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  1. Ed Seith

    Acoustic guitar insanely hard to play – what to do?

    It could be worse.
  2. Ed Seith

    Going to see Seether live this weekend! Opinions?

    They just stand there, staring at their feet, and play. No running, jumping, animation, human interaction, or anything else to suggest they’re outside of band practice in a small room. I’ve seen them several times as openers for larger acts. Same thing every time. Good material, but boring as...
  3. Ed Seith

    Going to see Seether live this weekend! Opinions?

    Good songs, good at performing the songs, but not much for an actual “show.” They are shoegazers.
  4. Ed Seith

    How to get "feel" in your playing??

    There are a LOT of things that conspire together to create feel. It’s one of those things that is really difficult to explain, but you know it when you have it or hear it. Start by dissecting parts you hear that resonate with you. Get a feel for the chords, the rhythm, and then the note choices...
  5. Ed Seith

    rock am ring avenged

    Excited for the headlining show here in Phoenix in August. I passed on the Metallica gig hoping they’d come back around with the full Stage show. Really pumped.
  6. Ed Seith

    rock am ring avenged

    @andrew – can’t watch that in the USA. It’s blocked. Sigh.
  7. Ed Seith

    rock am ring avenged

    I didn’t get to watch the livestream, but according to the Synstagram, he played this show with the Fractal AxeFXIII as his rig. How’d it sound, everyone?
  8. Ed Seith

    Is my octave chords bad? How can I improve?

    Sounds right. You’ll get it cleaner over time.
  9. Ed Seith

    rock am ring avenged

    I like the new album, and I liked Ire. The one before that I didn’t like.
  10. Ed Seith

    Is my octave chords bad? How can I improve?

    I do the same as Jake, though I used to do it how you do. Either way, the muting of that in-between string is PARAMOUNT. Two things to do to make it easy: 1. Like Dan said, lay that index finger down a little to mute the in-between. 2. Additionally, let the very tip of the “octave” finger...
  11. Ed Seith

    Did you listen to the a7x tribute cd? Opinions?

    Yeah, the Vitamin String Quartet does a nice tribute to the band. Filip, what’s this new one called?
  12. Ed Seith

    I Can't Play My Own Solos and it's Holding my music back

    I gotta live up to this “Captain Ed” thing I’ve been branded with, you know…
  13. Ed Seith

    I Can't Play My Own Solos and it's Holding my music back

    Also, write EXERCISES you can’t play. Write solos you CAN, even if you need to take time to learn them.
  14. Ed Seith

    I Can't Play My Own Solos and it's Holding my music back

    A song is a snapshot in time, just like any piece of art. Write it. Record it. Be done with it. George Lucas kept tinkering with his creations, and he very nearly destroyed them. See them as pictures. “This song was from that time I was in Cali and miserable and wishing I could move again.” Even...
  15. Ed Seith

    The Heart From Your Hate on a 6 string guitar

    @Bartosz, if you want to play the rhythm, that complicates things a little. The only real option you would have without the strings and the setup and stuff would be to take anything that uses the low B string and play it two frets up on the A string. The only other feasible option is to use a...
  16. Ed Seith

    The Heart From Your Hate on a 6 string guitar

    If all you’re interested in playing is the “Lead Guitar – Distortion” part that comes up when I click the link, then you just need to tune 1/2 step flat (Eb Standard) or use a drop pedal down 1 increment. There are no notes in that particular part that use the 7th string, so to play it on a...
  17. Ed Seith

    Daily Practice Picking Exercise

    I actually started yesterday. It’s tough to do for 3 minutes straight. I’m at 160bpm. We’ll see how quickly I can up that.
  18. Ed Seith

    What is this effect?

    (There’s nothing to see, or hear. We’re just riffing on the nothingness)
  19. Ed Seith

    What is this effect?

    It’s just a really, super-tight noise gate. No latency.
  20. Ed Seith

    Why your improv isn't as bad as you think

    Thanks, Sayonil! I think the point I’ve been trying to make with the few videos I’ve posted is that most of the posted videos you see on the internet are the tenth or the fiftieth take, often with hours of rehearsal before the takes even start – in that sense, they’re not REAL. Even seasoned...
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