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Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 21 2014, 05:05 PM

Hi Tommy! How are you?

Welcome to your thread for Gab's Army! In this thread I will help you to design your guitar plans and routines based on your musical tastes and guitar goals. In order to make this thread more effective and precise, please share with me all the info about you that you consider important to let me know you, your musical tastes, your experience with guitar and your goals as person and musician.

Here are some ideas of the things I'd like to know:

- How many time have you been playing guitar?
- Favorite guitarists, bands and musicians.
- What are your guitar goals?
- How would you like to you see yourself in 5 years (related to music and guitar)?
- How many time can you play guitar each day?
- Do you have playing live experience?
- Which are your strong and weak points with guitar?
- Can you record videos of you playing?
- Share here audios and videos that you've recorded.

Posted by: Tommy M Nov 21 2014, 05:41 PM

1.Ive been playing since i was 12, 32 now but that was jus powerchord punkrock and hardcore, the early mid 90s stuff like raised fist, strife etc. so nothing advanced.

2.Lamb of god, as i lay dying, blink, bad religion, sum 41, millencolin, raised fist, refused, Bring me the horizon, driveway park, while she sleeps etc etc.
Just got into like metal so much new stuff for me but mostly metalcore stuff.
Favourite guitarist is atm Marc Morton for sure, hes a beast.

3. I wanna get as good as possible, find like minded people dedicated and give it a real go when im good enough, i want to be better than good.Make a band and play my own songs live.

4. 5 years, hmmm my shredding and fast notes are so very much improved i can do those real solos and not the easy stuff i do atm, wanna be in a band and play regurarely.

5. Right now all i do is workout, play games, play guitar and take care of my dogs so id say i play maybe 5-6 hours aday sometimes less sometimes more.I do lessons and new stuff maybe an hour or 2 then practice my old stuff the rest, mostly my own riffs

6. I have, was a singer and guitarist in several bands between 12 and 21, we did prety ok for a small town, played school radio, the local places, did some grill party gig outside which was aweseome, also opened up the the main act once in a bigger city, but that was long ago.
Played some partys and stuff as well. so yeah, some live experience but all in all maybe 15-20 gigs

7. Strong sides, i can make my own songs, hear stuff in my head and play them. not always ofc. I play ok. I can read tabs pretty quick Stamina is pretty good since all that powerchord strumming.

Weak sides, theory, playing solo stuff, speeding up, i rush and have to force myself to lower tempo so i learn correctly. Scales.
I also never talk music to anyone so i dont know the talk if you understand what i mean, i know some basics but its almost embarrasing.
I have adhd as well so stuff i dont find fun just dont get stuck. especially stuff i just read.
What i see hear and do gets stuck forever though.

8. I have a crappy 720p camera which i have toi use in daylight atm which we never get this time of year in sweden but gonna buy a new logitech one, the 1080p so may ppl use, not gonna be able to do that this month though.


The drums are just there to play to, i use a metronome at the same time as well




Im a retard, first post so messed it up a bit;P

Posted by: Tommy M Nov 21 2014, 09:38 PM

I wannt to add btw that i was playing punkrock for some years then completely forgot about playing guitar until about 1,5-2 years ago.
Thats when i started listening to lamb of god and COB and wanted tol earn to play that kind of music.
I couldnt even play with all fingers then so that i have learned the last 1.5 years. just wanted to add that so it doesnt look like i play like this after 20 active years;P

More like almost 2 years bit more serious

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 22 2014, 08:48 PM

Hi Tommy! Thanks for all this great info about you. You've been very clear so I feel that I already know you.

Whle I'm writing this, I'm listening to your song and I'm really enjoying it. I have to say that you have one of the most important things a musician needs, a good ear and creativity. These are two basic things that are a must if you want to create your own music and play it with your band. The other two lacking polishing technique and music theory, just need diary practice and that's what we'll do here, but always focusing on applying everything to your music.

You said that you are interested on improving your soloing techniques so it would be really good to see you playing some melodies and solos. I was thinking on starting with this lesson: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/beginner-solo-in-d/

Do you like it? The good thing of this one is that includes many technique in a single solo.

