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  1. Ben Thorpe

    Fast Downstroke picking

    I’m struggling with the same thing. Playing Master of Puppets at speed makes it feel like youve got carpal tunel syndrome, but just start off slow to a metronome and gradually build up speed!
  2. Ben Thorpe

    String bending high up the fretboard

    Ed back at it again with the useful tips in the forums! Cheers! 🙂
  3. Ben Thorpe

    String bending high up the fretboard

    Anyone else struggle with string bending and vibrato high up the fret board? It seems far more difficult to me than lower down. Any tips for string bending on frets above the 16th frets?
  4. Ben Thorpe

    Syn Wikipedia Fact or Fiction?

    Hi Syn! Just wondering if you’d heard of Loudwire’s video series called Wikipedia Fact or Fiction, where band members get asked quesions based on their Wikipedia articles and answer them. Have you or any other members of Avenged Sevenfold been asked to appear on Fact or Fiction? I’ve been...
  5. Ben Thorpe

    Major and minor pentatonic scale

    What is the diference between the major and minor pentatonic scale?
  6. Ben Thorpe

    Guitar Pep Talk

    I’ve had this discouraging feeling before. Once I saw a video of an eight year old kid playing the intro for hail to the king flawlessly. I know they started at a young age and they learn quickly when they’re young, but it just made me think “why do I even bother”. I just avoid videos like that...
  7. Ben Thorpe

    Happy Birthday, Papa Gates!

    Happy birthday Brian Haner Sr!
  8. Ben Thorpe

    How much is my Guitar worth? Shall I sell it?

    ahh the string bends….. if only i could do those. nice cover tho! 🙂
  9. Ben Thorpe

    Signs you NEED to change strings?

    If your guitar begins sounding not quite “right” (for instance, my guitar has this warped fazy sound with or without the amplifier and it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate between different notes and pitches), is it time to change strings, or would that be another problem I...
  10. Ben Thorpe

    Question for Syn about unofficial music video

    Hi syn, just wanted to ask you about this unofficial music video for “This Means War”. How come it was never made official? I only saw this recently and thought it was great. Anyone else seen it? Thanks! This Means War Unofficial Music Video
  11. Ben Thorpe

    Please Help Me Welcome Some New Members To The SGS Family!

    I would just like to say…. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
  12. Ben Thorpe

    Practicing when sick

    Lol, cheers everyone 🙂
  13. Ben Thorpe

    Practicing when sick

    Been sick for the last week, so I haven’t been on the website in quite a while, but I have been finding it more difficult to practice. It’s way too mentally exhausting practicing any advanced techniques or revise theory. Any good simple practicing exercises? Thanks.
  14. Ben Thorpe

    How do I stop the low E string sliding off the fretboard?

    It happens when I hammer on. Perhaps I’m hammering on too hard? Or the angle at which I do a hammer on
  15. Ben Thorpe

    How do I stop the low E string sliding off the fretboard?

    I have a bad habit where if I hammer on the low E string it slides off the fretboard. How do I stop doing this? thanks!
  16. Ben Thorpe

    Jam Study Buddy on Skype?

    Never had a guitar skype session before, sounds good!
  17. Ben Thorpe

    Website update general time frame?

    Looking forward to it! Thanks for the reply! 🙂
  18. Ben Thorpe

    First trip to a guitar store/ experiences

    It wasn’t a global chain or anything, just an independent store
  19. Ben Thorpe

    Website update general time frame?

    Not to come across as being needy or entitled or anything, but within what sort of time frame can we be looking at the next main update to the website (weeks, months etc.)? I am really looking forward to the upcoming additions, and was wondering if Syn or anyone who works behind the scenes could...
  20. Ben Thorpe

    First trip to a guitar store/ experiences

    Yeah, it was difficult for me to make some noise as I’ve never played for anyone outside of my family lol
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