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    Synyster Gates Ideal Amp Settings

    Everything on 11.
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    Afterlife and Mia

    Thanks, yeah I just downloaded the best sounding tab and changed the solo. The the only thing I remember tabbing on that was the 2 solos in the middle. I did not do the ending clean solo. As far as the part I did do though, I'm pretty positive it is 100% accurate. I compared it to that video...
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    Afterlife and Mia

    MIA is definitely more difficult. I've been a pretty avid fan of the band since 2003 and learned all of Syn's hardest solos and MIA is the only one I've never been able to consistently nail. MIA is difficult because it requires A LOT of pick hand agility, like he's always changing directions...
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    Technical issues...

    Here's a pro tip video for you on tuning a floyd rose: Also as far as the the order of strings to tune on ANY guitar but also especially on tremolo equipped guitars, there are a lot of theories on this but I believe you should always tune from the string with the highest tension to the string...
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    Syn's pick type?

    I had the same struggle for a while. I used 2.0 gators for a long time because I liked the stiffness and dark tone they give, but then I proceeded down the rabbit hole of pick materials, shapes, etc and it's gotten easier to change picks and feel comfortable. I think it's the minute change in...
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    Learning new riff...technique advice

    As for the Blackstar, you could retube that thing so cheap and even improve the tone substantially. It would only be like $70 after shipping. As for the speaker, if you're set on just replacing the speaker, Celestion Vintage 30's really are the quintessential rock guitar speaker. They just...
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    Learning new riff...technique advice

    So is it making this noise with no cable or guitar plugged in at all?
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    Advanced Fun Altered Chord Hack for ii V I

    Dope lesson! I like this. A lot of time can be spent(and should be spent) exploring movements involving tritones and how the function with dominant V's. This one is new to me, so thank you!
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    Learning new riff...technique advice

    Which Blackstar model do you guys have?
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    Learning new riff...technique advice

    This sounds like it's an issue with the electrical circuit that your amp is plugged into, but that's my guess with very limited knowledge. When you have any kind of gear issue and you don't know where the problem is coming from, the best and really only way to figure it out is to go through...
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    Learning new riff...technique advice

    This has nothing to do with your question and the reason you posted, but if you're going to re-tube your Blackstar, go check out this website and feel free to call the guy that runs it. JJ Tubes are PHENOMENAL and the guy running the site is obsessed with tubes and tube tone, he's super nice and...
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    Comment by 'Christopher Lonski' in media 'Adrian Smith The Trooper solo'

    Hey dude! Good question. This is a simple lick but it made me stop and analyze my technique a little bit, and I'm glad I did! Personally, I think the most efficient way to play this is strict alternate picking. The weird thing about this is that you're playing in 3's, so every other bend on the...
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    Which tuner to trust ?

    I agree with Ed that, ultimately, you should let your ear decide- regardless of whether your ear is developed or not. The big lesson there is to start trusting your ear and not doubt yourself so much. The accuracy will come with time. Also, trust this tuner----> https://www.turbo-tuner.com/...
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    Theory heads I have a challenge for you

    This is great man! I Love it! Of course like any jaded teacher, I have to say that the theory doesn’t matter as long as it sounds good. So not that we’ve got that out of the way: The big thing here is that you’re going back and forth from a D major sound to a D minor sound, and the change from...
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    I just found a chord I didn't know worked

    Yeah, I mean you could use that chord as a Dorian type chord where the minor 3rd is implied by the rest of the progression. It’s probably used more commonly in a major tonality. It fits nicely in the Major(Ionian) scale and Mixolydian scale. If you bar your first finger that’s hitting the B on...
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    I just found a chord I didn't know worked

    Also 6/9 chords are common in modern jazz, which is what I think you’re talking about. A lot of jazz guys these days like them because you can play those with stacked 4th’s which is a more modern sound.
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    I just found a chord I didn't know worked

    You can make any chord work if you use it correctly. Check out “Chord Chemistry” by Ted Greene. He talks about this in like the very first section and gives a cool chord progression. Can you explain the voicing you’re using? I’d be interested to hear it. It sounds like it fits the major...
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    M.I.A. solo

    If you want a tab, I have it figured out pretty perfectly. Here’s the powertab version of it- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kBRpOPN7mXxjK0AHYIYK3xAWPrPTUZPB I didn’t tab the whole thing, I just changed the solo. This should be pretty spot on minus that little Kirk Hammet “snake lick” at the...
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    Do you guys actually like using the caged system?

    Also something that I really like to follow it the 5 levels of competancy. Read through it and decide where you might be with any given skill in your life. Unconscious incompetence The individual does not understand or know how to do something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. They...
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    Do you guys actually like using the caged system?

    You shouldn’t think of the CAGED system as its own thing, like you are bound to using only those shapes and scales pattern. You can fit literally any other scale pattern you’ve every learned over those CAGED octave shapes. A good example are the 3-note per string patterns. People think of them...
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