Posted by: Tommy M Nov 23 2014, 04:08 AM

Thank you so much for the positive responce, i just find the chorus part bit plain somehow myself.

I will try that lesson tomorrow, and btw, i think my camera can do the job for now so i can record video as well, tried today.
Just so hard to get good angles:)

Anyway, i know what you mean with many teqniques in that solo but i think id have more fun playing something, metal, pop punk, stuff like that.

But i guess getting stuck in one genre aint good either.

Thanks again!

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 23 2014, 05:16 PM

Great! Yeah, you are right, it's good to be open minded and work on different styles with your guitar, but we mustn't do it right now since the main goal at first is keep motivation. So feel free to choose any other solo from our archive to record but please to to choose one that combines different techniques as bending, vibrato, alternate picking and legato.

You can use our search machine for that: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/search/metal%20/n/1/10/6/n/n/t/f/.

Posted by: Tommy M Nov 23 2014, 08:06 PM

Im practicing right now, at part 3 atm:) its actually fun:) gonna take few days for me to nail this, never did sweep picking nor did i ever learn tapping.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 25 2014, 04:51 AM

Great! Maybe you can read a bit about these techniques here:

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/one-on-one/tapping-1/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=43083
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=43281

Posted by: Tommy M Dec 13 2014, 12:25 AM

Hey man, on part 5 now, having some trouble with the speed but up until that part it sounds pretty good now:) Just wanted to let you know my progress, and its fun, i actually have to struggle with this soloXD

Btw if i get this vibrating sound when playing a note, do i need to raise my action?
First thing i did whan i got my new guitar was switch to thicker strings

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Dec 13 2014, 06:09 AM

Hi Tommy! Thanks for the update! What type of vibrating sound are you talking about?

Posted by: Tommy M Dec 13 2014, 01:43 PM

Im a retard, i always play with headphones, now when i checked all frets with no headphones or amp sim i hear fret buzz and not the vibrating sound i heard before, so ill raise my action, im kinda lazy with stuff like that, i should really fine tune my string length as well since its very slightly out of tune the open and 12th but its playable and ive never done that kind of things before myself so i dont wanna completely mess it up, but theres lots of videos on youtube but as i said, my adhd makes it hard to get stuff done sometimesXD

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Dec 13 2014, 10:46 PM

ahh ok! now I understand. Well, please be careful if you are going to adjust your guitar calibration. Be sure that you are not damaging it and if things becomes complex go and visit a professional. It's always good to have a luthier in who you can trust.

Posted by: Tommy M Dec 15 2014, 12:22 PM

im on the last 3 parts now but since sweep picking is so new to me im gonna focus on that for a couple days, im watching some videos and slowly making progress.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 5 2015, 10:56 PM

Hi Tommy! I'm back! You told me via PM that you were going to work on some specific lessons as well as some of your own stuff. So I'd like to know how it was... what are the news?

Posted by: Tommy M Jan 7 2015, 07:51 PM

well, the news are that i havent really practiced nearly as much as I should have, i learned your in flames style lesson pretty well but cant do any good rec takes cause my camera sucks and the buzz makes it sound like shit anyway.
The as i lay dying lesson i can play at 110. hardest part is the first one tbh, i dont know why.

Good news is i just got in contact with a really good guitar repairist and hes gonna fix it for me about a week from now when i get money so that aint gonna be a problem after that. cheap as well:)

Oh and ive also been working on some new songs of my own. have about 5 new half done songs that are fun to play

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 8 2015, 03:22 PM

Hi Tommy! Thanks for the update. What is exactly giving problems with the As I Lay Dying lesson? Alternate picking or legato?

About your songs, what style are them? do you need some assistance or feedback with the composition?

Posted by: Tommy M Jan 12 2015, 08:50 PM

Hey Gab.

Sorry for the late response, havent been home much, been shoveling snow for the last 3 days:P

About As i lay dying, its just the way its played thats hard for me, when i play alongside the other guitar at full speed it works but i cant play the rest of the song in that speed and when i play it alone to backingtrack at lower tempo i just cant do it right atm, will get there though.

