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  1. Saraceal

    Comment by 'Saraceal' in media 'Shepherd of fire solo'

    Nice playing, bud! Really good tone too, and great control of vibrato. I gotta get myself a Schecter again.
  2. Saraceal

    How do I turn scales into solos?

    There’s a ton of great advice here! The only thing I would add is think about your phrasing. When playing a melodic lead line think about it kinda as if you were playing sax or something you need to take a breath for. They don’t just continuously play there’s room to breathe in there as well. I...
  3. Saraceal

    Help guyssss , im stuck.......

    Like a lot of people said definitely take it slow! Break it up into a couple bars at a time and do it with a metronome at a BPM that feels silly slow (trust me it’ll help, I promise!) and slowly but surely learn all the parts at that same slow speed. Then increase the BPM by only a little bit...
  4. Saraceal

    Comment by 'Saraceal' in media 'Alternate picking practice'

    Everyone has had some awesome input so far! If I could add/double down on anything really it would just be to go slow and with a metronome. I know that both of these tips were stated before, but when I was first starting I wouldn't always do it, and it kinda came back to haunt me later on, so...
  5. Saraceal

    Floyd Rose 1500 series

    Hey! Just in case you're open to other options...if you're looking for 1500's but can't find any, I would recommend the Floyd Rose Hot Rod model. I got one on my custom Dunable R2 guitar, and it's fantastic. It has stainless steel screws and already has a tone block installed as well (which I...
  6. Saraceal

    Hey all! New to the site...

    Hey everyone! It's a real pleasure to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Alex, and I've been playing guitar for about 14 years. I started way back in middle school, and A7X was a huge influence on my playing, with Syn becoming one of my favorite guitarist ever at the time. While I got...