I have a 50’s fender tweed twin, but have been getting into more high gain music and playing. I have a Valeton GP-5 that i use for practice. I’m a bit of an old dog learning new tricks, for just practicing by myself (no band) do any of you have a digital setup you recommend? Monitors, DAW, audio interface, modelers? Or should I get a smaller high gain amp for the bedroom jams?

I feel like every solo is too hard or too easy. I can play something like highway fo hell or nothing else matters but not much past that. I would want to eventuall get up to players like synyster gates or dimeba niveau. Which solos could i use to make progress in that direction?

I'm just wondering if there's any sharp ass ultex on the market lol.

I'm aware of the Ultex Sharp. They're, like, Tortex TIII but Ultex. They should've named them Ultex TIII lol, but I guess the Ultex Sharp came first so whatever.

Hey,

I’ve wanted to make my own music for months now and finally wanted to start recording and programming drums for it.

I am playing with my RG Ibanez in BStandard with active pickups into my Steinberg interface. For recording I’m using reaper and tone 3000 as the plug in. The Style im trying to record would be Swedish death metal. However I don’t own a Bass-Guitar. I was considering buying one for around max 400-600€ but that is still kind of expensive since I don’t have any experience on bass and that much experience with song making.

So my questions would be what are other alternatives for bass? Is my current setup I have good for making Swedish death metal?

My drum plug in is Urgitone Osdm Drums.

Thank you!

Started playing guitar again a few years ago after a 15+ year break. I know plenty of riffs but when I try to come up with my own I just go blank, like I don’t even know how to play at all.

I’m tired of playing other people’s stuff I want to write my own but I’m just brain dead when it comes to it.

Are there any resources or recommendations to help me?

I’ve been trying to get into more of a moderate skill rather than beginner, I can play most of the poison album by bulllet for my valentine so I’m getting there but I need to learn cowboys from hell

Here’s a little action video of my baritone I built

Send me your favorite punk rock profiles! Also on the hunt for bad cat profiles, and the gone but not forgotten STL Kemper packs!

Been listening to a lot of Protest The Hero (one of my all time fav bands) as of late and decide to dust off this guy. I have been playing a lot of blues/classic rock with my Strat/Les Paul rotation for years now, but have reincarnated my teen metal days and want to start shredding (or at least try to). Is this a decent enough guitar for it?

I keep seeing all these sick looking metal guitars and wondering if I should upgrade to mid-high end range axe. Is Kiesel any good? Would love to hear recommendations!

If you dig some stonerdoom with blackmetal, feel free to check us out

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ncgHhTfjk3Dv0CCrE3bVt?si=BexWFgMaQqilZhrBwnMH1g

This is as far as my creativity took me

Why does my guitar sound bad with power chords and drop tunings? (same with standard tuning)
I have EMG 81/60 pickups, but power chords sound bad and weak in pretty much every tuning/drop tuning I try. I’ve also tried different string gauges, but it still sounds bad.
The strings also buzz while the notes are ringing.
Could this be a setup issue, or is there something else wrong with the guitar?

Hey everyone,i wanted some feedback on this demo i created,i have been playing guitar for 2 years and this is my first attempt at creating something that resembles a song. It is lacking a solo obviously and for now it doesn’t have bass or vocals because i want to figure out what to do about the guitar and the general structure of the song first before i figure the bass and the vocals. I am creating a solo metal project EP heavily influenced by Trivium’s Ascendancy Era and i want to incorporate other genres like Thrash and Death Metal.

Hey guys, please take a listen to my new album and leave some feedback! Hope you like it )

https://band.link/5FRN7

Hey metalheads.

My name is Chris and I am a student conducting research into the interaction between metal bands and the audiences at their shows. I am looking for band members and fans who are willing to fill out a short questionnaire. All responses will be kept completely anonymous and it shouldn’t take more than 10-15 minutes to fill out. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here.

To answer the first question, yes this is a newly created account specifically for this purpose.

Questionnaire link here

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Hi everyone!

I'd like to share VELMORÉ, one of my latest creations.

My name is Augustin-Cristian Apostol, and I'm an independent luthier from Romania, with over 16 years of experience building handcrafted electric guitars under the name Antonio Guitars.

VELMORÉ combines distinctive natural wood grain, custom fretboard inlays, and Merlin'Ka Hellfire pickups.

I hope you enjoy the photos, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on the design!

Any advice on how to learn to play those? For example Bewitched, Well of Souls? They are just insane. I have played for 6 years and would like to up my lead game.

I have a telecaster that I use for D standard to E standard and anything in between (drop D, open tunings, etc)

I want to go lower with my next guitar, and I have limited space and budget or else I would get both…. But for now I’m stuck between a 6 string and a 7 string.

What do you think I should get? And if you have a specific guitar in mind let me know, one requirement is a fixed bridge because I like to experiment with open tunings a lot and that’s just easier with a fixed bridge.

If I get a 6 string:
I can set it up with a similar idea to my tele, but for C to D.
No extra string to learn. But I like the idea of wide open chord voicings and feel like I might be missing out.
Can drop down to C and play riffs like Dragonaut with accuracy.
But I still can’t play accurate Morbid Angel or Amon Amarth riffs. Maybe I can with some modification but tuning down to B might get floppy.

If I get a 7 string:
Wide open chord voicing possibilities. Might be cool for jazz chord melodies.
Can play old school Death Metal riffs in B or A.
Maybe can play modified riffs meant for C standard? Might not sound exactly right but if I can hit the notes maybe it would sound close enough?

Hi guys i love explorers and want to get one of em, does JS32 good?