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  1. Donnie Keeney

    What do you guys like most about the school?

    I am loving this site! The lessons are great! I love the concepts they cover and the fact that they have tabs and you can alter the tempo is amazing! The community is great too. I love how there aren’t any trolls.
  2. Donnie Keeney

    Favorite guitarists – besides Syn Gates and Papa Gates

    Paul Waggoner of Between the Buried and Me, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, John Petrucci, AJ Minette, Angus Young, and of course Eddie Van Halen.
  3. Donnie Keeney

    Alternate VS Economy Picking

    Tosin’s swybrid stuff is nuts! Rick Graham is a madman. I wish I could play as effortlessly as he does. His legato workout did a lot of progress my legato playing.
  4. Donnie Keeney

    Favorite Syn Solo

    Joe, I agree that is an awesome solo!
  5. Donnie Keeney

    Favorite Syn Solo

    What is everyone’s favorite Synyster Gates solo and why?
  6. Donnie Keeney

    Favourite Avenged Sevenfold song and why

    I have a soft spot in my heart for “eternal rest” the solo at the beginning blew my mind and is so raw and intense. I also love the Pantera-esque power groove.
  7. Donnie Keeney

    Playing with a metronome

    I agree with Papa Gates. Set it so you an put an accent on the “one” and try to place an emphasis on that beat when practicing. Start with quarter notes then work on subdividing down to eights, triplets, sixteenths, etc
  8. Donnie Keeney

    Music Theory

    I am a nerd and I love music theory. What components of music theory do people find most useful for their playing and composing? What components of music theory most mystify people? What would you like to know more about? Modes? Progressions? Cadences? Chord theory? Post here about what...
  9. Donnie Keeney

    A thank you

    Thank you for all of these lessons and all of the great music!
  10. Donnie Keeney

    Let's get to know each other!

    I am 29. I have been playing for almost 17 years now. I play guitar, trumpet, banjo, mandolin, and bass. I have been a big A7X fan since I first heard them in high school right when waking the fallen came out. I currently play a PRS standard 22 and Gibson Les Paul studio. I am married and...
  11. Donnie Keeney's riff from January 5, 2018 at 7:29 pm

    Donnie Keeney's riff from January 5, 2018 at 7:29 pm

    Just working on some tapping.