Been playing around with new drum software the last couple days as well and i started recording some yesterday, got drums for 1:36 done so far and gonna re record the guitars tomorrow so might have something to show tomorrow night hopefully, feedback and assistance is very welcome. Dont really know what style but its kind of few metal styles mixed together:P

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 13 2015, 06:11 PM

Hi Tommy! Cool to hear from you! I hope that snow let's you play guitar the next days!

About the As I lay Dying lesson, I recommend you to use the guitar pro file to practice along at slower tempos since you can set a slower tempo and still hear the guitar line to guide yourself while playing.

I'll be here ready to check your new song in progress so please post it as soon as you have demo.

Posted by: Tommy M Jan 13 2015, 09:19 PM

Well, here it is, some parts are still really crappy played but what the hell. This is a step up in difficulty for me
Kind of stuck at this point and dont really know how to move forward with it.
Any help changes or advice is appreciated.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 14 2015, 01:48 PM

Hi Tommy! Congrats on this idea! I have to say that it's totally killer!! I love the energy and groove and I can imagine some catchy raspy and screamy voices over this one.

Let me be more detailed:

The introduction is very good. It has that classic metal influence that many metalcore incorporate to modern metal. The riff starting at 00:28 sounds good but I feel that the second repetition needs a change, I get bored of it played twice. Maybe some little changes in guitar, drum or the addition of harmonization can work. I assume that this part is still instrumental, if it has vocals maybe it can be ok.

The verse, starting at 00:44 rocks. I love the groove and I would like to hear some Lamb of god style vocals there. Then follows the chorus full of octave chords which I think is brilliant. The vocal melody is very important there and once you have it, it would be good to adapt some arrangements to the vocal rhythm to make the part sound less generic and simple.

The riffs that appears after the chorus is also really cool but I think that repeating it twice would be enough, then the song needs a change. Mostly a rhythm change made by drums. You could create a variation of the verse with drums going mid tempo and more connected with guitar.

Ok mate, this are just ideas that came to mind when I listened to the idea. Took the ones that you feel you like and continue working on this one. I think that this is VERY promising.

Posted by: Tommy M Jan 14 2015, 06:08 PM

hey man, and thanks a lot for the feedback.

I do agree 100%. Atm this is kinda i little bit above my skill lvl in what i can play accurately as you can hear and as i get better playing I hopefully will be able to add more flavour to it or what you say.

Now to next topic, im handing my guitar away this friday to a luthier and im not sure how long he will have it, few days top im guessing.

Anyway before that i want to get as much practice in as possible and im practicing that beginner solo again atm, i never got past part 7 before.
I still have some problems with the triplets in part 5 and i just realised when reading the tabs again my problem with how part 3 was played was i dint slide but picked the first 2 notes from 14th to 16th fret so i didnt understand how to get the bend on the 17th fret right timed.
Few details im gonna work on right now tonight.
And im also looking into guitar pro as you suggested.

This month im gonna have to first of all get the guitar fixed so my higher strings dont make such noise and next month im going to finally get a better webcam so i can record videos properly.

Im also realising i need to and want to learn basic theory, scales and understanding better or at all rather but i dont even know where to start and its such a jungle and i end up getting tired and ignoring it.
But with some kind of plan it might help since ive always had problems with it.


Wall of text i know but now you know what im thinking at least.

Posted by: Tommy M Jan 15 2015, 02:36 AM

Been out drinking beer, got nostalgic and got this melody in my head...
Nothing special just wanted to share it.
Couldnt manage to find the the proper chords atm so i played single notes on the chorus insteadXD

My timing issues are very clear as well.

I´m tired of darkness, cant wait for summer and sunshine.

Good night.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 15 2015, 04:03 PM

Hi Tommy! how are you?

