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  1. Ed Seith

    Has There Ever Been One Thing That Just Took You So Long To Get

    Also, one thing I’m focusing on right now that’s really helping is figuring out where you’re tensing and work on NOT doing that. I’m working on alternate picking speed, downpicking speed, and small 3 string sweeps to get really going on doing them RIGHT and the thing I’m noticing is that as I...
  2. Ed Seith

    What got you guys into metal?

    Just a kid, really. 😉 I’ll be 49 in a few months. Not looking forward to 50.
  3. Ed Seith

    What got you guys into metal?

    @Adin I didn’t realize you were a fellow Old…
  4. Ed Seith

    What got you guys into metal?

    I started my “adoptive” phase when I was about 10. One of my best friends got me into Billy Joel. The cool kids at school were all about AC/DC and Pink Floyd, and other stuff like that. I didn’t get it and it didn’t do anything for me. When I was about 13, watching Night Tracks (the basic-cable...
  5. Ed Seith

    Has There Ever Been One Thing That Just Took You So Long To Get

    Everything takes forever the first time you get it. Building speed – at anything – can take a very long time, especially if you’re not gifted for it (or if you’re old, ahem). Patience and discipline, the two things I really never had enough of.
  6. Ed Seith

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAPA GATES!!!

    Happy Birthday, Big Man!
  7. Ed Seith

    Stupidly sloppy playing

    I think everyone has their own balance of precision and sloppy that works for them. Most of us who tend to be sloppy wish we had what it took to NOT be sloppy, but it’s just not a natural part of how we approach the instrument. I do still work on it, and I know that my “metal minute” Instagram...
  8. Ed Seith

    Stupidly sloppy playing

    Slash and Jimmy Page made gajillions playing sloppy.
  9. Ed Seith

    "Graduate" This School in 3 Months! (Practice Regimen)

    I think this kind of schedule could certainly be beneficial for the theory-based lessons, but the mechanical stuff, especially when you get into late intermediate and definitely advanced stuff, I don’t see how it could be. Especially since you’ve been typically spending a week on each lesson...
  10. Ed Seith

    What's your dream guitar collection?

    Adin, the build quality is impeccable. It’s absolutely above my very high expectations. Neck joint is a dream. Easy access up to the 27th fret or so. My fingers can’t really squish onto the 29th very well. Crazy! Neck is a touch thicker than my Ibanez and PRS, but not problematically so. The...
  11. Ed Seith

    What's your dream guitar collection?

    It’s here, and my god, it’s stunning.
  12. Ed Seith

    Help me

    Yeah, if you want to devote your time to gaming, be a vocalist, like Shads. 😉
  13. Ed Seith

    What are you currently listening to?

    Looking forward to checking out Periphery’s “Hail Stan” later today. It came out this morning. Need to get rid of this headache first, but yeah.
  14. Ed Seith

    Acid Rain but it's an organ

    Get a flat surface for that thing, Ids! The rocking every time you hit keys is making my OCD flare up!
  15. Ed Seith

    Help me

    My daughter just took the PCAT two days ago, so I get how you’re feeling. HANG IN THERE! The important thing is maintaining the motivation to play SOMETHING every day, even just to stay in “maintenance mode.” You CAN do some exercises if that’s what you feel like doing on a given day, or you can...
  16. Ed Seith

    Massive Site Issue For Me

    It’s not you, then 🙂
  17. Ed Seith

    Massive Site Issue For Me

    Right now: This page isn’t working http://www.syngates.com redirected you too many times. ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
  18. Ed Seith

    Massive Site Issue For Me

    How about straight to the forums? Community Forum Can you go to that?
  19. Ed Seith

    What's your dream guitar collection?

    Ding ding ding! Winna! DHL says it will be to me on Friday, but it’s in Hong Kong right now. Very excited for this one! It’s a limited edition Shark semi-hollow.
  20. Ed Seith

    What's your dream guitar collection?

    Neither of them. I’ll give you a hint. Multiscale.
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