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Interesting. I think he mainly has a weird way of describing things. The V chord is a just a major triad unless the 7th is added. And he is right about the vii, too, but my teacher calls it half diminished, which at least distinguishes it from the other minor chords. However, I think...

Your doctor might be right. But at least you type very accurately. Great advice, though, thanks. The teacher picks using the thumb-knuckle-bending, thumb-extending technique, which had me worried right away. I couldn't tell how sloppy (or not) he was in the short time we had.

Don't worry. I get this. I am a huge fan of the original Jerky Boys tapes. I always call my friends "weirdo" or "knucklehead" or "cheesecake." Thanks.

I understood that he thought I didn't know the fretboard well enough (probably true), and this is how he teaches it. As I said above, I was looking for "shapes" to play. I still think you're right, though. I want him to consider my goals, too. He could probably have given me some direction...

Thanks everybody. Wish I could figure out how to "thank" you so it shows on your profile. I am going weekly and will stick it out for a month, as MaxOfMetal suggests, to see how it goes. I think I have plenty of humility - I said I sucked like ten times.

I think I might be better off with Riff Training Level 1. Just subscribed to your youtube channel. #$%ing amazing.

Hello. This is long. So if you are patient and want to be helpful, read on. If not, no problem. I just started lessons on Saturday. I am an intermediate player with terrible chops. I am a hack who tries to play faster than he can. You know the type. I am also intermediate on theory...

Thanks. Yeah, that's definitely the first thing I'll do when I move, scour craigslist for the Vypyr or maybe find a new one at a disco'd discount.

Thanks, again. I'll read the recording one next, but the djent sound one really sorted it out for me. I already sound better on my shitty Fender Frontman. So tempted to get the Vypyr now, but I have so much crap to move. Once I get settled I'll set up my workstation, but for now I just need...

D'oh!

I have V-Moda Crossfade LP2s, but I don't want to play with headphones on all the time. Does the Orange 12 give you a good djent-prog-metal sound with the speaker on? Thanks. (I love your counter to the "I listen to everything" excuse. I did the same thing to my daughter's nine-year-old...

That article was so great. It was exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks. I think I am going to start with the Vypyr, but should I get a noise gate in front of it? I hate noise. There's one (Boss NS-2) on craigslist for $40. Thanks. Also, for some reason I thought scooped...

My computer is a laptop with Pentium 6200 (2.13GHz) and 4GB DDR3. I used to have Fender G-Dec (that I didn't like so I sold) and I always seemed to have a little latency through the computer (or else I had clipping, etc). I am sure the sound can be done, but I am skeptical about my computer...

Gearbox comes with the Tone Port? I see you can get POD Studio GX with POD Farm for $99. That's tempting.

Yeah, I've seen the Merrow/Loomis demo. Looks great but I don't have (can't afford) an iPhone and my carrier doesn't support it anyhow. Maybe someday. Thanks.

Thanks, Joe. As I said above, I can't buy anything until I move to Cleveland. Don't want to move extra stuff. Right now I am using an old Fender 15G. I shouldn't have even bought the seven-string yet, but $100 bucks! Couldn't pass that up.

Thanks. I think I will get this eventually. But I keep my guitar stuff right next to my computer anyhow, so I can have Guitar Pro or tabs up or play music through my laptop to jam to, especially YouTube backing tracks. But I do want a little amp in case someone is charitable enough to want to...

Yes, matisq, I've watched this video many times, and a lot of Ola's others. Thanks. I definitely want new pickups, but I think I might need a job first. I don't think I can install them myself.

Yes, all good suggestions. I definitely don't want to be forced to practice with headphones, though, even though I have awesome headphones that my tech-geek brother gave me. It's too uncomfortable with the extra wire and stuff.

Thanks for the different perspective. Just watched a demo of the pedal. Looks great, but I am afraid I'll get latency through my computer. I have a Pentium P6200 (2.13GHz) with 4GB DDR3 Memory. Right now I just want to push a button and practice, but I will definitely be hooking up to...