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  1. Dan Shipway

    M I S T A K E S

    This is more to do with building a guitar, I built a kit guitar but didn’t know how to set up the bridge (Standard strat bridge) so it was almost perpendicular to the body and that’s when I began to get a SLIGHT feeling that something was wrong. In terms of playing, I think it was Like Ed said...
  2. Dan Shipway

    M I S T A K E S

    Putting the tremolo arm in the input jack XD
  3. Dan Shipway

    Let's Pump Up The Jams!

    That is a good point, I often use backing tracks just to get some ideas out that I can use in my own songs and to get a vibe for a song and get into a groove. I have written a few ideas but they just need developing :).
  4. Dan Shipway

    Let's Pump Up The Jams!

    I love to learn a7x but most of my time is spent practising lead over backing tracks(Mainly Phrygian and Phrygian dominant for the vibe) and I find that using what syn does helps hugely because( at least for me) when I learn a7x I do it for fun but if I am trying to improve I never play covers...
  5. Dan Shipway

    Happy Birthday, Papa Gates!

    Sorry for being late. Happy Birthday Papa G you have helped so many people to be able to make their dreams a reality and wear all really grateful!
  6. Dan Shipway

    Idea for a video collab

    I would be happy to come up with a riff to start it as i am more confident with that and may add a lead over it.
  7. Dan Shipway

    how to play syn gates solos ?

    The list I can think of is Alternate picking Sweeping Tapping Legato Economy picking Pinch harmonics Bending String skipping I am not sure what level you are at with your playing so I tried to cover all bases and some were thrown in as techniques that are good to know when playing other songs...
  8. Dan Shipway

    Let's Pump Up The Jams!

    I agree, many people (including myself) want to learn A7X straight away and I think that is good in a way, I think its good in the sense that everyone is aspiring to play certiain songs which gives people the drive to practice. Personally I do this so I can takle tricky techniques in the context...
  9. Dan Shipway

    Originality/creativity

    Thanks for the amazing feedback everyone, I have been working on basic solos to build up ideas, in the Shinedown incident I chose to mimic the vocal line at the start as it has a nice melody as well as doing a pentatonic run at the end ( I like Zakk Wylde and his licks to enhance the scale) and...
  10. Dan Shipway

    Originality/creativity

    Thanks,I will definitely do those ideas, I have done a cover of shinedown’s dangerous which I made a solo for so when that is recorded I will post it for feedback. I didn’t realise it was something quite a few people struggled with but it definitely feels better knowing I am not the only one.
  11. Dan Shipway

    how to play syn gates solos ?

    Honestly mate, the stuff syn plays is lightening fast, the one thing I can say, and this applies to everything on guitar, don’t be disheartened. It may seem like its far off but that is because playing guitar is like a locked chest, you cant go up to it and open it without the key and the key is...
  12. Dan Shipway

    Originality/creativity

    Cheers dude, I have often believe thst lack of musical theory has held me back somewhat as with scales I have no idea where notes that complement the solo are so I will keep working with that as well as focusing on other genres to find different influences.
  13. Dan Shipway

    Originality/creativity

    Does anyone have any tips on how to be more creative in the approach to riff and solo writing as I feel like with riffs I always use the same chords and they, for the most part, sound the same. When it comes to Solos I feel as if I usually just run the scales as apposed to making them more...
  14. Dan Shipway

    your first guitar

    1/2 scale black strat with 1 single coil. I cant play it because it wont tune due to the scale. £30 so thats what to expect.
  15. Dan Shipway

    Wrist Muscles Ache

    Honestly dude when you want to play chug riffs down picking is fitting but it isn’t always beneficial, you wrist is a lot more relaxed when you play alternate and for fast runs and riffs down picking can be a burden, alternate picking can seem difficult to some but it will improve speed and...
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