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  1. Adin Shepherd

    Suggestions on a second guitar.. lefty

    So long as you play loud enough to drown out the sound of your strings the Digitech Drop is a solid option for down tuning.
  2. Adin Shepherd

    Jackson vs Schecter

    While I have never owned or played a Jackson or a Schecter, one thing I can say is that that Schecter is real purdy. Probably not very helpful though 😆
  3. Adin Shepherd

    THE CONTEST WINNER IS.......

    Congrats @ari.mac 🤟 I watched a stack of entries yesterday but managed to miss yours, will be sure to check it out after work today.
  4. Adin Shepherd

    Comment by 'Adin Shepherd' in media 'SGS Contest Submission: Lesson 20'

    Not going to lie, watching your submission brought a tear to me eye, not at all how I was expecting that to end ❤
  5. Adin Shepherd

    Comment by 'Adin Shepherd' in media 'Alternate picking practice'

    Great job so far! Your left hand appears to be on point and with a little work on your right hand you will be flying in no time. To add to the already great tips, I would suggest forgetting about the left hand for a second and focus all of your attention on your right. Use your left hand to...
  6. Adin Shepherd

    A small doubt

    Personally, I would upgrade the guitar. Throwing great pickups into an entry level guitar is like putting a Ferrari engine in an old Datsun. As for your poll question (again personal opinion), I would spend more on the guitar, primarily because you can get some great solid state amps these days...
  7. Adin Shepherd

    I'm a little late but Happy New Year!! (It's a little after 1am here). Another 5 hours of work...

    I'm a little late but Happy New Year!! (It's a little after 1am here). Another 5 hours of work then home time 😴
  8. Machine Head - Aesthetics Of Hate - 1 Week Challenge (Day 7)

    Machine Head - Aesthetics Of Hate - 1 Week Challenge (Day 7)

    Final day of the challenge, intro and verse/chorus, threw in the bridge section for good measure. A few little mistakes here and there but overall I am happy with the progress given the time frame. Will be one I will continue to work on.
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  9. Adin Shepherd

    Special Message for the Holidays

    So sorry to hear Rowan, my condolences 😢
  10. Adin Shepherd

    Metranome

    This gives a pretty good overview of how it works and how to use it in your practice. I don't think we have an 'official' lesson on the topic......yet.
  11. Adin Shepherd

    Special Message for the Holidays

    Wow, that is a lot of responsibility to take on Rowan, your Grandfather is very lucky to have you in his corner. Good to hear he is opening up to treatment and I hope the doctors visit helps. All the best for the Holidays and I hope the New Year is a positive one for you (and for all).
  12. Machine Head - Aesthetics Of Hate - 1 Week Challenge

    Machine Head - Aesthetics Of Hate - 1 Week Challenge

    I figured I would dive in on Alicia's 1 week challenge, I chose this song partly because it's one of my favourites off The Blackening and was great fun in Rock Band (in all it's plastic glory), but primarily due to it being alternate picked with some string skipping (stuff that I would tend to...
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  13. Adin Shepherd

    What's your guitar routine?

    I wouldn't say I have a routine as such but when I practice it usually involves any of the following for however long I feel like doing them; Modified 'spider' exercises, hand synch exercises, legato and alternate picking excercises, rhythmic picking and subdivisions (gallops, and 1/4, 1/8...
  14. Adin Shepherd

    Introduction to Economy Picking – Lesson 77

    Yeah, pretty much, normal alternate picking on a single string then following through with a single motion when changing to new strings. So in your example of down, up, down on the E string the last down would continue in one motion through the first down on the A string. Same idea but starting...
  15. Adin Shepherd

    Need help changing my strings

    Hmm, this is a weird one. The first thing that springs to mind is string guage. If you are using a bigger guage than the store is fitting that could cause a buzzing issue (but I assume you tell them what guage you want). Perhaps next time you take it in, explain the issues you have when you...
  16. Adin Shepherd

    Pantera suggestions?

    I assume you mean Cowboys and Vulgar? They are actually not the first two albums, Metal Magic, Projects In The Jungle, I Am The Night and Power Metal all released prior to Cowboys. Although I think they have all but disowned that time period 😆 This is the correct suggestion
  17. Adin Shepherd

    Comment by 'Adin Shepherd' in media 'Avenged Sevenfold - Danger Line (solo) cover'

    Great job Callum, keep it up! 🤘
  18. Adin Shepherd

    Economy Picking I

    Alternate picking uses a strict up, down, up, down motion where economy picking will include up strokes or down strokes in one continuous motion, normally when switching strings, like mini sweeps. You will see it in the Etude video (the slowest run), as Syn switches strings he keeps the...
  19. Adin Shepherd

    Top 10 albums of 2020

    **Googles 2020 album releases** Ummm, yeah, I haven't heard any of them........
  20. Adin Shepherd

    How do you practice?

    Practicing (proper goal oriented practicing) is one of those things that I know I should have been doing since forever, but something that I have never been able to stick to, no matter how often I try. I have been trying harder (again) to focus on stuff recently, mainly technique, while I am...
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