Hi!

Very nice to see that the videos are back up! Is it still possible to scrub or point to a place to start playing from? For me this only works for the very first chunk of the videos. I cant skip to any place in the notes or video...

Hi,

I don’t know if any of you really remember me It definitely has been a while, 3 years to be exact. I’ve been playing but not very often as life got in the way. I started singing, usually in my car while I’m driving to work because no one can hear me then

Because of the singing I was finally able to learn gunslinger and danger line solos by ear in a martter of hours! I didn’t even have the ability to play those solos couple months ago. So stoked the progress!

Now I’m stuck with the fast part of hail to the king solo. I somewhat got it but not quite there. I feel like there’s maybe something wrong with my technique. ..So I decided to ask for help and any tips from you!

Ps. This forum has changed a lot! So I apologize if I’m doing something wrong here. I feel like I don’t know how to use this forum

Anyways. Here’s the link to my recording: Login to view embedded media

In this lesson, we show you the proper technique for holding the pick.

Let me just say that this is the way that MOST great guitar players, (including Syn), hold the pick. However – I held the pick “wrong” for 40 years and still managed to play guitar for a living. I started working on holding the pick the right way about 3 years ago, and when I do – I still play at about 70% of my ability. It’s a daily battle for me.
So I would say, if you are a beginner or intermediate – by all means – work on holding the pick this way.
If you are an advanced player and hold the pick differently – you’ll have to decide if it’s worth the effort and sacrifice.
I believe that the ends justify the means. However you can play great – do that.

I will add one last point – if you’re not confused enough already. And that is: A great deal of Syn’s sound, smoothness, tone, speed & fluidity is due to the fact that he holds the pick the way I show you in this video.

Anyone else’s videos for the lesson Syns Pentatonic Etudes not working? everything else loads except for this specific section. Any help would be much appreciated

Major & Minor Pentatonic Scales

In this lesson we discuss the basics of alternate picking.

In this lesson we introduce you to the C Major chord family; C Dm Em F G Am & Bdim.

In this lesson we introduce you to the Holy Grail of rock soloing – the Pentatonic scale.

In this lesson we go over the Lydian mode – it’s scale construction and related chords.

I’m a classical guitarist so forgive me if I’m wrong but…..Is the intro solo to save me the greatest intro solo ever written?! What do you guys think?

Aight so after listening to the new Megadeth album it dawned on me that how much filler on an album determines how iconic the album is. 'Appetite for Destruction' and 'Rust in Peace' are GOAT tier because they have zero to few filler tracks. Megadeth has ok albums, good albums, and iconic albums; it seems the level of filler will dictate which is which.

What I find awesome is I distinctly remember A7X bringing back the idea of the album. I remember kids who didn't even consider themselves A7X fans humming the deeper cut tracks that didn't even get radio play. For example, I misremembered Gunslinger as a single. It actually wasn't! It's just that so many of my friends, peers, and acquaintances listened to the WHOLE album and would hum it that my brain remembers it as a single. I put Gunslinger on a jukebox in 2022 and the bartender started singing every word, bridge, everything! It was wild!

If you take the 3 most popular holy grail albums especially: CoE, White, Nightmare you'd be hard pressed to find any filler whatsoever. Unbound, Brompton, and Lost all back to back? Pssh tell an A7X fan those are filler and you might find yourself in a confrontation. I know many non A7X fans who could sing parts of those songs. Natural Born Killers, God Hates Us, and Fiction? Again I know people who aren't even die hards that will hum those songs if they come on. Same thing with Sidewinder, Wicked End, and Strength of the World. In fact, as fan it sounds silly to even use those and filler in the same sentence.

My name is Randy and I live in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale. I've been playing for many years, but was just introduced to this site from my sales agent at Sweetwater who listed it as his Favorite Music-Related Website. Looking forward to reviewing some of the lessons and getting involved in the Community.

I've been getting more in depth with string gauge, always been a 10-52 or 10-46 person. I stumbled across a couple of forums stating that "hybrid" gauges like 10-52 put uneven tension across the neck and can cause rotation warping over time. Is this a legitimate thing or just elitist gate keeping? I know syn uses 10-52 on his custom and I am wanting to change my syn custom to that as well. But before I delve into the world of Floyd tinkering any thoughts? I'll be essentially leaving it in drop D, always found 10-46 too floppy on the 6th string but then the tension on the A and D are higher than needed in a 10-52.
@Ed Seith potentially could have insight??
Thanks in advance!

