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  1. Ed Seith

    Nothing.

    Calvin. Broski. Let me get one thing out there. For all the love folks show me, there's something deep down y'all need to accept about me regardless. As a native New Yorker, I can be brash. I can be opinionated. I can be, in short, an asshole. That in no way diminishes the awesomeness I can...
  2. Ed Seith

    Learning new riff...technique advice

    I'm old and my ears don't work like they used to (wear earplugs at concerts and band practice, folks!), so maybe I wasn't hearing what you are. I also didn't have the volume up because I was the only one in the house awake when I watched it.
  3. Ed Seith

    What Ed Said

    Ahh, you guys are awesome. I feel the love and it feels great. Thank you all!!
  4. Ed Seith

    Learning new riff...technique advice

    Gain, honestly (or distortion). Gain and distortion involve heavy amounts of compression which makes everything quiet much louder. Without any kind of noise gate, you just need to learn how to roll off your volume whenever you're not playing.
  5. Ed Seith

    Learning new riff...technique advice

    Just getting to this. Love that Strat! Great song - I need to look up The Offspring again. They had some great stuff. The part you're asking about is definitely alternate picked and not muted. It has a great, clean flow to it and almost "swings" a little, which is kind of an important part of...
  6. Ed Seith

    Amp advice

    Yes, it is. Single best and most transformative piece of gear I've ever bought.
  7. Ed Seith

    What Ed Said

    As long as my wife lets me out, I’m in!
  8. Ed Seith

    Sunday thought to encourage other students

    EXACTLY! I was gonna say something, then saw his response and did a quick "not needed" in my head.
  9. Ed Seith

    What Ed Said

    Y'all are gonna make me blush!
  10. Ed Seith

    What Ed Said

    Sweet! so glad it worked!
  11. Ed Seith

    What Ed Said

    Thanks, PG! I didn't know whether to "love" or "laugh" emoji your post because, like so many things you say - there's a lot of genuine heart in it, but you also make it funny. I'm honored to be in such company as you, Junior, Jak, and all of the brilliant people here, young and not-so-young. I...
  12. Ed Seith

    How long does it take to become good(advanced)

    Don't be discouraged by Syn. In part, he's just being humble, but he's also acknowledging that he will always be a student of guitar, always working to get better and be better. It is certainly not to suggest that anyone not as his level is full-on "beginner," and I *absolutely* know he did not...
  13. Ed Seith

    Amp advice

    When I want it out loud (which is mostly just at band practice, gigs, or if someone in the house wants to hear me play), one of the outputs runs to a JBL Eon-12 powered PA speaker. Since I use the full amp and cab modeling, all I need is FRFR (Full Range, Flat Response), which an ordinary PA...
  14. Ed Seith

    Should I start learning solos?

    You could always start here, with our good friend Hector. https://www.soundslice.com/slices/Xl1Vc/
  15. Ed Seith

    Amp advice

    I have an MT-15 and an AxeFX2XL+. Love 'em both. If the question is Kemper or AxeFX, I will say this - People with Kempers are still out there buying amps, and some even move away from the Kemper and back to amps eventually. Nobody ever goes back from AxeFX that I have seen.
  16. Ed Seith

    Return of the Son of Shooga Googa Goonga

    Nope. But Metalback (Five Finger Death Punch) had a new album out yesterday. It's not awful.
  17. Ed Seith

    Return of the Son of Shooga Googa Goonga

    This is an old Dweezil Zappa tune that he and some friends did "Bill and Ted" style guitarist talk over. It has its moments, though some of it might be too dated for some of the younger axe-slingers here. The album was called "Confessions" and had guest appearances from a who's who of shred...
  18. Ed Seith

    “Feeling” and “emotion” in music.

  19. Ed Seith

    General guidelines for mixing

    You can low pass the guitars at somewhere between 5k and 8k to help with the fizziness. Bass guitars definitely do well with compression, but I wouldn't know how to suggest it. Place things in the stereo soundfield to give them their own space, too. Drums pan out from center, bass down the...
  20. Ed Seith

    Trivium - Catastrophist - What The Dead Men Say

    And THAT is a BIG problem for me.
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