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@Syn Gates To your best memory (being 40 and all), what scales/scale modes are you playing through in this video? I'm inclined to say Melodic Minor stuff, being dark and dope sounding, of course, but I felt like asking instead of conducting scientific research to decipher wtf is happening. If it is Melodic Minor, then how are you modulating any/all changes/scales?

Can anybody tell me what Guitar Syn was using during Warped Tour in 2003, pretty sure he used it in the Pinkly Smooth live show too.

Hey there!
I started learning sweep picking pretty recently and I think I don't do it right.
Here is a video of me playing a bit from Sweep Picking II
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Please pay attention to my picking hand, I feel like it's moving to much in comparison to syn.
Am I doing it right? I would appreciate the help.

i was learning for the love of god by steve vai and theres this part after the bridge where he does this whole step bend and pulls up on his whammy bar at the same time.when i used to do that it used to be alright now my a stting keeps going out of tune.i can do some crazy divebombs and shit and it wont go outta tune but that just puts it outta tune.floyd rose special btw

Hey everyone,
I have problems with the function and stage analysis of the piece Cottontail by Duke Ellington. I know all of the chords from the scale and the Bb-7, which should be the double dominant parallel. I hope you understand what I mean because I have translated all the technical terms. I hope someone can help me with the analysis.
Best regards from Hamburg
Gilles

i have been playing guitar awhile now but I don't feel like I am improving still stuck in major and minor chords and I cant seem to get my ears to hear the notes....any advice on which fundamental area to start and how can I improve my ear to listen the correct note

Hi all

I was wondering what youre favourite A7X song is to play on guitar? I recently started on Shepherd of Fire and I have really fun playing it. Its not too hard (first part) and sounds so nice to play along
Als if people have tips on not so hard fun A7X songs to play I like to hear them

Hi, I've got this problem where the sound keeps shutting off, it seems loose.
I have a solder machine, not confidant with it but I'm willing to try.

Here are some pictures, maybe someone can see the problem?


It's happened before and someone fixed it for me, I don't know what he did .

Thanks in advance!

Ps. Someone gave me the sticker, I thought it looked cool. Wasn't their band either

So here's the Thing. Guitar is a Hobby for me, I don't practice hours and hours a day. I know that for some Things guitar you just have to put the time and effort in. I am talking about learning the fretboard, your scale(s) and that Kind of stuff.

So that's alright, with a little Bit every day you can do it. At least that's what I thought. But I don't have any way to directly apply it so by the time I move on to learn something different, I forget what I learned.

That makes it hard for me to sit down and practice all the learning stuff because it's nothing that Sticks with me.

How did some of you overcome this? Do you know what I am talking about?

:syngates:Yo Family! For June’s #AOTM we are going with one of my fav records of all time and certainly my fav prog record of all time in Images and Words by the great Dream Theatre.

This was another band introduced to me by Jimmy. He used to sneak a Walkman(look it up kids) to school and play me ridiculous shit in the bathroom. This one stood out as having the most incredible musicianship I had ever heard. I was 13 when he played this record for me and it changed the way I looked at guitar. I had no idea that what I was hearing could be accomplished on the instrument I had already spent years working on.

Dream Theatre is a progressive rock band that formed in 1985 in the halls of Berklee School of Music in Boston. There have been multiple lineups but the Images and Words cast comprise Mike Portnoy on drums, John Petrucci on guitar, James LaBrie on vocals, John Myung on bass, and Kevin Moore on keyboards.

John Petrucci has been one of my favorite guitarists rotating in my top 3 since the very day I heard this light show of a record way back in middle school. He certainly epitomizes my way of approaching the guitar more than any other player besides maybe my father - with an endless pursuit of technique and harmony only to facilitate a melody and composition first approach to solos and songwriting.

This motif and melody first approach has yielded some of my favorite solos of all time and couple that with the pyrotechnics weaving in and around these flawless melodies and motifs make for a perfect combination of music and cinema.

As a student of percussion as well, I was moved by how Mike Portnoy seamlessly and so fluidly supported all of these incredible riffs and time signatures in such a musical and cinematic way. And as smooth as this cat could play, he still managed to make the music heavy as fuck. Listen to Under a Glass Moon for one of the greatest grooves of all time. The entire record is a clinic on how a drummer can steal the show at no cost to his co stars and director.

