Hey everyone, I wanted to start this thread so that if anyone has any questions regarding the Schecter Hellwin amplifier, I'll do my best to answer them. I'm lucky enough to be in possesion of @Brian Haner Sr. 's very own Hellwin Stage head and cabinet that he gave to me before he moved to the East Coast. I still don't consider it mine, as one day he, Syn, or McKenna may need it since there are a scarce number of them. But please ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer them.

I also own a Schecter Hellraiser head that I will take questions for as well.

I created a separate thread for the Bogner amp shown in this picture, which was used on a few Avenged albums.

I used a free open source software called Neural Amp Modeler by Steve Atkinson (not to be confused with the company Neural DSP) to create "snapshots" or "profiles" or captures" of the Schecter Hellwin Amplifier using neural training to recreate the amplifier's sound. Not just any Hellwin amp, but Papa Gates' very own Hellwin. That's right, the artist behind hit's like "Fistfight at the Waffle House", "Ginger Bitch", and "Grandma Was A Racist". His mojo is now downloadable to YOUR computer!

What this software does is similar to the Kemper Profiling Amp, Neural DSP Quad Cortex, ToneX etc. by taking snapshots of amplifier settings and allowing you to take that with you and share it and add on to it. Only now you don't need an expensive piece of hardware, just your computer and an audio interface. However, making neural amp models isn't exactly user friendly.



This software currently only allows you to capture the amp heads and not cabinets. So you will have to pair this with a cabinet Impulse Response (IR) file to use it. I will be providing one, but feel free to go find others and explore. Different IR's can drastically change your sound. The only IR's of a Hellwin cab available are from the Synner store but they only work with Fractal Axe FX and not with this. He has used Bogner UberKab 4x12's and Mesa Boogie 4x12's in the past, so IR's of those could get you a similar sound.

Neural Amp Modeler is a newer software and is still technically in it's Beta phase. There are known issues and the software is consistently updated. It can run as a stand alone software or as an AU/VST3 plugin in your DAW. There are certain computer requirements such as operating systems and certain hardware. Here's the GitHub Page where you can find the latest version, known issues, the code, hardware requirements, etc. At the current moment, this plugin can be very CPU intensive. There are ways for me to make snapshots that are lighter on CPU, but it will make them less accurate and I'm not interested in that.


I made 3 captures. One of each channel according to Syn's settings from the Hellwin manual.





Things needed - Computer that meets minimum requirements & Audio Interface

Installation steps:

Step 1 - Download Neural Amp Modeler
Mac Download
Windows Download

Step 2 - Install

Step 3 - Download my Hellwin amp models

Step 4 - Download this Impulse Response (IR) of a Mesa Boogie 2x12 cabinet with V30 speakers

Step 5 - Open Neural Amp Modeler
If using the standalone app, it may default to your computers built in speakers and microphone. I would mute your speakers before opening and then change the audio device to your audio interface. Otherwise there will be a loud feedback loop.

If using as a plugin in your DAW, I would recommend the same thing depending on what your DAW defaults your audio devices as.

Step 6 - Open one of the amp models using "Select model..." at the bottom

Step 7 - Open your Impulse Response using "Select IR..." at the bottom

Step 8 - Shred

There are EQ Controls and a noise gate included in this plugin that you can disable. These do not reflect the knobs of an actual Hellwin amp and are for tonal shaping and balancing.

If you are experiencing latency, try lowering your buffer settings in your DAW if using as a plugin, or in your preferences if using the standalone application. This is dependent on your computer and audio interface.


You can also download all kinds of other amp models that users have made at ToneHunt.org

So, i just bought myself a 2011 Red Rum Custom model for 900$, honestly a steal as it also has an aftermounted Sustainiac. I was thinking i know these were of a limited run but i couldn't find any exact numbers to how many? Some claimed there was 150 (50 Custom s) and 100 Customs. although i never found any proof this was true or false. I thought this might be the place to ask incase anyone has any insight on this

Hi Guys, İm 18 year old and İm from Turkey. So i watch every lesson and i try to work on lessons but While i’m working on the guitar, I don’t want any technological device in my around. And then i do the syn’s all etudes in pdf format. So i know this is very amateur stuff because i don’t have computer i do that by phone but i think this may be useful and helpful. So here is the link :
Syn’s All Etudes in Pdf
So save that in your google drive account and print them, then next go your forest inside wood home and practice that !

hello, so i’ve had my syn standard for a while and recently i’ve been getting a lot of buzz from my A string. i thought it might’ve been the saddle or something with the bridge and i’ve replaced it with a new saddle and screws and the buzz was still there. i’ve adjusted the action and still no luck. every other string works fine, it’s just the A string, it’s a buzz on the whole string, on every fret. i’ve pushed the tremolo down to test if an action change would fix it but the string would still buzz. i genuinely don’t know what i got to do. i can’t tell where the buzz stems from, but i have a feeling it’s either the top of the neck or somewhere at the bridge.

