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  1. Ed Seith

    Seize the day

    @jak – good reminder. That’s a big shortcoming for me!
  2. Ed Seith

    Dial In Good Tone – Spider V60?

    Will the Spider take presets from a PodHD500? If so, I can plug mine in and pull my presets to send to you. I worked on them for a long time, and they were pretty damn good, if I do say so myself.
  3. Ed Seith

    Seize the day

    There are a good number of 1-1/2 step bends in there, too, which are DEFINITELY hard for newer players, and even some seasoned players who don’t spend serious time on bends and vibrato. In a sense, pattern stuff and sweep stuff can be easier than that sometimes, so don’t beat yourself up if you...
  4. Ed Seith

    New content?

    In the thread he said he’d have to do a lesson about it, and then another student provided a link to the lesson for exactly that, which already exists. Syn acknowledged and had a laugh about not knowing all the content here, and that was that.
  5. Ed Seith

    Fast Downstroke picking

    Reducing tension:
  6. Ed Seith

    Fast Downstroke picking

    Metronome or Amazing Slow Downer and work the parts at slower tempos. MoP is all about speed and endurance – it’s unrelenting 8th notes at 210BPM. I never really put serious time into downpicking like that because it wasn’t my style of music when I started, but I’ve been working on it a lot. MoP...
  7. Ed Seith

    What name is this scale ?

    I was all ready to say, “My short, fat sausage fingers can’t do the 3-1-3 stuff,” but I looked at the tab and, while it hurts a bit right now, I can do the 7-10-12 reach in the first part of the tab. With effort and daily stretching, it’s within reach. I look forward to getting to that lesson...
  8. Ed Seith

    What name is this scale ?

    @Ids, Mark was a stickler that for certain techniques (legato being one of them) proper technique was essential for maximum cleanliness and effectiveness. He was really big on scale work – legato or picked – should be with the thumb center-back or slightly-off-center of the back of the neck...
  9. Ed Seith

    Guess the solo game

    That’s the one I was forgetting, @Ids, thanks. Love that album. And I love most of his stuff, I just felt like hearing pure blues from him first is better for guitarists. He’s a great songwriter too.
  10. Ed Seith

    What name is this scale ?

    Can I take a moment to call out just how amazing and unique this is? I mean, you’re not going to get into stuff like this with Syn at a meet and greet, and interviews don’t get this personal. The closest thing I’ve seen to this sort of thing was the Artist Session I sat down for with Mark...
  11. Ed Seith

    Guess the solo game

    John Mayer is a HUGELY talented blues guitarist. I prefer his style over Joe Bonamassa quite a lot, but John has two personalities – the guy who makes the money crooning for the ladies (“Daughters”) and the guy who packs houses with a blues trio. If you start with Pop-John, you may decide you...
  12. Ed Seith

    Any Testimonies?

    Musician’s Friend is the online side of Guitar Center (Yes, I know there’s a guitarcenter.com, but GC purchased Musician’s Friend some years back and the inventory is interchangeable). It is very safe and reliable. I bought my PRS from them.
  13. Ed Seith

    Guitar presets?

    Back when I was running a Pod HD500 into my computer, I had a problem with their cabinet emulation – I really didn’t like it. A LOT. And Line6 didn’t allow for external cab packs. Faced with the inability to buy something more expensive like an AxeFX (which I did buy a few years later)...
  14. Ed Seith

    String bending high up the fretboard

    In theory, the strings are easiest to bend closest to the center of their length, which is always right around the 12th fret. Any difficulty you have at ~the 16th fret should be about the same as about the 9th fret or so. If it’s more difficult for you higher up, then it could have something to...
  15. Ed Seith

    What name is this scale ?

    Thanks Ids and Syn. To clarify, I think with the comparison I wasn’t suggesting argument, just getting so far into the minutiae of “the rules” that the spirit of them can be lost, in much the same way that someone devout can get so far into the details of what a word or small sentence means...
  16. Ed Seith

    What name is this scale ?

    This is where I struggle with theory. Watching this back and forth reminds me of born-again Christians arguing over the meaning of a 5 word sentence. I mean no disrespect here – this kind of thing is where I gave up on theory altogether. I remember back in the 80s reading Guitar for the...
  17. Ed Seith

    Does this happen to y’all too?

    I’m gonna semi-troll here and say “This Means War.” I know… I’m sorry.
  18. Ed Seith

    My first "lesson"!

    Well done, Dominik! Great song choice! The more time you spend recording for the camera, the more comfortable you will feel about it. Takes bravery though, eh? Good job! Perfect tone for that part, too!
  19. Ed Seith

    Is The Riff Page Down?

    Yup, dead empty at the moment.
  20. Ed Seith

    Playing syns masterclass solo in the school talent show

    Jiminy Christmas, man… Well done! But can you play “Wonderwall?”
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