Thanks for your update. Taking the guitar to the luthier is a very good decision. Maybe you can use this days without guitar to start getting into the music theory world. We have a lot of stuff, very well organized at this sub board: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showforum=25

And also you should check my Improvisation Course: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=42832&view=findpost&p=699881

About the punky song, I have to say that it rocks! It could be a great punk hit in the style of bands like Bad Religion or even a promo song for a summer commercial.

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 6 2015, 08:08 PM

Hey Gab.

I got a mail today from GMC and it reminded me of that i should at least inform you of whats going on....

Shit happened and I ended up completely broke with over 20 days left until i see some income.
I had to cancel everything and dont even have money to food atm.
The reason is I had to take my dog to the vet and it got out of hands...
My dogs are my everything and they always comes first.

I felt embarresed and didnt say anything just quit the site but i still do play but i havent been able to afford the luthier and ofc not the camera yet and i felt i came with excuse after excuse to why i couldnt show progress which became a burden to me.

I did though download a cracked version of guitar pro and use it atm to learn some new songs, i plan on buying the full version once i can afford it and i plan on coming back to gmc.
I really liked to support and feedback but as i said i cant even afford the most basic stuff atm.

I hate to have to admit these things but i felt like an asshole just leaving as well.

Hope you understand

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 7 2015, 03:31 PM

Hi Tommy, I'm sorry about this and I really understand. From my side, I send you some positive vibes to see things becoming better soon and invite you to continue working here together if you want. Maybe you can't see complete lessons but I can guide you with some feedback and and exercises to complete evolving as a musician and to have a good time at least here by now.

Just let me know and we can continue.

About guitar pro, there is a similar software called Tux Guitar and it's free, check it out: http://tuxguitar.herac.com.ar/

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 9 2015, 12:01 AM

Thanks I´ll check that link out right now.
I´m learning a cople at the gates songs atm, "slaughter of the soul" and "blinded by fear", i know the first few minutes of those.
Most parts are pretty easy and then some parts still too hard.

Also making some new for me more advanced, and most of all fun to play riffs,
and im trying to get some harmony in there as well.
Guitar pro helped me a lot to understand that:)

Listening a lot to Kill switch engage at the gates and as i lay dying atm. Never liked KSE before but now i find their guitars are fun to play.

I really appreciate the your help and really would like some new lessons, I´d prefer it to be some kind of modern metal stuff, thats what i really enjoy.i still play that solo from time to time, i still cant play the whole thing which is embarrassing but it taught me techniques that i now use very often when playing. So thats progress:)

I`m sending a PM later as well with additional info.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 9 2015, 02:19 PM

Hi Tommy! I've sent you a PM. Ok, so let's get back to practice at your time. I'll be waiting for some videos from you or questions regarding the techniques and theory behind those songs.

Let's keep in contact.

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 9 2015, 07:13 PM

got rec take inc, just have to re learn vegas;P dont even remember how to cut or set rendering properly.

Ok, its posted, kind of embarrassing but it is what it is.

Should i post it here as well or?

Its the inflames style lesson, the only backing track i have on my pc:)

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 10 2015, 03:02 PM

Check my feedback there!

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 10 2015, 06:58 PM

Thanks for the feedback, and yes i know exactly what you mean, i kind of stumble a bit cause i part mess up part have to think where to put my fingers still. also played the wrong note couple times.

Anyway, it was fun to finally be able to make a rec take, its light outside until around 4 now so got some daylight now so the cam i have works for now.
The 18th ill be able to resub and download the backingtracks for new lessons, only a week:)

Btw, i play in standard and drop d right now with earnie ball power slinkys 11-48 and really like the tension and feel, but they get so floppy when i tune to drop c which i play a lot to so when i finally hand it away to the luthier i want to use thicker gauge strings.

Thinking about 11-52 daddario or earnie ball beefy slinkys 12-54. DR drop down heavy 54-11 is also a contender. and to get it adjusted to d tuning, will i then be able to tune it to standard without huge problems or should i get thicker strings and get it adjusted to standard anyway for versatility?

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 11 2015, 07:02 PM

Hi Tommy! Great to know that you enjoyed the REC program participation. You'll receive more feedback there from other instructors as well so you'll find it really helpful to keep on evolving as a guitarist.

