techniques

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    Shredders! I need your advice!

    i'm having trouble getting my picking technique to a point where it feels right to me. i started out by NOT ankering my fingers on the body, just my wrist bone thingy on the bridge. Lately I've been observing guys like John Petrucci and Alex Campbell(if you dont know him go check him out cuz hes...
  2. N

    Bjj warriors I need your wisdom

    I'm more a kick boxing kind of guy but recently I started training with some friends in bjj. And while my defensive skills are improving, I have a hard time on the offensive part. In kick boxing I can watch a technique and then practice it until I get the hang of it but in bjj it feels like...
  3. gandalf

    Cross hands technique

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eePm68Irx5E
  4. L

    Progressive tapping

    I need help with new tapping techniques and ideas D: here is a video of that displays my tapping and stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfNw1_A2jpg any videos of yourself tapping would be appreciated to spark some new ideas for me and other people :D
  5. A

    Born of Osiris scales on The Discovery?

    Hey ladies an gents. I'm trying to teach myself more progressive and challenging songs, so I decided to try a BOO song. I've listened to their album for a while, and have always wondered what scales they used. I realize this sounds like a stupid question but I don't know a bunch of complex...
  6. C

    Right hand technique problem

    I really need to fix my messy right hand. It's annoying me. So I was wondering what you all used to learn perfect muting techniques for lead and just general right hand playing. Any vid lessons? Any books that helped? Anything would be much apprieated. Edit: I play tech metal and some blues...
  7. FretWizard88

    Been playing for 9 years...stuck in a rut...

    So here is my predicament, I have been playing for 9 years, and have been taking lessons for 6 of those years on and off. I think of myself as a pretty decent player, but I know there is a lot of room for improvement. I have tons of books, DVDs, and have watched plenty of videos online (Riff...
  8. ShadyDavey

    Shred Reviews website launch

    Some time back I wrote a series of short reviews of Instructional material for the guitar and subsequently posted my thoughts in a thread (you can easily find it a couple of pages back). Since the question was posed on several different forums since then (i.e. what are the best Instructional...
  9. 7 Dying Trees

    The right way to do reamping? How effective is it? Worth the hassle?

    1st question is about reamping technique: Now, i've seen the general way to do it is: A-1) DI the guitar signal A-2) Run DI signal direct to the card and a mic preamp A-3) Possibly increase the gain of the DI signal A-4) Run guitar signal into amp A-5) Record amp and DI signal And then...
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