Even though he's generally known as this pop womanizer guy John Mayer is an incredible guitar player. Personally I'm a huge fan but I just found this solo of him I didn't know yet and it's incredible
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So I’m fairly new to the site and have no idea what I’m doing right now but question how can I nail the Pull offs for unholy confessions? It’s legit the only part I can’t get down and it’s so frustrating having people tell me “just flick your finger off of it” because it’s not too helpful

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond - and his response is magnificent:
“Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and Congiusta:
I thank you for your friendly letters. You sure know how to cheer up a really old geezer (84) in his sunset years. I don’t make public appearances any more because I now resemble nothing so much as an iguana.
What I had to say to you, moreover, would not take long, to wit: Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.
Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives. Draw a funny or nice picture of Ms. Lockwood, and give it to her. Dance home after school, and sing in the shower and on and on. Make a face in your mashed potatoes. Pretend you’re Count Dracula.
Here’s an assignment for tonight, and I hope Ms. Lockwood will flunk you if you don’t do it: Write a six line poem, about anything, but rhymed. No fair tennis without a net. Make it as good as you possibly can. But don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. Don’t show it or recite it to anybody, not even your girlfriend or parents or whatever, or Ms. Lockwood. OK?
Tear it up into teeny-weeny pieces, and discard them into widely separated trash receptacals. You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow.

God bless you all!"
Kurt Vonnegut

The lesson? Create the art for yourself first. Experience the joy of creating something from nothing, for the pure joy of it.

Have a great day, peeps!

Hey, just wondering which A7X songs you think are the easiest to learn, as I haven’t yet had a go at learning an entire A7X song. Many Thanks!

Hey all,

Kind of a niche question, but does anyone know if/when this guitar will release? I saw Avenged live at MSG and I can't stop thinking about this guitar, but I also couldn't find anything online about it. I know it's a shot in the dark but I'm wondering if anyone knows about this guitar lol.

-Luke

I was honestly just thinking. Do you feel like social media isn't as engaging as it use to be? I took a break from it for a long time, but I ended up back in it as it seems to be the only way these days to truly market yourself. However, I feel like it's all smoke and mirrors when it comes to truly getting a platform going. For example, you have guitarists on Instagram with over a half a million followers but they play shows to like, 50-100 people. There's like 60 comments on their posts.
When I first got on Instagram, it was thriving. And not just for me, but for everyone else, too. I hardly see my friends getting any engagement on their posts. It's not just IG either. Facebook and Twitter seem to be flatlining.
I also wonder if the watered down sponsored content, forced influencer content and endless ads could have been a contribution to it.

A while ago, @Lindsey made a post about "where do you see music going in the future?" And it made me think about this: do you think streaming will be the new social media? Maybe that's why engagement on here has been down over the last two years. Maybe the consumer norm is starting to switch from a text based form of communication to streaming. I think @Mike Creuzer mentioned this in the webinar.

Anyway, it just got me interested in everyone's ideas. I'd love to hear @Jamie London 's thoughts on this for sure!!

Do you think streaming is on the way of replacing social media as we know it?

SynTV was a fantastic idea, that's for sure!

In this video, we explain how the electric guitar works as well as explaining each individual part and its function.

Hi I am having two issues with the Synner App right now:

1. On my tablet, when I open the app I have the option to Login or Register, if I click login I will always get an "404 this page cannot be found."

Register seems to work fine, but I cannot login as if the link isnt available anymore.

2. I cannot download the app on my phose as the Play Store says: This app isn't available for your device because it was made for an older version of Android.


I dont mind not having the app on my phone but Id love to login on my tablet so I can learn outside of my computer room.

Thank you!!

Im selling my USA Schecter Hellwin 100 head! DM me on facebook for more information and quicker answers!
It’s in mint condition, stored in a hardcase and played very very rarely.
Only malfunction is one of the lights in the footcontroller blinks instead of constantly glowing. (Recieved it this way after importing it and Schecter tried to fix it but the problem remained when i got it back) The controller works fault free otherwise!
Im located in Sweden but can ship worldwide, thank you!
https://m.facebook.com/ludde.simonsson.52?ref=bookmarks

Here's a movie I just saw that I think is worth watching.
It's about a girl who loses her brother and get's into metal because of him. It may be a bit sad, but it's a nice way to spend the evening.
Trailer:
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Full movie:
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Hey Synners.

@Possessed Sinner gave me an idea for this thread. Dunno if this is allowed, but it might...sorta help artists I guess .

Let's use this thread to drop our Spotify profiles so we can follow and listen to our music, should people desire this.

Here's mine:

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Hello everyone.

A while back I created a post detailing how things have changed after about a year of me being a full-time musician. At least I think I did because for the life of me I couldn't find it.

But anyway, let's consider this as part 2 (of an undefined number) of that discussion. And this time around, I'm going to talk a bit about my experiences getting myself playlisted on Spotify.

Now in an ideal scenario, you release a song, it somehow gets picked up by Release Radar on Spotify and you're on your way to making approximately $4 per 1000 streams in no time, which of course will translate into about a million listeners a month forever and you're set.

