Ok, so I got a 26.5 inch scale 7stringer, (Schecter Blackjack ATX) and supposedly it came with a 10-56 set. It played fine, until I changed the strings to an identical set, but it started buzzing on me. After hours of action and truss rod adjustments achieved absolutely nothing, and the 6th...
I know most "musical" guitarists like Guthrie, and Tosin Abasi etc. can do it. I don't mean just learning certain notes on the fretboard and pivoting to the others after thinking for a second (that's what I do right now). I want to be able to see my fretboard as a series of pitches which I can...
I made this tab of the sweeping part using the video lesson and the EMG video. I think it's pretty close. I'll just leave it here, if anybody wants to learn the part. Upload yourself playing it if you do! :shred: http://www.mediafire.com/?729tbn112avtzs7
Green Day was my first contact with rock/band music. Metallica, first contact with metal. Bullet for my Valentine was the first screming/growl band I ever listened to, and got me into the whole thing. Then came DREAM F*CKIN' THEATER (My #1 favorite band to date) and changed the way I think...
I used to do it for the power chords:hbang:, and you know, it allows you to get a heavier sound without tuning your whole guitar down. But my musical approaches have changed since then, so now, I'm in for the interesting wide chord shape variations (Try tuning down to drop D, then play 6th...
Thanks to everybody for the replies, you've all been very helpful. Especially Ryan, you my friend have been a TON of help. I think I have a good place to start. I'll try to study some drummers, transcribing songs, see how that goes. Oh, and for the record, the style I play is generally...
Yay! My first post! Ok, I have a question. I'm a guitar player, meaning I have NEVER touched a drum kit in my life. I wish to learn how to increase my understanding of how drumming works so I can program drums for my recordings. What I mean by that, is I want to learn how to think like a...