About the strings, I'm currently using Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Botton for Standard, Drop D, Eb and drop C# without problems so something like this will really work:

http://www.ernieball.com/products/electric-strings/1693/skinny-top-heavy-bottom-nickel-wound

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 11 2015, 07:52 PM

Ok thanks, then i guess ill go with them and get the guitar adjusted to standard tuning then:)
Got string through body btw.

yeah well, ill keep on practicing and cya on wednesday when i can do some new lessons properly, take care

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 12 2015, 01:13 PM

This sounds good. These gauge is great for riffing but also for soloing and bending, it's a good hybrid.

What lessons are you currently practicing?

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 12 2015, 07:34 PM

I´ve started practicing the as i lay dying again, and i was wrong, cant play it full speed yet, its the part where you skip one string e 3rd fret to 3rd on d and then the 5th that gets me, i want to play it with only downstrokes and simply cant do it fast enough, also working on the clearity of notes in the fast part before that, can play it but bit muddy atm. tried to play alternate picking on the downstroke part as well and at that speed i end up hitting a string a lot to, also it throws me off that it alternating between up and down stroke when you play the d string that way.
which do you recommend i focus on? practicing the downstroke speed more or the up down?

also been playing triplets til my hand hurt few times today, the way you showed yesterday. i play on 2 strings exactly the same then move up and down the neck.

and playing a riff of my own to a drumtrack i keep increasing the speed of that has string skipping and play it with only down strokes to practice stamina.

thats about it right now, looked at your pop punk lesson and skate punk as well, interesting chord changes in the pop punk one, need to practice the muted string better on that one. gonna start that on wednesday when i resub i think.

Oh, and downloaded the files from your 3 first video lessons and i really like the warm up exercise, doing that as well, the 1234 4321 thing

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 13 2015, 02:12 PM

Hi Tommy, great stuff!

That's a lot of work to do so please be clever organizing your practice to make your diary practice effective and avoid losing focus. You can create blocks for each technique, and divide your practice time for each one.

About your question regarding the use of down picking for that part. I recommend you to work on it, because the use of down picking gives your playing a different intention and attitude, it makes it sound more accentuated and aggressive. That parts needs that feeling, and many riffs need it so it will be important to master it correctly.

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 13 2015, 10:50 PM

yeah i know, i kind of have these periods of time that i get overexcited and overdo everything and end up getting bored.
gonna try and slow down a bit so i can keep it fun instead:P

ok, downpicking it is, yeah it sounds way more clear and tight always.
thing is going from one max speed to another way above that is gonna take months, now with tab programs its way more rewarding though since you can scale speed bit by bit slowly.

funny thing btw, my new neighbour came down and complained, not that im awake until 4 every night, playing guitar and watching movies not that i make noise at all, no no... ive been sick since last wednesday and have a bad cough, she asked me to move somewhere else cause she couldnt stand hear me coughing no more, lol

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 14 2015, 02:44 PM

hahaha so you could turn on your music louder than your cough and the problem will be fixed. Now seriously, I hope that you feel better soon.

Please keep on working and let me know about the news.

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 14 2015, 07:57 PM

Hey, doing down strokes only at the whole riff now and at 105bpm atm, can do that 3 times then i need to rest my arm.
in between i do the warmup exercice 1234-1234 thing and practice the sweep pick motion. about it for tonight i think

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 15 2015, 01:14 PM

That's ok. Down picking really makes our hand get tired soon, so it need days and days of training. Just to keep you motivated I'd like to share a video with great moments by the god of downpicking!

