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  1. Firsty Lasty

    The speed trick that isn't talked about enough

    I don’t think it makes sense to push for speed unless two things are true- #1 you are fully comfortable with what you’re playing (no clumsiness), and #2 you’re focusing on exactly one small thing to improve at a time. It would be completely wrong to try blasting through a long complicated...
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    Made a backing track! Could use some feedback

    Ok, I’m back for more. This time I’ll go over some positive things. Three of the biggest mistakes I made when I was starting out are problems that you don’t have. First, my vibrato was garbage for a long time. Your vibrato sounds very promising. Second, I couldn’t figure out how to use slides in...
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    Made a backing track! Could use some feedback

    The visual art is cool as hell. I found it very interesting and legitimately impressive. The music made me die of boredom. However, it could become something cool. Here’s what I would do if I wanted to steal this and make it my own: 1: start soloing no later than 16 seconds in. 2: more...
  4. Firsty Lasty

    Left hand streght

    Strength comes down to basically two categories: small muscles that you improve by routinely training to move properly over time, and larger muscles that you improve by lifting weights. Yes that’s a massive oversimplification, but it is a practical way of seeing things. Of course I always preach...
  5. Firsty Lasty

    Stereo recording

    Panning one track to each side should work perfectly. There must be something wrong with how you’re set up. As for details I’ve only really spent time with Reaper, so unfortunately all other daws are alien to me.
  6. Firsty Lasty

    stuck at sweep picking

    Here are my top 3 recommendations for sweeping #1 Always think about sweeping as an articulation technique, NOT a speed technique. The entire purpose of sweeping is the way it sounds. The fact that it can be done quickly is irrelevant. Always practice with the intention of sounding great. The...
  7. Firsty Lasty

    Underrated Songs

    Obviously I’ll say that Yngwie’s recent cover is underrated, but I know that’s not what y’all want to hear so instead I’ll recommend one song as a representative sample of a guitarist who I feel deserves more recognition: Jimi Kidd. Paul Gilbert’s uncle Jimi Kidd is an excellent blues...
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    How to ruin a song 101

    You know what, we might as well take a minute to have some common ground. My favorite George Harrison solo is in Alvin Lee’s “The Bluest Blues”. If you’re in the mood to listen to some 10/10 tasteful guitar melody that’s where it’s at. I remember seeing people basically say that Prince’s solo...
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    How to ruin a song 101

    There’s no reason for Yngwie to try to sound like the Beatles. I would never click play on a Yngwie track expecting or wanting him to sound like George Harrison. Going his own direction with the song was the right thing to do. That being said, I’ll admit that the first time I ever heard the song...
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    How to ruin a song 101

    Yngwie doesn’t over-use shredding. He’s awesome at everything, and shredding just happens to be a small part of everything. His use of vibrato and other expressive elements along with his ear for melody and harmony is the best there is, and I can’t name one guitarist living or dead whose tone I...
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    How to ruin a song 101

    To my ear the Vinnie Moore version is far inferior.
  12. Firsty Lasty

    How to ruin a song 101

    I love it. Yngwie is the best.
  13. Firsty Lasty

    Question about playing live

    A quick note about volume boosts, it can make sense to put the boost either at the front of your chain or in the effects loop of the amp so it doesn’t drive the preamp. I don’t know what pedals are better for which spot, this is just one of those things that when I heard it I thought “that’s so...
  14. Firsty Lasty

    string noise

    Both the left and right hand are important for string muting, except like when you’re strumming chords. Any kind of alternate picking or sweeping or even legato and tapping is going to need string muting with your right hand.
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    What Inspired you to pick up the Guitar for the very first time?

    For me it was 100% on a whim. I saw an epiphone strat for sale dirt cheap (iirc $80) and I just decided on the spot, with no prior desire or intent, to have a guitar. Of course I already had the opinion that guitar music was cool as hell; the Crazy Train solo was probably my favorite thing in...
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    [Opinion] Using Artists Custom Models

    Can I just point out that ZW doesn’t care about Epiphone or even Gibson, because he has his own brand? Artist signature guitars are nothing other than guitars, period. They have no special status.
  17. Firsty Lasty

    Give me some songs to learn

    I had to think a bit before I could remember something I like in the “cool blues/jazz/fusion” category that would be a good recommendation. Luckily, I was able to find something really cool: Joe Satriani- If I Could Fly. The first half of the song features what I consider to be one of the best...
  18. Firsty Lasty

    Custom S and amp advice

    When you say that you want “the a7x sound”, I hope you’re not expecting to sound like the studio recordings. I’ve never looked into how A7X produces their music, but what’s normal for metal is multiple tracks, often through multiple amps, with sophisticated mic selection and placement, in...
  19. Firsty Lasty

    Y’all got any of those…

    First, my background: I’m a mediocre guitarist, but this happens to hit on a strong point of mine. Pinky “strength” basically comes down to just one thing: your body knowing when and how to relax and when and how to Go! In other words, practice accuracy without accumulating tension. You know how...
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    Amps

    Unfortunately I have no hands-on experience with the katana or mini, or Ibanez Gio. The last time I tried out a lot of affordable guitars was years ago, so I’m a bit out of date when it comes to specific models.
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