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  1. Ed Seith

    Fbv2 turns into a whitest purchase.

    Tough to say without hearing, but for adding dirt to a clean tone, here are some things to keep in mind: No chorus or compression. These are both VERY common on clean-tone presets, and if you’re adding distortion or gain, avoid tones with any of this as much as possible. Distortion and gain have...
  2. Ed Seith

    What's your dream guitar collection?

    Well, I did something evil, as expected. Will be here Friday from Australia. Will post pics and possibly unboxing video.
  3. Ed Seith

    Talent show this coming Friday

    And when you go on – free your mind and enjoy the moment. It is fleeting. Be in it and around it, and enjoy yourself, while still being mindful to play properly, SMILE, and make eye contact with at least a few people watching. When you fuck up, worry about it LATER – move on and continue enjoying.
  4. Ed Seith

    Talent show this coming Friday

    Don’t change your strings before the gig – have an hour of practice at least between string change and gig. If anything uses batteries – pedals, wireless, etc. Use fresh ones or KNOW they are “near-fresh.” Know who starts all the songs on the setlist, and HOW they are started (4-count on the...
  5. Ed Seith

    What's your dream guitar collection?

    I think I’m about to do something evil to my bank account to add to my dream collection. Will say more when the deal is closed!
  6. Ed Seith

    So I bought a pedal switching system

    You can dance if you want to. You can leave your friends behind. Cause your friends don’t dance, And if they don’t dance, Then they’re no friends of mine. Sorry. That’s too old for a lot of people here. Looks like you might be able to use the ME-25 direct into a computer for recording, while you...
  7. Ed Seith

    So I bought a pedal switching system

    You can certainly chain pedals and your new system in front of the ME-25, but you’ll be tap-dancing, because nothing on the new switcher will touch the ME-25, so if you change tone AND effects, get ready to dance.
  8. Ed Seith

    So I bought a pedal switching system

    Probably not. I just went and looked at the ME-25, and it doesn’t seem to have any kind of input (MIDI or otherwise) for handling external switching.
  9. Ed Seith

    Meeting Brian?

    @Sayonil, Linkin Park was very good live. I have a story. In the late 90s, I moved to Phoenix, AZ from New York. As I was digging into the local music scene, I kept hearing about a band I needed to check out called Grey Daze. I went to a club to catch them – it was one of the larger clubs in the...
  10. Ed Seith

    Im Losing Motivation

    Happens to EVERYONE sometimes! You can take a short break if you like, but first I would urge you to try just playing stuff you find FUN for a while, without focusing on growth or development or anything. Sometimes we just get burned out on that stuff and need to remind ourselves why we do it by...
  11. Ed Seith

    How to thicken up a good tone

    Before I went Fractal, my lead tone was basically just my rhythm tone with different EQ curve (mids boosted and cut lows, like Noah said) and a little more reverb (I’ve never really been a delay guy). That worked really well, even in a two guitar band.
  12. Ed Seith

    Putting locking nuts on a non FR guitar

    Locking tuners would be better for what you’re trying to accomplish, and a lot cheaper. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ABMP4TY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The benefit of locking tuners is that without a lot of string wound around the post, there’s less to slip. Having...
  13. Ed Seith

    Syn springs

    Because spring tensions vary, and there are adjustment screws, you can use most setups. The most typical is three springs, arranged at both outside points and the middle. Some (like me) use a little extra tension by moving the screw-side springs to the inner 3 hooks, while leaving the...
  14. Ed Seith

    Why Does Kirk Hammett Get Hate?

    @calvin, for me, Disturbed’s first album was excellent, the second (Believe) was STUNNINGLY AWESOME, and then everything after that was very meh. I feel like the band has grown (up until the latest album) but Draiman, who was the strongest in the beginning, had already long-since peaked. I think...
  15. Ed Seith

    Finding people to jam or form a band with

    Old school is a flyer in a local music store. There are Facebook groups for local musicians. Craigslist has a musicians wanted section. There are options.
  16. Ed Seith

    Why Does Kirk Hammett Get Hate?

    @filip that’s fuckin HARSH but hilarious!
  17. Ed Seith

    Why Does Kirk Hammett Get Hate?

    Here’s the problem most people have with Kirk. He *was* great. He *was* creative. Personally, I think the Black Album ruined him. It affected him perhaps more than the others in the band, though I don’t know why. He gave up. I don’t imagine he plays guitar very much at all anymore, except when...
  18. Ed Seith

    This is a new song I made

    Definitely note the Syn-ness in that intro bit! This is cool and I like it, but I feel like you’ve got a better melody in you somewhere to add here and take this song to the next level. I’ve watched a lot of your playing, and there’s always some crazy note choices or phrasing that screams “I AM...
  19. Ed Seith

    Bass Run For 'Purgatory'

    AWESOME! Can’t wait!
  20. Ed Seith

    Meeting Brian?

    Matt’s throat problem is NOT forever. Zacky recently said they have no tour plans for 2019, but are looking at an album release cycle in 2020, with tour to follow. I’ve seen them several times over the years (I think the first was on the S/T album with the Rev, then with Portnoy on the Nightmare...
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