Whaddup synners, been a while.

I have been soul searching for a while lately.
Things have stopped making sense.

I soon will have played guitar for six years.
Ever since encountered this site, my mind was obsessed with shredding( since most of the songs I like have sick shredding solos, that of course did not help).

I spent a good while on learning how to shred, but has it actually made me a better musician? Fuck no!

My end goal was always to learn how to express myself with music...so what have I done for that? Waste time attempting to shred...getting frustrated and making guitar a choir and less fun.

So I forfeit for now. I fist got to properly learn how to walk and then how to fly.

I want to have fun again. And that is where I will spend for now my time on.

That's all.

Several fans have FILLED THE PATIENCE of the guys over the new album. 🫠 This insistence annoys me so much!
Man, when this album is done, this shit is done! It just like that.
Some are impatient and I honestly still haven't gotten over The Stage B side!
Seriously, how many times did you heard “Dose”? or Retrovertigo?! Bro, Mr Bungle is my favorite band, and my ANOTHER FAVORITE BAND recording one of their songs, it made me like AAAAAAAAA you know? 🥹
And Runaway? Man, how I wish Zacky Vengeance would do vocals in the band again!
What's your favorite The Stage - B Side?

I have just started trying to start building up speed with my alternate picking and I was wondering if there is any songs anyone would recommend that can improve it. Thanks in advance.

Hi guys, as many of you know over the past few months, I have been practicing my technique heavily and I am finally getting to the point where for the first time I am happy with my playing. It has come after a long time of frustration, triumphs and many ups and downs and I am so pleased that it has all paid off.

That being said, I feel it has come at a price.

I have been so hard on myself for pretty much the entire time I have been playing guitar. Always mentally putting myself down for not knowing any music theory, not being creative, only being able to play in 1 position of the major and minor scale etc. It has taken a toll and has made me think that despite the progress I have made in my technique, that I will never get to a place where I can say that I am the player I want to be.

I no longer feel like playing guitar is fun but more of a chore because I do it to get better at playing, not for enjoyment and I cant seem to break that mindset because I feel as though I still have far too much to learn on to be messing around and having fun. Its a really bad mindset and I honestly don't know how to break out of it so any advice would be greatly appreciated

In this lesson we spread the Pentatonic scale out over the length of the fretboard.

There are a LOT of metalcore albums each one with their own unique sound and I was thinking which one could be considered the best or one of the best metalcore albums ever.

That's it, that's the whole question

Like the title says,

I hope you have one or are at least on the journey to finding your pick that feels like your excalibur, hand in glove or perfect partner. I hope you can share your stories of how you found them! Pick nerds I summon you!

A little story time.

I always was a random pick guy, but then during the pandemic I saw a video from Troy Grady talking about the mythical jazz 3 pick...which sent me down a rabbit hole:

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Bought some jazz 3 XL and loved them, then proceded to buy variety pick packs and stumbled upon my beloved Dunlop Flow series...which already felt like the righ way for me. Starting with the 1,5mm one, moving to the 2 mm one and then buying a variety pack with a range from as little as 0,73 mm to the massive 3 mm picks. And I felt the thicker the better for me. I have some big hands and a little thin pick, once playing around with bigger picks, always felt uncomfortable for me. So imagine my amazement when I stumbled upon the Behemoth that was the 4.20 mm Dunlop flow pick!

I bit the bullet (10 bucks for two) and it felt like my Excalibur moment. But during that time like all of use, I was going through a lot and from a financial standpoint I could not justify buying 2 picks for 10 bucks! So I experimented with the ones I had and settled for the 2mm one and bought a 24 pack (yesss insane I know). Then I stumbled upon some primetone picks that were 5 mm and cheaper thant the 4.2 flow picks.....but they had no attach at all..... so I did the next logical thing and bough a 12 pack of the Dunlop Flow gloss 3 mm picks........which were weird as hell for me. So for a year and a half approximately I strayed away from what I felt like my pick of destiny due to financial reasons.....spending more on different picks in one year than a 12 pack of my pick of destiny.......yeah....So long story short...I bought a 12 pack of Dunlop Flow 4.2 mm picks......

Hey my names Dom, I'm 15 and I started guitar awhile back but never really started getting into it until a few weeks ago. I'm happy to be here and extremely happy to be in a community of metal heads and A7X lovers like myself.

:syngates:Yo family! This months AOTM is a full on departure from the norm but not so much in heart because it is an extension of our last AOTM, My Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West.

Jeen-Yuhs is a 3 part Netflix docuseries following the life and career of Kanye. It is a candid look into the mind of a tragic champion that I personally consider to be the greatest artist of his generation. Bold statement I know, but after you watch this film, you will at least understand the depth of his artistry and confidence in a way that you won’t find in any other artist of this generation.

From his beginnings as an incredibly successful producer/songwriter for juggernauts like Jay Z and others, to his epic battle against a “stigma” most would find solace in; being an incredible producer/songwriter.

