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  1. The Raven

    Techniques that resulted in instant improvement for you?

    I've recently began to try a bunch of exercises to improve my technique, rhythm, and speed. Once thing I've noticed is a LOT of players I look up to, when playing fast solo's, anchor their pinky on the bottom left corner of the bridge pickup. So I began doing my daily exercises trying this...
  2. The Raven

    Learning piano to help with guitar?

    So I've been in a rut with guitar for the past year or so and I feel a big reason for it is my lack of understanding of music theory. As a result, I decided I want to attempt to learn more music theory and pick up another instrument. I chose the piano because it has always interested me. The...
  3. The Raven

    Question on soloing

    Hey guys. So I've been trying to better my soloing lately with a lot of Metallica songs. But what keeps throwing me off is technique wise, how do you skip between 2 strings rapidly? For example here I took the tabs I'm referencing for "Wherever I may roam". The highlighted portion. (about 4:50...
  4. The Raven

    Double jointed pinky finger?

    So I've been working hard with a friend and practicing together with him to get both of us better at playing and up to speed. But we both have made a discovery. We are both double jointed in our pinky finger. We've been noticing our pinky will lock up a lot and refuse to move, or if it does it...
  5. The Raven

    Accurate guitar tabs

    Hey guys! Raven here. So lately I've been working on compiling accurate guitar tabs from the thousands of renditions out there and am currently uploading them to Songsterr.com. If you guys want a song feel free to drop me the name. It will take time but I'll see if I can get an accurate tab to...
  6. The Raven

    What songs/artist did you look into playing expecting it to be impossible/hard, yet turned out easy?

    Odd phrasing so I'll explain more here. What band/song did you go into expecting it to be impossibly hard and above your skillset just to be surprised that it's something you were able to play? For me, it turned out to be a lot of Sammy Hagar. I love Sammy and went into some of his songs...
  7. The Raven

    Salut! The Raven here.

    Hi everyone! I just got back on the forum since the remodel and decided I should follow procedure. My name is Alexander. Though I go by my stage name "Raven" or "The Raven" more often than not. I'm an intermediate guitarist who's about 2 years into self-teaching myself guitar. Huge fan of 90's...
  8. The Raven

    Whats your favorite pick?

    So I’ve noticed all my guitar playing friends all use different picks. Different sized picks. Different shapes. So I wanted to ask the community. What’s your guy’s favorite guitar pick? Mine is the Dunlop Gator Grip 2mm. Love the thickness and feeling.
  9. The Raven

    Whats the weirdest advice you got that worked?

    Keep this short and simple, whats the weirdest piece of advice you got on learning guitar that worked for you? Mine was to blindfold yourself playing. Kept looking at my fretboard too much, overthinking things, and messing up. Friend told me to blindfold myself while playing. That way looking at...
  10. The Raven

    Who/what inspired you to play guitar?

    For you lazy people, tl;dr – Syn and Dimebag So we all had that one kick in the boot that made us decide to play guitar and try it seriously. For some of us, it was just getting our first axe as a gift at Christmas. For others, it’s hearing a sick lick in a song and wanting to play along. For...
  11. The Raven

    What is your guys favorite tuning to play in?

    Over the past 6 months I’ve been playing multiple different tunings on multiple guitars and so far I’ve noticed myself growing fond of D Standard (Full step down)
  12. The Raven

    Whats your opinion on games like Rocksmith? Helpful or Detrimental?

    So long story short, I recently bought Rocksmith 2014 Remastered with the hopes of having some feedback on my playing. I was originally looking for lessons in the area I live in so I can have some feedback on my playing. Turns out I can’t afford lessons. I was looking. Cheapest in the area was...
  13. The Raven

    R.I.P Jim Dunlop

    I had to make this post. Rest in peace Jim Dunlop Sr. I use Dunlop picks and strings and am very sad to hear of his passing.
  14. The Raven

    [Opinion] Using Artists Custom Models

    So I saw a youtube video recently from an up and coming band. They were advertising the video. One of the band members was using the Zakk Wylde Epiphone custom bullseye in the video and it got me and my friend debating. What is your opinion on guitarists using artist custom models in their own...
  15. The Raven

    What's your dream guitar collection?

    So let’s make a hypothetical situation. You all have $10,000 of your local currency to buy your dream guitar collection. This includes amps and speaker cabs if you so choose. This being the case. You got $10,000. What’s your dream guitar collection? I may post mine in a couple of hours.
  16. The Raven

    Just got a new guitar!

    Hello all! New to this site and figured I’d post my first forum topic with something I am excited about. Today I ran off and picked up a genuine Epiphone Les Paul Zakk Wylde Signature for $450 off a facebook group.
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