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  1. Cody Kennedy

    First song

    I knew the notes to ode to joy from when I was in orchestra, so I learned that by ear within, like, five minutes. The first actual guitar song I learned was Paint it, Black, and it took me about 2 days.
  2. Cody Kennedy

    A question about my new string

    strings tend to dull out over time, I usually change mine at least once a month, even if they havent broken. I would say its a good habit to get into changing all your strings at once, unless you cant afford strings all the time. Keeping your strings sounding bright is a part of the maintenance...
  3. Cody Kennedy

    In An Original Band?

    I know it seems like the riff section could be used for that, but I think that mainly focuses on guitar players. (This being a guitar site I know), but it’d be cool to see some of the art people do outside of guitar.
  4. Cody Kennedy

    Improve the music/guitar Knowledges without instrument

    One thing I would do when I played cello for orchestra is I would use my right wrist as if it were the fingerboard, and I would close my eyes and visualize the neck in my mind, while imagining what sounds it was making. If you do this right it can help you with knowing your way around the neck...
  5. Cody Kennedy

    In An Original Band?

    I’m working on two bands, one deathcore band and one technical death metal band. We don’t have anything posted yet, we’re still writing our stuff, but I hope once we do release an EP or something I can get some exposure on here. I’d also love to see whatever project it is you’re working on, as...
  6. Cody Kennedy

    How to find people to jam with when you don't know anyone?

    Find any form of music related event around you (preferably in the style you play) and just start talking to people who look like they play. Being a drummer I’m sure you can find plenty of people that would love to jam, because drummers tend to be the hardest to find. You can also try looking...
  7. Cody Kennedy

    Who here survived a mine field of religious triggers to be here today?

    I went through a period where I was trying to convince myself my “sins” were ok. I started telling myself bands like A7X have songs like “Hail to the King” that can be interpreted from a Christian perspective. While I still believe this to be somewhat true, at the time I would put songs like...
  8. Cody Kennedy

    Stretching

    Where do you have your thumb? When I was learning “Tornado of Souls” by Megadeth there’s this stretch from 17 to 10, when I played with my thumb on the side of the neck, close to the fret board I couldn’t reach it. When I put my thumb on the bottom of the neck kind of in the middle, I found it a...
  9. Cody Kennedy

    Favorite guitarists – besides Syn Gates and Papa Gates

    Steffen Kummerer, Slash, Dave Mustaine, Tosin Abasi, and myself of course! lol
  10. Cody Kennedy

    Ideal Concert In Your Opinion

    1 – Chelsea Grin 2 – Until We Die 3 – Slaughter to Prevail
  11. Cody Kennedy

    Does Drop D twist your neck

    I understand your concern, and your question is actually a really good one! I would say that you shouldn’t worry about it too much, most guitars are setup to withstand this sort of thing. This can be affected by your intonation, the saddles in the bridge tend to be setup specifically for each...
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