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  1. Dan Shipway

    Putting a right foot forward

    Hi Everyone, just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the support on my last post and for helping me to realise that my practicing was all over the place. I have tried to narrow my focus to the things that are my weakest areas and areas which I am most interested in and thats theory. Besides...
  2. Dan Shipway

    How to stop being so hard on myself

    Hey guys, long time no talk eh? I have been ridiculously busy with university (graduating in July)and haven't been able to play guitar as much as I would like but I still manage to noodle around every day. I have been attempting to try and learn songs that I know parts of but dont know fully...
  3. Dan Shipway

    Songwriting and creative riffs for metal and rock related genres

    Hi everyone, this is a topic I have spoken about in lots of posts but I am still really struggling with riff writing. I find that I'm not really a creative type of person and never really have any ideas floating around in my head for solos or riffs etc and i really want that to change. I look...
  4. Dan Shipway

    A few of the big things holding me back

    Ive wanted to make this post for a few days since there are a few things (albeit a little different) that have been things that I feel I need advice on. The first is more of a personal thing and the other two is to do with playing but they do all link. The first thing, which a few of you will...
  5. Dan Shipway

    Putting the fun back into playing and breaking harmful mindsets

    Hi guys, as many of you know over the past few months, I have been practicing my technique heavily and I am finally getting to the point where for the first time I am happy with my playing. It has come after a long time of frustration, triumphs and many ups and downs and I am so pleased that it...
  6. Dan Shipway

    Guitar Help with picking wrist reach, positioning and transitioning through strings

    I have made a few posts about this before but I have researched into the subject area more and tried to monitor my movements more and I feel I can better explain the issues I am experiencing. The first thing I noticed was that I find it really difficult to change strings without making large...
  7. Dan Shipway

    Creating interesting lead lines

    Hey guys. I have decided that I want to progress with more lead playing, more specifically writing lead lines. Whilst I am not too happy with how clean my technique is (it has definitely come a long way though), I am confident enough to use different techniques in my playing such as sweeps...
  8. Dan Shipway

    Paradigm riff help

    Hey guys, over the past few weeks I decided to take on the paradigm riff and so far its going okay but there is one main issue and that is how I am fretting the notes. Due to starting positioning having both the 5th fret on the C# string and the G# string I barred them however I think my...
  9. Dan Shipway

    Picking arm and fretting thumb movement

    First I wanted to start with an update on my playing since I havent been on here in a good while. Recently (within the last month/month and a half maybe), I have noticed that I have made some monumental progress with my playing. One of the biggest issues I had was having was tension and motion...
  10. Dan Shipway

    Is this guitar related or something bigger

    There have been a few issues I have been struggling with for a while and I have thought for a while that there could be a bigger reason for it. They are mainly to do with posture, tension and rigidity. One of the issues is to do with posture. I cant help feeling like its to do with arm...
  11. Dan Shipway

    The Real Slim Shady

    Whats up dudes, thought I would hop over here since I thought I would give some background on myself. Ive been here for a while but who doesn't love to ramble. If you dont know me, first of all, you are lucky, believe me there are people I have met just begging to be in your shoes.😂 My name is...
  12. Dan Shipway

    Memory and discomfort

    This is a post I feel like I should've probably made a while ago but better late than never. Recently in conjunction with learning and improving my technique I have been trying to learn more theory. Through the time I have been playing I have mainly been learning songs so never grasped basic...
  13. Dan Shipway

    Tremelo picking and sudden starts

    Ive been trying to work on my alternate picking technique but I cant get a consistent controlled result at high speeds. The big problem is I cant figure out what feels natural. Ive been playing for 11 years and it still feels alien. I cant find a hand position that allows for for relaxed yet...
  14. Dan Shipway

    1-1 help

    Hey guys ( I know what you are thinking "f**king hell, a new thread", apologies) over the past few months, despite using lots of different sources of information, I am really struggling with basic picking and hand placement. I have sunk loads into online courses and its always the cycle of: Ask...
  15. Dan Shipway

    Pain in fretting hand wrist + picking consistency at higher speeds

    Hey guys, as a few of you will have probably seen, I have been on a quest to improve all the little faults in my technique to become a cleaner player. One of the areas which I felt was super important to address was finger strength. It was something that became apparent when playing riffs like...
  16. Dan Shipway

    Guitar is just nothing but frustration 24/7

    Over the years I have been playing guitar I have become very aware of the problems I have when playing guitar but no matter how hard I try or how many hours I put into watching YouTube videos on the issues nothing seems to get better. It's getting to the point where I dont want to play because...
  17. Dan Shipway

    arm exercises to reduce rigidness

    I have been noticing some issues recently with my picking arm and after a lot of thought into what the cause could be, one of the possible hypothesis I came up with was possibly an issue with which arm I am using. I am a lefty naturally and other than guitar I do everything with my left arm...
  18. Dan Shipway

    ALPOH orchestra info

    Hey dudes, I have been planning a huge project. My friend and I are taking on the challenge of recording a cover of ALPOH, but here's the catch, all orchestral sections are being recorded live, no plugins or virtual instruments. THE REAL DEAL. I was wondering if anyone had information they...
  19. Dan Shipway

    difficulty changing picking techniques

    Hi, I have been finding recently that I have had issues with picking hand when doing fast picking (mainly rhythm playing and more specifically triplets) but it is very prominent when switching between techniques such as downstrokes to alternate picking or between large strums and tighter chugs...
  20. Dan Shipway

    Recording, Tech and mixing tips

    Hey guys, its been a while! Over the past 7 months I have been working my absolute ass off at university which gave me not free time but it has given me the chance to gain a good understanding of a lot of mixing, music gear and live sound (venue design etc). I thought it would be nice to give...
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