So I watched Polyphia’s new song Ego Death and it was absolutely incredible. It sounded amazing and Steve Vai was in it too and did a crazy cool solo and there was one whammy bar trick that blew me away. It was around 4 minutes and 12 seconds in the song. I looked at it slowly and thought it was a sweep harmonic into the whammy bar and staccato. I just couldn’t seem to get it and I was wondering if anyone else might know something about it?

Since the videos aren't working.. What's everyone up to?
Are you focussing on a specific technique or goal? Tell us how's it going. Your answer might inspire others.

Btw, I just noticed the tab playback and backingtrack from the video's does work. So you could still practice along with those.

Hello Everyone, just another "canbefun" question, What was your latest or biggest eureka moment?

In my case these are rather frustrating than exciting, because many times the pieces were already in my head, but for some reason just didn't click... and when they do, I would just hit my head to the wall that how on earth I did not put this together earlier.

Here is mine, (it's not a moment tho') Lately I'm spending lot of time on acoustic again, learning some fingerstyle... and also started to make fingerstyle arrangements of some songs I like, and finally get it how to even start the arrangement, and progress beat by beat, bar by bar, put together the beat, bass, chords and melody... and most importantly how to execute it and play it on guitar later. Even though the process is pretty slow now, for sure it will get faster... So yep, fun times ahead, thought I'd share

Hey guys and dolls...

Does anyone know when the lesson vids will play again?

Does "Avenged Sevenfold" play it live with the vocal part?

Hey!
These are some things I was thinking about.

Has anyone broken a Floyd Rose or the Bar during use?

How did it happen?

How durable are they?

What part(s) broke?

If something broke would the entire Floyd Rose need to be replaced?

Could I fit one into a Stratocaster model?

Would you recommend a new or used Floyd Rose?

Maybe you got a story behind breaking the Floyd Rose?

Lastly, are they difficult to mount?

Cheers!

What is your favorite chord progression that you either use a lot or has a big impact on your style of playing? For me that would be the Andalusian cadence (i-bVII-bVI-V), I-iii-ii-vi-vii* or i-III-bVII-bVI

What are some ways to monitor the playing with music in the background?

Right now I play the music usually through the speaker and have my amplifier on separate.
It can get loud.


Be excellence!

I have the custom-s model and I have dead frets and I know it’s a problem with the truss rod but I don’t actually know how to fix can anyone give me an idea or do I just bring it to guitar center

How do I get the best metal tone in my amp

Does anybody know when the videos will start working again or how to make them start working again?

What type of strings are better for metal and hard rock?I

And also what is the best way to clean your guitar strings

How do I change strings with locking tuners

Hello everyone. Is anyone else having issues with all of the videos not working?

I've tried on Google Chrome on my both laptop and phone, as well as the app on my phone. None of the videos play

Hello there,

I thought it would be a fun thing to ask... so while playing/writing/improvising how do you visualize the fretboard? What do you see, what kind of "map" you have in your head?
Do you have the root notes and intervals as your base? Or note names? Or triads/chord shapes? CAGED? Scale shapes? Pentatonic boxes? Or something I didn't even mentioned?

Hey everyone! I'm getting a lot better with using Reaper but the biggest problem I'm having is setting up FX chains with amp simulators and stuff. A few of the problems I'm having are....

1. The sound randomly cuts out. If I do a vibrato or a bend, randomly it's like the signal cuts out and it cuts the sound. So it sounds like I'm doing a sustained vibrato and it just stops. It's not my cable because it works just fine through my amp.
2. I hear two different tones in my headphones. I literally hear a clean guitar tone (like the sound you have when the record button isn't armed and it just sounds like a bad clean tone) along with the amp simulator tone. I hear them both at the same time.

I have searched all over the internet to no avail.

Setting up FX chains has been the bane of my guitar recording because nothing sounds good. Like, at all. I get a great tone straight into my amp, which is why I'm buying an amp mic on my next paycheck.
It seems like every Youtube video/Guitar Reaper tutorial tells me to set up the chain differently. But here is where I'm standing at currently...

Reatune
Reagate
VST3 Ignite Emissary
VST3 Ignite Nadir
JS Distortion
JS Reaverbate

Any help would be much appreciated. I have spent at least 200 hours trying to figure out how to dial in a decent tone and everything sounds like shit. Thanks guys and gals!

Hello guys, I went to used guitar shop afterschool today. I chose to buy an old but feels like new Schechter Omen 6. My dad had me to try this Ibanez Axion RGA61L. It was in good condition and has good sound plus good price, but it has lower sustain and harder to bend than the Scechter Omen (need some set up maybe?). It also had different feels of neck then Schecter type neck.

Ibanez Axion is rare thing in our country though it was made here. Mom, dad, and I have seen some review, but no local review, and they said it was a good guitar. Anyone has some opinion for this guitar? Is it worthed to buy? Because it is still pricey on used. My mom hasn't trust me enough to use fancy expensive guitars.

Here's one of the review that I watched, and me trying to play with this fancy guitar.

Thank you.



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I keep pressing play but it wont play the video i tried it on the app and the browser it doesnt work anyone got an idea?

Hey Guys! I finally was able to get my hands on my DREAM guitar the custom S. Was debating for a while because I consider myself a beginnermediate LOL, but I figure if I make consistent use of it as im working on my playing daily, its worth it to have a guitar I love!

I've noticed since I got it, the sustaniac seems to work for a couple hours at most, then I need to change the battery on it. I'm wondering if this is normal, or if there is another issue that I may have (battery coming loose some how, pickup too high or low etc). I am not experienced at all with working on a guitar so I would rather not open the thing up; just some general advice would be great before I take it in to have it set up.

It's worth noting that the pickup itself still works and plays- I'm not sure if it goes out or not when the battery is dead so that advice would be helpful as well. My first experience with active pickups, floyd rose etc. so there has been some growing pains. Appreciate it in advance!

So I’ve always been the guitar behind a lot of the music I have. With tabs on a few other instruments in a band I’m in. But I’ve never really don’t lyrics. Words were never my forte, so I’m having trouble writing lyrics. Any help? Guidance or advice?

Hey guys, currently building a 24.75 inch strat with a warmouth neck. I plan to have a coil switch on the guitar with a single volume control.

This was a Frankenstein project with parts I managed to secure quite cheap so its going to have a bit of an identity crisis I haven't really planned it.

Anyway, I heard Syn's pickups and really enjoyed the clean tones (i'm obsessed for clean tones). So my question is do you think a single humbucker of his would work in this build? My main amp is a Roland JC22 but also play on garuage band, another speaker/amp from Roland (my portable one) and a VOX but I dont really use the Vox anymore.

Let me know your thoughts and suggestions

Thank you guys

Hey guys!

Just a heads up that the stream tonight has been posponed - the date is TBC but I'll update once it's set in stone

Apologies for the short notice,
Chris J

My hand hurts since yesterday from wrist towards pinky at the back of my hand. I recently changed my picking technique. Before that I anchored my pinky down on the guitar. When I looked at this video I did notice that I tilt my hand up a bit, I don’t know if I always do that but I’m not sure if it’s alright.

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hey everyone ! it’s been quite some time since i logged back in here and it feels good to see how much the school has grown since ! other than that, i hope all have been well ! i logged on to ask a question that’s been on my mind for a while and it’s about the guitar pedal that syn was making and if there was any news about it that i possibly missed about when it’s coming out or if it’s still in production.

thanks !

Hey I am having problems understanding intervals and being able to visualize notes on the fretboard, I already know scales, caged, etc. but I want to be able to take my playing to another level and be more soulful and intentional in my playing