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  1. Ed Seith

    Practice Routine

    When I was younger, even when it was cold out, I could just jump right in and go – I’d play a few songs I knew, then sit down and learn some songs I wanted to. There wasn’t much outside help beyond that – there was no internet, no YouTube, or anything. As I’m older now, I find that I really need...
  2. Ed Seith

    Question about hal leonard books.

    I agree with Ids, especially on A7X stuff. The rhythm stuff seems right, and the leads, while note-correct, often seem like really awkward fingerings. When Trivium did a Hal Leonard book, I tweeted at Matt and Corey asking if they contributed, and Corey confirmed that he, at least, worked very...
  3. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    Use your ears, you’ll get better. Mix at lower volumes (at high volumes, you’re head tends to subconsciously equalize levels) pay attention to how much you can hear different things. For me, how much the snare cuts through the mix is an indicator of how well the guitars are mixed – if the snare...
  4. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    Despite the name, EZMix doesn’t really mix your music for you. It’s a neat tool, but it’s more for applying EQ and effects help in mixing than actually setting your levels.
  5. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    @richard, I don’t think it will be overpowering, but in the future it may be better to keep the rhythm guitar tracks a touch lower. And it may also just be personal taste. Mixing is very subjective. 🙂
  6. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    Backing track is uploaded. John, listen back for quality – I can’t check it to make sure it’s good until you approve, as the project owner. In the future, whoever does a backing track should upload the tracks separately (drums, bass, rhythm guitars, etc) so they can be mixed on the fly in the...
  7. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    Thanks, Jen. I may not get to it until tomorrow morning (Arizona, USA) time, but I’ll get it up there.
  8. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    No problem, I just don’t want to step on toes. If I can find the backing track, maybe I’ll upload it. If not, I’ll wait for you.
  9. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    @john, that’s not how it should work. If everyone plays it in the background, the multitrack bit on the site will be a mess – six guitar players, six slightly out of sync versions of the backing track. You have to upload the backing track as one stereo track, and everyone plays along to it in...
  10. Ed Seith

    Axe FX

    Feedback is microphonic. As long as you have a monitor of the signal on stage with you, you can generate feedback loops just fine, and it will still “show up” in the signal that goes to the board. In fact, there are two things that can permanently shut down feedback: 1. No speaker – the speaker...
  11. Ed Seith

    What are people's writing habits?

    Try this. Start a beat with something that works with one of your riffs. I don’t care – use a drum machine, an online thing, whatever. Have a beat, even a basic one. Play your favorite original riff. Keep playing it over and over and fucking over again and again, until you’re dying to do...
  12. Ed Seith

    What are people's writing habits?

    Start simpler. The songs you’re referencing are all extremely complex. Start like Paul Gilbert would recommend – write a simple pop ditty. Write a “metal ditty.” Intro-Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Solo-Chorus-Chorus-End. Hell, start with writing a verse riff that goes into an open-sounding chorus...
  13. Ed Seith

    Axe FX

    Not sure what Boss pedal you have, but it’s unlikely a correct comparison. The ONLY things that exist as a real comparison are some Line6 products (the old Pod HDs or better, the new Helix) and the Kemper Profiler. The AxeFX is a serious, professional piece of road-worthy gear – it’s in the...
  14. Ed Seith

    Dream Trade-Off Solo With Syn?

    If I was choosing for me, it would probably either be Beast and the Harlot (timeless) or Paradigm (current favorite). My son is totally into Creating God, though, so if he were there I might have to go that way.
  15. Ed Seith

    I need an expert on this one.

    TIL Guitar players bastardize everything.
  16. Ed Seith

    Axe FX

    It’s a serious investment. I think a brand new AxeFX with foot controller and expression pedal is a little over $3,000.00 US. It is also VERY feature-rich and can be daunting if you don’t approach it methodically.
  17. Ed Seith

    Music theory and applying it to guitar

    Consider yourself lucky. I’ve been playing since 1984, and I’m just starting to get more into understanding that and incorporate it into my playing.
  18. Ed Seith

    Axe FX

    AxeFX is a class of product called an “amp modeler.” It, along with the Kemper Profiler and the Line6 Helix (and the older POD HD series) work best when they fully REPLACE a traditional amplifier and separate effects or foot pedals. I have the AxeFX with the foot controller. What that means is...
  19. Ed Seith

    I need an expert on this one.

    The best pizza is found in local joints in northern New Jersey. You’re welcome. 😉
  20. Ed Seith

    Collaboration Begins (READ FIRST!)

    I went and looked a short time ago, and I don’t see the backing track uploaded? Am I missing something? I’ve never used that site.
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