If there was a dude that I would’ve done unspeakable things to sing like, it would be James LaBrie. The range, the soul, the technique, the texture, the everything. This dudes got it in spades. It’s such a slippery slope to not take these songs and turn them into overly dramatic novelty uber dramas. James does no such thing. Flawless victory.

John Myung is as gifted as the aforementioned. He doesn’t just support the band, he comes bearing gifts. I’ve transcribed thousands of difficult musical passages in my life and I still have no clue wtf he’s doing in Metropolis, part 1 at 5:40

And last but certainly not least, Kevin Moore on keys. Total stud and one of my favorite songwriters of all time. He wrote a lot of my favorite songs on this record. They’re all great songwriters but Kevin speaks to me on this record.

Lastly, some or many of you know that Mike helped us out when Jimmy passed in late ‘09. We were putting the final touches on Nightmare when our world was shattered. For a couple of weeks we had decided to not move forward as it wouldn’t be right without Jimmy. Two main components quickly changed our minds. The first was The Sullivan’s. Jimmy’s parents and sisters were like our parents and sisters. We grew up with them. We love them dearly. They told us we had no choice in the matter because Jimmy would’ve demanded that we continue on. The second was Mike Portnoy. I’m sure somebody spoke of it before me but I know that the choice was clear to everyone when the decision was made to move forward. We needed one of Jimmy’s favorites to lift us up and realize the dream of putting out Jimmy’s final work.

Much like Petrucci is the influence that speaks the loudest on my sleeve, Mike is arguably that for Jimmy and certainly the best contender to have executed Jimmy’s unique and brilliant vision for the record. Mike walked in, hung is ego at the door and spent countless hours copying meticulous kick patterns and fills without complaint.

Of all musical elements, style is by far the most difficult to emulate. He hung in there and didn’t stop until we were all beyond satisfied with the performance. Of course we had him do his thing across many of Jimmy’s unfinished drum demos and then fully unleashed the beast on the closer, Save Me. Mike absolutely shines on that track, to say the least.

Well I hope that you enjoy this record even a fraction of the amount that I do, it would be enough to change your life.

A runner up and probably Shadows’ favorite Dream Theatre record is Metropolis Part 2. It’s definitely very cinematic and has a touch of Elfman throughout.

Lemme know your thoughts in the comments, can’t wait to connect with you all on this beast



All my love,

SYN
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Hey guys, I'm about to spend a lot of money on one of syn's guitars and I don't know which one to buy, my options are the Earth burst custom s one or the standard black and silver one, any differences between the Earth burst and the other sustainiac models I should be aware of?

I prefer to pick near the neck (on top of the neck pickup), but whenever I alternate pick fast, my wrist scratches the three lowest strings, creating a muffled sound, where it sounds like I'm playing a muffled open chord while alternative picking at the same time. It feels more natural picking near the neck, than the middle of the bridge, and the bottom of the neck seems to produce a cleaner and more isolated staccato than picking in the middle or bottom of the bridge.

Keep in mind, that I'm not referring to the pickup selector, but my hand placement.

Hi,
I am looking for some cheap good 8 string or 7 string tremolo guitar. I have one tip. It's SubZero Generation 8 Electric Guitar, 8-String, Jet Black. It doesn't look bad, I love these easy black styles. Well, 6000Kč is a standard price for regular "starting" guitars like Cort KX100, which I am using.

I want great heavy sound from the guitar, types of pickups don't matter, but I prefer at least double humbucker and single-coil or double humbucker like on my guitar.
If you have something interesting for me, please let me know. I want something with price 0Kč - 15000Kč (0USD - 700USD)

thanks.

Hello guys, I need your help! Well I was cleaning my house and I found this electric guitar some weeks ago, I don’t know the brand it is so it’s a good one? Also it has old strings (and a broken one) so any cheap strings recommendations? Also I remember that my dad bought it like 13 years ago but never used it like a lot so it doesn’t matter that it’s old?hahah sorry, I’m so lost with this.

