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  1. Ed Seith

    GUITAR LESSONS INCOMING!!

    Andrew, I do know Hector said he wants this to be for the school ONLY. That may change later, but for now, that’s how he wants it, and I think that’s cool.
  2. Ed Seith

    GUITAR LESSONS INCOMING!!

    15 minutes in. I recognize all the shapes and patterns, and your explanations are making it clear WHY they are shaped that way, and why he puts them where he did. This is killer stuff, Hector. I can’t wait to dig into this more!
  3. Ed Seith

    Tuning problem

    I hear you, man. I keep a lot of different guitars in a lot of different tunings for that reason.
  4. Ed Seith

    Tuning problem

    Yup. Guitar String Gauges Explained
  5. Ed Seith

    Tuning problem

    I’m not sure you’re understanding. The problem is not the BRAND of strings (yes, you can use any brand) or the material (standard strings are nickel) but the GAUGE – the THICKNESS of the strings. The lower you tune, the thicker the strings you need to maintain stability and also to feel right...
  6. Ed Seith

    Tuning problem

    So you’ve got the 24.75″ scale, the hardest one to work with for drop tunings. All is not lost – Matt Heafy from Trivium does just fine in Drop C#, but going another full step down from that is probably not going to work well. I have an Ibanez with a 25.5 scale, and it’s a bitch to keep in tune...
  7. Ed Seith

    Tuning problem

    Also note, the lower you tune a guitar, the more finicky it is to tune correctly. This has to do with math and frequencies and other shit musicians don’t like to think about, but what it comes down to for us in the practical sense is scale length. Scale length is the distance from the bridge to...
  8. Ed Seith

    Buying a new guitar

    Syn is definitely not afraid to wiggle the giggle stick on a regular basis. A *lot* of his solos include it. As Ids said, every one of his signature models has a Floyd Rose – that’s for a reason.
  9. Ed Seith

    Buying a new guitar

    Ethan – nothing to regret there. Just an excuse to buy more guitars.
  10. Ed Seith

    Buying a new guitar

    Looks like the same as the first one. In that case, price and shipping, along with reputation of seller/return policy, is KING!
  11. Ed Seith

    Buying a new guitar

    The Floyd Rose is the whammy bar – it can do lots of wiggly, vibratey, dive-bomby things and it certainly has it’s purposes. Like Filip says, it can be difficult, too, especially for the newer player. I will be doing a detailed video shortly (I HOPE!) on the Floyd and all it’s many quirks...
  12. Ed Seith

    Buying a new guitar

    Depends on what you want. The cheaper one has a fixed bridge, where the more expensive one has a Floyd Rose. The Floyd, if you want it, costs more and is worth more. The important thing, though, is that the PICTURE used in the first link is inaccurate – it’s not even the right model. The specs...
  13. Ed Seith

    Buying a new guitar

    The picture is lying. The cheaper one also has a fixed bridge (not Floyd Rose), if you look down in the specs and at the “FR” appended to the end of the name of the more expensive one.
  14. Ed Seith

    HELP

    Are you using this ASIO4ALL driver from Behringer? This is likely the one you need. https://www.behringer.com/Categories/Behringer/Computer-Audio/Interfaces/UM2/p/P0AVV/Downloads Also, in looking up your drum kit… Sigh… http://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/TD-9_OM.pdf I don’t think the USB on...
  15. Ed Seith

    HELP

    Not in reaper. In Windows DEVICE MANAGER. ASIO4ALL is just a pathway from point A to point B. “There was an error loading the audio Hardware” is a computer’s way of saying, “I can see Point B, but it’s speaking a language I don’t understand, and so I can’t talk to it.” A driver is a translater...
  16. Ed Seith

    Every one of my guitars was stolen today.

    I’m so sorry, brother. It *will* get better. I’ve been in similar places – a lot of us have. It’s hard, and it sucks and sometimes you just want to say fuck it and give up. Don’t. Hang in there. We care about you.
  17. Ed Seith

    HELP

    Devices do not have their drivers built in. I’m guessing if you went to DEVICE MANAGER, it would show an unrecognized USB device. Go to this page to see what you need to do to connect the TD-9 to your laptop. http://eg.roland.com/support/by_product/td-9/support_documents/
  18. Ed Seith

    My guitar is a little noisy

    What Adin said. Typically exacerbated by high amounts of gain/distortion. If you think that’s NOT it, please take some video so we can observe and consider. Thanks!
  19. Ed Seith

    Why does this keep happening?

    Not sure, Dan. There are two things I can recommend, though? 1. Stretch before you play, every time. This is a great video. I still use a lot of these before I practice every day. 2. Meditation. 10 minutes a day can do wonders for stress. If you can do it before you play, bonus. The “Calm” app...
  20. Ed Seith

    Mad professor twimble demo

    Thanks, Ids! Sounds good, but hard to really gauge the effectiveness, especially the more subtle aspects, here. It sounds really good, but do you feel the Dumble Magic?
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