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 15 2015, 08:00 PM

yeah james is sick.
tried to do some downpick tonight as well, but my arm is sore so i better rest, stamina is down the drain, ha ha.

tried to make an easy lick with sweep picking and i ended up with one that does a down sweep over 4 strings then alternate on high e few times then up 2 strings and repeat. realised after a while it was the exact intro of the nintendo 8bit game ducktales, moon themeXD

anyway, chilling doing sweeppicking tonigt, resting my muscles:P

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 15 2015, 09:21 PM

jesus christXD my mom just mailed me the most embarrassing thing ever, a 15 year old recording from my band i had back then..... i facepalm, get all warm and red in the face even though im alone listening to it....
its that bad, but god damn the memories, drinking beer recording all intruments live with like 4 mics.

singing false, playing wrong, everything messed up but at the time beeing we thought it was awesomeXD

ahhh shit

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 17 2015, 07:51 PM

Cool, please share a video of you playing sweep picking to let me check your right hand movement. In the case of down picking, yes, it need a lot of training to be able to keep on playing the technique fast for a while. James can play it for minutes without any problem, he is a demon. It's interesting to analyze his right hand in that video. You will notice an aggressive write movement that makes him reach the string even with more intensity and maybe that's part of the trick to be able to play for more time... check the video in detail.




hehehe that's so nice mate! These are documents that are part of of heart. I can really get what you feel since I've also have some very old demos and recording of my first music projects and jams with friends. And we also thought we were great! hahaha

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 18 2015, 09:46 PM

Im subbed again!

gonna start some lessons tomorrow.

the thing i like to do is lessons way above my current level of playing skill.
i like when its really hard and sounds impossible to play and slowly i actually can play it.
that takes a long time though and i cant really show progress since i cant do it right yet. but i need the challenge to stay motivated.

right now i decided though to focus on making a sweep pick video, i just do this one solo lick kind of thing im trying to make a song with, pretty basic but new to me. reminds me a lot of slash. gnr was my band, i dressed like Axl, and tried to sing like him as well, must have been horrible for my momXD
cried when they had sold out the concert in sweden in like 93-96. axl used to be my idol, now i wish he was just quiet or something.

i still kind of pick the notes with my hand when sweeping down (think its cause i do it so slow now) but try to avoid it and move the arm instead, dunno whats right really.

also been playing the rise againt lesson and gonna focus on that one now for rec take, video of sweeping hand and then the skate punk and pop punk solo to keep me motivated.

I also work everything else i mentioned but somehow i over worked my shoulder and it burns really fast which is boring.
using the classic position a lot now which im not used to at all but it stresses my shoulder a lot less

take care mate

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 19 2015, 03:21 AM

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Posted by: Tommy M Feb 19 2015, 01:49 PM

Im about to break something....
the luthier called and he cant fix the guitar since the screw inside the neck is broken in the screw driver hole thing, asked me if i had tried myself, which i havent.
Sigh, gonna have to call thomann now and solve it somehow...
they dont even have that guitar listed anymore, think i bought the last one...

might be without guitar for several months now.
so fucking awesome, resubbed yesterday and im itching to play. im about to start crying almost cause im so pissed

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 19 2015, 02:03 PM

Hi Tommy! I'm sorry to hear this! Is this a new guitar? If it's new you should go to the store and ask for a change. If they don't have the same guitar, go for other one similar.

If this is not possible, you'll need a new guitar but in the meantime you could maybe borrow one. There are always guitars that are there at homes of people who doesn't use it.

I hope that you can solve this soon.

I checked your song and wou! That surely sounds as good or maybe better than Green Day and Blink 182 first demos so you have something there. You should continue working and recording your own songs. I can notice that you have lots of experiences and things to say, so why wouldn't you convert this stories into songs. You could use a multitrack software and some virtual instruments to record your own demos, have you ever experimented with it?

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 19 2015, 02:20 PM

I should not be allowed to use internet when drunk, that was the 10-15 years old recording:P
If i recorded somthing sounding like that today i wouldnt post it.

And about the guitar i bought it from germany and live in sweden so cant just walk there, and i know no active people who play guitar at all....
theyre all parents, sold their stuff and we dont really talk anymore.
And yes it was new, got it from my dad as a birthday gift in december..
Mailing thomann atm, gonna push this thing so it happens fast.

