken sansamp classic as part of a deal I did a while ago, and finally got it repaired. I want to use it to to practice, which I typically do in front of my computer. The output on the pedal sounds like crap when headphones are plugged directly in. I cab run it into my mixer, and it...
  15. Hollowway

    Better to send an invoice or just give your PP email when selling gear?

    Hey guys, I’m super skittish about selling gear online because of buyer scams. Is there any difference, in terms of seller protection, between sending a person an invoice vs just giving them my PayPal email address? I’ve bought both ways, but haven’t sold via PayPal in a while. Or, is reverb...
  16. Hollowway

    Stripped truss rod nut on new guitar?

    Hey guys, I just received my Sago Seed Kotetsu from Japan today. The guitar arrived with a HUGE neck bow, so I went to adjust the truss rod, and I couldn’t find a hex wrench that would fit. I tried to get some photos in there, and either this is something I’m not used to seeing, or it’s...
  17. Hollowway

    Check this take on how Ed got the brown sound

    I just stumbled across this guy’s video, and I think this is super cool. He suggests that Ed was taking the out from his plexi, running it through a 20 ohm load Arrendondo built him, and then running that into another power amp. That gave him full volume from the plexi, plus an additional pass...
  18. Hollowway

    Are these parallel sixths?

    I should probably put this in the beginner section, because I think my ears are broken. This is a Sonic Drive Studio video, and I really like the intervals he's playing starting at 8:03. I think they're sixths, but when I play it it doesn't sound like what he's doing, so I don't know if I'm...
  19. Hollowway

    Tell me the driest (least saturated), most open/raw (least compressed), tightest (least bass) amps.

    I’m a fan of dry, open, tight amps. I know a lot of people call these thin and sterile, but I like ‘em. I’m aware of Fryettes (specifically the Pittbulls, as the Deliverances are more saturated). I now have a Mark V, and it gets routinely knocked for not being thick/saturated enough, but I...
  20. Hollowway

    What's the advantage of ordering a custom shop guitar through a dealer (vs direct)?

    So, if anyone follows Chondro Guitars on FB, you've likely seen that he closed his physical location, and moved to online-only. Apparently, all of the companies he works with are fine with that arrangement, but ESP canceled all of his custom shop orders, and cut ties with him, since he no...


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