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  1. Ed Seith

    I think we should be more open about music in general

    Linkin Park got harshly (and rightly) criticized for Meteora being Hybrid Theory Part II. It seemed very calculated to be that, to maximize commercial potential. LP are a band that always slaved over the songwriting process, methodically perfecting everything, and that was their craft and they...
  2. Ed Seith

    Ask Papa Gates.

    PG – how does it feel to be responsible for the recent incident at Waffle House? After all, if you’d not sung about a fistfight there, where else would the perpetrators have gotten the idea?
  3. Ed Seith

    How Can I Achieve This Acoustic Sound?

    I don’t know the 11rack, but it sounds like there’s some light compression (not like a hard clip or anything), and like some of the bass and mids are cut. If there’s delay on there, it seems really light. More of the fullness there seems to be coming from reverb, like maybe a medium-room reverb...
  4. Ed Seith

    How Can I Achieve This Acoustic Sound?

    OK. I’m lost. That’s an ACTUAL acoustic guitar with a piezo pickup. You’re not going to make an electric guitar with neck and bridge pickups sound like that. I’m very confused by what you’re asking. Maybe I need to start drinking and stop working. 😀
  5. Ed Seith

    How Can I Achieve This Acoustic Sound?

    Have you seen it in meatworld?
  6. Ed Seith

    How Can I Achieve This Acoustic Sound?

    I would be very surprised if this is not either an acoustic guitar running through it, or an electric with an onboard piezo pickup. Maybe he won’t share because he’s lying?
  7. Ed Seith

    how technical do you need to play?

    AC/DC. Nuff said.
  8. Ed Seith

    How to stop the string slipping from your finger when string bending

    If it’s cutting into your finger, you’re doing it right. You could switch to lighter strings – medium gauge strings are considered pretty heavy on an electric. I use 9-46, but going higher than 10s on an electric is rare, often because of bending. Also, eventually, your fingertips will develop...
  9. Ed Seith

    how technical do you need to play?

    Some of the best songs in the world are three chords and the truth. Technical music impresses other musicians. Catchy music impresses everyone. Technical and catchy is something few do well, and A7X is one of the few.
  10. Ed Seith

    my amp is haunted!

    I’ve had that happen gigging at clubs with bad wiring. It’s usually some form of grounding issue, believe it or not. Can you move it to an outlet in a different part of your living space and see if it still happens? If it’s a small apartment, that may not matter, but you could try to look for...
  11. Ed Seith

    I need help

    Chords and Structure: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/bethel_music/you_make_me_brave_chords_1455292 Melodies: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/bethel_music/you_make_me_brave_tabs_1798544
  12. Ed Seith

    Make a song out of Syn's solos

    @Sayonil, great note choices, and I gotta say, I LOVE some of your phrasing choices – they really make you and your personality stand out!
  13. Ed Seith

    Ask Papa Gates.

    I’m be curious to hear your thoughts on how the industry has changed, not only from the time you started, but also the tremendous shifts and changes even since A7X got signed – how deals have changed, how distribution has changed, potentially smart ways for the independent artist to eke out a...
  14. Ed Seith

    what dream theater song should I learn, that are not to hard

    “What Dream Theater song isn’t hard?” is in a league with “what Ferrari is cheap and dependable?”
  15. Ed Seith

    what dream theater song should I learn, that are not to hard

    Pull Me Under is ancient, but it’s a good choice.
  16. Ed Seith

    Major Issue

    First thought is that the bridge’s knife-edge has slipped out of it’s proper groove and down onto the screw threading. Other thought is that if you keep the action super-low, weather changes can definitely affect it. I usually have to make minor adjustments to some of my truss rods twice a year...
  17. Ed Seith

    What i advantages and disadvantages of floyd rose?

    If you’re going to have a floating bridge, there is NONE BETTER than one using Floyd Rose patented technology. Hard stop. Fact. End of story. (I say it that way because Ibanez tremolos are not made by Floyd Rose, but use their patents to make their own). Advantages – all things whammy, from...
  18. Ed Seith

    Tips for buying a Schecter Guitar

    If you like a floating trem, anything Floyd is the be-all end-all gold standard. I don’t need a trem on all my guitars, but my Ibanez twins have been alive for over 25 years and their Floyds make them the most dependably tuned instruments in the world. A little extra work at string change, but...
  19. Ed Seith

    FULL HAIL TO THE KING SOLO TUTORIAL! ( I did it, guys!)

    I’m gonna have to dig into these soon, but I have to chaperone a class trip for my 12 year old son and 120 of his classmates from Monday to Wednesday, so I’m mentally preparing for that insanity. By the way – if anyone is looking for me from Monday to Wednesday, I’ll be pulling my hair out at...
  20. Ed Seith

    Has anyone ever given boutique guitar picks a try? What were your thoughts?

    I bought a Red Bear Picks Li’l Jazzer some years ago. Took forever to get it, and it was almost $30US, but it was absolutely amazing for roughly two years before it broke. I ordered a replacement, but the material was different and it felt and sounded different so I moved on from them. After...
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