The only guitar in that price range is a completely different brand.
Mine was an esp ltd and i loved the neck, the only other guitar is a jacksson, or a ibaneze, and i dont know but think the necks are very different. the only music store in my town doesnt carry any known brands for some reason, just weird names noone ever heard of, i live in a 20k town so not much to choose from .i only go there to buy plectrums and strings, he sucks really.
i also need a non floating bridge to be able to tune so i had to look at a lot of guitars before i found this one since almost every guitar has floyd rose.
that doesnt work for my needs.

About recording, yeah i try to learn some software but have to learn absolutely everything myself from scratch so it takes time.
Im have very basic knowledge of DAWs, just switched from cracked cubase to reaper so i can have an original program, also newer and 64bit instead of 32, what gets me stuck is that i have no skill at all to make drums, i use eazy drummer 2 and addictive drums atm with premade samples basicly.

tried out superior drummer but clicking midi makes me so bored and i suck at it to, have no imagination when it comes to drums.
Bought a starter kit mic couple years ago so have one of those, just cant practice singing at home cause of whiny fucking neighbours.
its a rode nt1-a so its a descent mic i think.



Oh well, ill update tonight how its going

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 20 2015, 01:56 PM

Got it back and took pictures of the screw, talked to thomann 10-40 days not included delivery times....
hopefully i get a new guitar of the same model which would be way faster and im gonna push for that.

Calling them today again.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 20 2015, 02:30 PM

Ok, so those are good news at least. Ltd guitars are really cool, what model exactly?

During this time, you could develop some other skills related to music:

- Recording and mixing your demo songs with software.
- Ear training
- Composition
- Theory

These are things that take time to learn and you can use this time without guitar to progress on them.

Posted by: Tommy M Feb 20 2015, 11:25 PM

yeah but since i have adhad and no medication that works still, this last medication made me feel like shit and hate my life so i quit after a week. last one avaiable to. i feel better withouth its just my fucking mind keeps drifting away, im not stupid, did a test it showed 122 IQ. but i just have mproblem staying focused in the moment, and reading stuff and not actually doing it and having fun just doesnt do it for me. gonna try though.

To me reading a scale without playing it is like greek.


one thing on the upside, we looked it up, i talked to thomann today and it seems to me with dubbel action drawbar ( is it called that? ) cant be remover without major work so im hoping for a new guitar the same model since thomann.de got it back in stock now.

Model is wow long number, it costs 275 euro and is an esp, might be easier to find, otherwise its an ESP LTD MH-100QM NT STBC.

to me forever is everyday, i have the guitar atm aned the strings feels awesome, really like them, i ended up choosingl, daddarion medium top/heavy bottom 052 042 030 018 014 011. since they 0offered same gauges as im comfortable with from earnieball powerslinkies for the top 3 strings and a step thicker i the lower ones.

love the feel i got to say, feels like its made for me. and can downtune without to floppy strings as well, drop c was ok before but still floppy, also the at the gates songs are b wich was plauyable but had to be so gentle it got tensedk, guess they might be as ok as drop c now kind of.:_P

Anyway, gonna have to send mail on monday with pictures, then theyll send me exactly how to return the guitar, then send it to a factory, they will decide if ill get a new one or if they will fix it, sucks balls if they repair it and send it back when i bought a brand new guitar though. i want a brand new guitar, my father payed for a new guitar, you should never have to repair something new right? í come to think manufactering problem might have been the reason for my tuning issues as well. i thought i was retarded.

anyway, just resubbed which sucks cause cant do nothing atm screamed my lungs out few hours ago out of frustration so probably gonna get complaints from neighbours this monday as well....XD

dunno what to say, i was so excited to be able to get started again with a guitar that feels and sounds good and it alll went to shit...

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Feb 21 2015, 09:20 PM

Hi Tommy, I can really get what you feel. I believe that things happen for any reason so maybe destiny is telling that you need to use this time for anything else.

Please stay calm and take your time to think on what you'll do during this days without guitar. As I said previously, there are many music related things that you can do, but you can also dedicate it to read, watch movies, learn about music marketing, start your own website or blog related to music. Go out for a journey, meet some old friends or relative that you rarely see... trust me, if you decided that music will be with you forever, a month is not forever, there are many things to do.