Overview of this Master Class

Hi everyone, my name is Leonid, and im begginer guitarist. My guitar is Ibanez GRGR131EX-BKF, my amp is Boss Katana Mini. I started playing like frw years ago, but i wasnt really involved, untill i bougth my electric guitar. I got some additional info in my bio, if someone really interested. I hope i will get into synners community, and you guys will help me undestand basics of this art! Also i want to mention that English - isn't my native language, so i may write something strange, or won't understand some specific guitar terms, or slang. Tho, i know some slang words ikr) Thanks everyone, i hope i will find some friends here!

Hey All. New to the site, been around guitar for a great many years, but consider myself top be a Begintermediate. I have learned tings through the years and have some knowledge, but have not always applied those things to physical playing/technique. There was a time about 35 years ago that I practiced a loy (nearly 8 hours a day) because I wanted to be a pro musician (Steve Lukather was my role model). I was set to audition to study at the Wiscionsin Conservartory of Music Diploma program and 2 weeks before my audition I ran my fretboard hand into a Band Saw blade at work. After that I gave up the idea of playing, I placed my guitar in its case and it was stored for nearly 10 years. I became an Electronics tech. I have buiolt and repaired tube amps, built effects and even tried my hand at building a guitar from scratch, had a nasty skin reaction to the dust from teh Bolivian Rosewood that I was making the neck from and ended up going with maple. Anyway these days I am a Husband and a dad to a kid that lives his life with extreme autism and I don't necessarily have a lot of time for practice, but I know that having a guitar (or 5) in my life makes things better. I currently practice through an all digital rig with a Line 6 Helix Floor and Seymour Duncan Powerstage 700 at its heart. Being as that I was a kid in the 70's and today I listen to bands like AX7 my musical taste varies and covers Classical, Rock, Jazz, Metal, Country, R&B, Varius forms of International Cultural music. Looking foward to taking some information from the site to walk away with and give me something to work on. I guess that is enough about me.

Okay so I have a Laguna ….LE 50 and trying to palm mute is like a BEACH I’m either muting too much or not muting at all, and I can’t figure out how to have a decent medium because even if I do get a decent muting I can’t really play on the bridge pick up because my hand can’t bend that far.

PLEASE HELP

In this lesson we go over the first scale position of the Major scale – 3 notes per string.

Some of you may or may not know by know but Syn suffered a leg injury at the recent show he played. Personally I’m not too sure the severity but if you are interested you can look into the countless articles on it. Everyone send their prayers for a hastily recovery ‍

Hey everybody,

I'm curious as to what kind of range you synners have for hand size and reach.

Specifically the distance between your pinky and thumb AND the distance between your pinky and index finger.

I doubt he'll see this but I'm dying to know what Syn's is .

Mine are.
Pinky to thumb - 10 inches
Pinky to index - 8.5 inches

Our first look at how to build a Major scale.

I have been asked by my sister (at least fifty times) and by people I talk to on the phone and things like that. “What’s your favorite song?”. I do not have a favorite song because (I am very confident in my playlist and selection of music that what I listen to is the best shit ever) the artists/ bands I listen to in my opinion are The Best Of The Best.. and I can’t pick a song from my library. So I want to ask…

What are your top three favorite bands/ artist.

for me it is:

1. Avenged Sevenfold
2. Asking Alexandria
3. Pierce The Veil

An explanation of how the guitar fretboard is setup in relationship to the chromatic scale.

In the song at the beginning of the chorus after matt sings "care at all" syn opens up with a lead not on the origonal track, basiclaly what im asking is if anyone knows anything more about this lead because my ears suck and i really wanna learn it and play it in my cover of the song

This song has no live recording, music video, guitar tab or guitar cover online, so I've been relying solely on my ear to figure it out.

There's a part that the Guitarist (named you) plays that has completely stumped me. Here's the part for reference:

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This guy is also one of the top 10 best guitarists in Japan so I'm not exactly beating myself up for not being able to play it, haha. Can someone help me figure out how he plays this?