Also I found this amp in a corner of a room, how do I know if it works? I don’t know when it was bought soooohelp me

If I’m not incorrect I need like a cable to connect the guitar with the amp but I didn’t found it so what do you suggest?

Hey y’all !
As the title suggests I’m looking for a quality, low budget, acoustic amp. I love my Ovation, but she’s meant to be plugged in and sounds better that way IMO. We used to have a Boss Katana that had an acoustic setting which was wonderful, but we no longer have it. I just want something small I can make minor adjustments with to give her a more robust sound when needed.
Unplugged,Baby (yes…that’s her name lol), sounds a bit too bright for my liking for most of the things I like to play.

Any recommendations?

Hi guys i was trying to record guitars for my songs, and i've heard about blending different amps into one guitar track but i don't have a clue how is it done. so if some one can enlight me on this would be great.

PD: I would want to do this with Virtual amps like bias fx 2 or Amplitube since i don't have any real amp with me now.

All,

We wanted to take a moment to bring all of you up to speed on the Synner site’s leadership after recent changes. First, we’d like to announce the addition of Radu-Cristian Perde to the team. Radu has been an integral part of the school for a long time, and brings a ton of knowledge about guitar, bass, and especially audio and video production, as anyone lucky enough to attend his recent webinar can affirm.

While the majority of the critical decision-making for the school will be made collectively by the five of us, Radu will be the most prominent face and voice of the leadership team, and we’re excited about the energy, direction and fun he will bring to our community.

As Syn and Papa Gates have been saying recently, there are a lot of exciting changes coming to the School, the site and the Synner brand in the near future, and as a leadership team we are committed to bringing it all to you in the best possible way.

Your Leadership Team:
@Alicia Willis
@Ed Seith
@Jamie London
@Millie Imber
@Radu-Cristian Perde

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Hi,
I have a little problem. I heard that if you want to play at high frets, it's better to tune octaves. Well I know that the sound must be the same when you play 12th fret and harmonics at 12th fret. I cleaned my guitar (Cort KX100 BKM) and put new strings. Now, harmonics and 12th fret sounds the same, but I think, that it doesn't have tuned octaves properly. Does someone have any ideas or know some apps, that can help me to tune it properly? Well I can hear little difference when I play a note and band it little bit.
Thanks for every idea and help.

Hello guys, I'm Despoina and I'm playing guitar for almost a year. I bought my first electric guitar with an amp a couple of months ago. The amp is the Marshall mg15gfx, But since I got it I couldn't find a sound that I like. Of course my playing is still really bad so that is a factor but I was wondering if I'm doing anything else wrong. So here are the setting that I'm using: For clean warm sound: bass:~8,middle:~5,treble:~3, For bright clean: bass:~3, middle:~5,treble:~8 For rock and metal I use the OD1 channel but I'm really strangling to find the right settings. Currently I'm learning some Metallica songs and the tone it's really bad. I would really appreciate if anyone can help me.
My English isn't really good, so I'm sorry if I made any mistakes

Here’s one for ya, @Ed Seith. Lately, my amp has been having this weird issue where the volume kinda goes in and out occasionally. Not the pedals or cables. Has newer tubes I put in a few months ago and checked them and there all good. What could it be?

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Hi, I've been playing for almost 10 years. I practice everyday for about 30mins to 1 hour. I was able to play alternate picking at some medium tempo but there used to so much string noises (hitting extra strings while switching), so I changed my picking grip and position. If I were to play on a single string, I can play up to a speed of 150BPM but when I play on multiple strings using alternate picking technique, my picking speed reduces to about 100BPM. Can anyone help me with this? What could be my problem.

I've had my Schecter DS Omen Ex 6 for about a year now, (and since this is the one with the tune-o-matic bride) I'm not able to get those awesome whammy divebombs like Syn. Just wanted to ask if there was any way to mimic or at least replicate that sound in Studio One or something like that. Does anybody have any ideas?

Also wanted to ask in advance if Syn Gates could explain how to best engage the audience with different solo styles, like if basic sweeping or improvisation works best to capture their attention?

What is the best way to start out sweeping any thoughts/opinions start practicing tmr going to do a 100 day challenge but I have a feeling it's going to be very very hard