Like I said, ideal scenario...

But since reality is often disappointing, you'll most likely end up having to find other ways of getting yourself playlisted. Now if you're going to talk to people in the music industry, they'll probably end up recommending SubmitHub as a platform. If you know such a person, consider that person a high-tier demon and send The Doom Slayer (or Doomguy if you will) after said person. And of course, you may want to stay away from that money drain, I'd honestly suggest getting a large menu at McDonald's instead of spending your money on SubmitHub.

So we've established that SubmitHub is a useless platform. Honestly, if you're a musician, just write that down somewhere so you don't forget.

What does one do now? Well, there are other free ways to do it. You could curate a playlist yourself, adding some of your songs and songs by bands/artists you sorta sound similar to, and then find ways to promote it so people will listen to it, and as a result, your songs. Or you could use free platforms like Daily Playlists, though the results may not be as good as you might hope. At least it's free though...

Honestly, the best solution I found was searching for paid options, but be very aware that the company you're paying is legit and doesn't use bots. Spotify doesn't like that and those streams are, in fact, meaningless.

So yeah, been having some fun lately. I guess the point of this post though can be summed up in one song title: "I'm Going Slightly Mad" . The least I hope is that you get some enjoyment out of it xD.

Hello everybody!! Im ryuk, a guitarist kinda obvious but yeah, i've started playing guitar 12 years ago but i wasn't really that motivated until 7 years ago, i am 16 years old soon 17, ive been learning by my own until recently because i didnt know my keys nor scales i was just playing by ear or looking at tabs the whole time... yeah that was until recently i learned about the guitar lessons here, since Synyster Gates was the reason why i got motivated at playing guitar, I've decided to start learning here and so far it really helped me alot, im in a band im the lead guitarist and singer im mostly the one who compose, and by ear its really hard to share with my bandmates those riffs and ideas i have, as i had no clue what so ever about the notes i was playing and in what key i was, although im still learning and there's still alot more to learn, just a few lessons really helped me understand more guitar in general, So thank you Synyster and Mr Gates. Sr for helping me get better and learn the scales and keys as i really needed to learn those, but there is still alot of things for me to learn here so i should get back to it

Hey everyone! I've been playing guitar for almost 7 years now, and I am 15 years old. I'm not entirely new here, as I have been learning for a month now, but I thought to finally post something on here. The reason I joined was because my biggest influence was Synyster Gates, but one problem. I had no clue how to play like him. Until I joined this community. Before I joined I had been stuck in a massive plateau not making much progress and being stuck, but that all changed when I joined. I learned more stuff in a week, such as harmonic minor with the modes, melodic minor, the blues scale, the major and minor modes, and more, but not only did I learn to play a style like syn and get better at his style, but it made me a better guitar player in general and more rounded. A couple of months ago I joined my high school jazz band not expecting much, but because the knowledge I learned here made it easier to understand how jazz works and how I can incorporate blues with my playing in the jazz band and at home. So thank you Synyster and Mr Gates. Sr for helping me become a way greater and better guitar player than I had ever imagined becoming.

Hello!! New to here also, so happy this place exists. Just starting back again, been too many years and crazy rusty.

Hey everyone!

It’s been a while since we last made an update on things and there are good reasons for it. In the past year, Syn and the team have been thinking about the evolution of Synner and today we are ready to announce the first phase of this new chapter.

The first change is that the forums will drastically be reduced and will be used for questions about the lessons content (lessons content only) for the moment.

We invite you all to join the Official Avenged Sevenfold Discord as all the community aspects of Synner will happen on there from now on.

The second change is about the lessons. You all know by now that we had a little incident last year with our lessons. We are still working hard to recover and re-sync them all and while we made a lot of progress, it will take time before it’s all back up to normal.

More importantly, the lessons will migrate to SynTv which is where the focus of our attention will be in the next phase. Their transfer will begin shortly, in the next couple days/week.

I know that this will come as bad news for some of you. But know that all those decisions were taken after much consideration following the vision that Syn has for Synner. This is the start of something new as we aim to have the most modern experience with the best technology for everyone. And while the form changes, Synner is here to stay!

If you have any question, we will be happy to answer them below.

Thank you everyone!

4 Note Groupings - Vertizontal - A minor

3 Notes per string - Vertical - D minor

Just talked with Syn, and the headless "Nobody" guitar WILL be getting a limited production run with Schecter! Availability and pricing (the "wen?" and "how much?") are TBD, but this IS happening. All models will have the "Synarchy" logo at the 12th fret and no other top markers - super clean. It will come in three models:
100 Gold 7 string headless
100 Large Silver Flake 6-string headless
20 "Acid Rain" 6 string with headstock

The Acid Rain finish will be distressed or "relic'd" with these final touches personally done by Syn.

I'm Bishop, I guess I'd be considered an intermediate guitarist (3 years). Synyster really inspires me to push myself further on guitar and learn new things. I'm trying to teach myself some music theory even though it's a little annoying. originally, I didn't know that there was lessons on this site so I've been checking them out