His plight to transcend legend status as a producer and become the world’s greatest MC, which he firmly believed he was, was met with great resistance by his contemporaries leading to struggles in getting signed to being taken serious by the media that had, hitherto, embraced him for his extraordinary work behind the scenes.

My goal for all of you is not to force more hip hop, or simply, more Kanye on you when you’ve maybe had enough after the first AOTM. My goal is to have you witness firsthand what can happen if you believe in yourself. It is to show you that even someone with “a foot in the door” deals with extreme prejudice, trials and tribulations, and hater scum.

There is a cynical quote out there- “That what you fear the most, could meet you half way”

Well I’d like to spin that into “That which you dream for the most, could meet you half way”. And what I mean by that is if you fight tooth and nail, sacrificing what you need to to accomplish your dreams, at the very least, you will be in a far greater position than you are now. You could even make it the entire way and I believe you will if you’re laser focused and driven.

It does not fall into ANYONE’S lap. Your idols work hard as fuck. They sacrifice hard as fuck. They love hard as fuck. I’ve never been so inspired by one human’s relentless pursuit to the top of their own Mt. Everest.

Work and love hard. If you do, you will not regret it.

All my love,

SYN
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NETFLIX Jeen-Yuhs

Amplifier is working. I can change channels from the amp front panel switches. The problem is the 5 buttons midi footswitch. Tried using TS and TRS cables with no difference.


Symptoms>>>
Powering on the amp >>>>>>> midi footswitch led lights will flash sequentially (initialization). After that, all the lights on the footswitch will be off and amp will not respond to footswitch (amp will respond to the front panel switches).

initial troubleshooting>>>
Disassemble the footswitch to see any loose connection. Good connections on the jack, no apparent defects on the PCB, and switches are OK.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Heyyaaa all!

After Papa Gates' PG Stream #3 the other day, I kinda had a question in mind after he answered my question on which songs off of Diamonds in the Rough was his favorite, where he answered "Until The End". The question, to @Syn Gates , is whether there was a "Making Of" document-interview done for the B-Sides song as well. We know there's a 'Making of' for the songs that made it on the Self-Titled album, and little webclips and studio tours, but there didn't seem to be any for the B-sides, asides from short clips of Syn and Zacky recording Demons.

Also, a buddy of mine and myself have been discussing for a good hour or two on the arrangement for "Until The End" - in particular from the bridge, until the end(pun intended). Great track! Would be great if @Brian Haner Sr. could share a little behind that track, if memory serves.

Cheers!

Hello lovely people of Synner!
I want to buy the Synyster Custom S in black and silver. I have searched my black heart out and cannot find one for love nor money. I'm in the UK. I flirted with the idea of shipping to me or buying second hand but I want a new one I think. Unfortunately I can only find pre orders for next year
I'm just wondering if any of you lovely people have come across any whilst guitar browsing? I make chocolates as a hobby if that's an incentive to anyone I'm sure I could knock up some deathbat ones as a thank you ha ha
But seriously any help is much appreciated.

Does anyone know the meaning behind Synyster Gates guitar stripes?

Y'all know the drill by now! This is just to announce the stream so y'all can book the date

This time, we wanted to do the stream on a Saturday to hopefully see more of y'all so note the date, bring your girlfriends/boyfriends/friends/pets to come catch the stream and I will see y'all very soon!


Have a great day!

- Rad

I stumbled upon this randomly today and thought it was really interesting so I thought it would be great to share it and get your thoughts!

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My new cat!!

He’s a rescue and I named him Yams. He weighs 16 pounds. He’s very dumb. He doesn’t like to be carried. He does like to be petted. He has a lot to say. I would die for him in an instant.

Presenting YAMMIE

Hi. I add some Flamenco things to my electric playing. What do you thing?
Thank you.




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I am a new guitar player with a knowledge in theroy(to a degree) and those things from other instruments. I want to have my own style obviously although want to get an A7X'Y feel. IF that makes sense. I dont quite understand how or when one should put certain parts of a song together. I.E I have several riffs that sound fairly Early to mid A7X'x although as soon as I finish playing one Idk what to do. Should I write a verse? If so what makes it not boring. This whole repition is ok to a certain mesure is new to me as before guitar I was and still am a classical musicain. Any help is much apreatciated!!

Hello, just a friendly reminder that my interview with Fred Archambault, who worked with Avenged on Waking the Fallen, City of Evil the Self-Tittled and much more, will start in 1 hour!

You are all welcome to join for free and enjoy the knowledge and experience!!!


- Rad!

Minor Blues Etude

hello guys, i have a question, i have synyster gates custom-s, but why when i use the top pickup (not sustainiac) the sound is very low, is that normal?

Stormy Monday Etude

Creating Tension

3-1-3-1-1-3 - G minor