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May 29 2014, 03:43 PM
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...last time you turned the gain down? Even if you are a pure metalhead there a many advantages to playing and practicing without distortion.
These are some of the advantages that I find: - You can hear what you play clearer so it's easier to detect if you are playing everything tight and clean. - You don't have all the sustain that you have when you play with distortion so everything depends more on your fingers. Sustain can be achieved with a effective vibrato. - Legato requires more strength to sound good, and these means a more effective training. - Dynamics are easier to note and work when you play clean. - We always say that tone is developed from our fingers, so what can be better than working on your tone using the clean channel? Give it a try and let us know how it felt! -------------------- My lessons
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May 29 2014, 06:05 PM
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Wait a sec, I can play without distortion?
 QUOTE (jstcrsn @ May 29 2014, 11:27 AM)  blasphemy,blasphemy I say,okay ,I often practice using these as well as switching pick-ups |
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May 30 2014, 01:33 AM
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hahahah I know that metal is a religion that doesn't allow clean channels... but trust me, those pros are real!!
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May 30 2014, 04:34 PM
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QUOTE (Mudbone @ May 30 2014, 12:33 AM) You can't do 80's metal without a clean intro with lots of reverb and chorus.... so that's why I play clean  Like this? -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 1 2014, 03:47 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 1 2014, 05:36 AM) I started to appreciate tone better and I realized the expression potential of low gain tones when I grew up a bit more Less gain, means more expression and when you are preparing for a difficult gig, play the hardest parts with as less gain as possible - when you will be onstage and you will have the normal amount of gain, they will seem FAR easier to perform because of the rough training you had  Trust me on this one, it's what I do with Pantera solos - NO delay, NO boost just crunch and hand control when practicing This is an excellent suggestion. Practicing just with crunch can give a dramatic change in our playing. -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 2 2014, 06:47 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 2 2014, 03:20 AM) Indeed! There's this little teeny tiny lick that Dimebag plays in 'Revolution is my name' - check out minute 02:48 that has always given me trouble when I performed it onstage, because of the pinky that was not comfortable enough to pull it off while being relaxed. I took the gain to a minimum and practiced that lick isolated, until the pinky was comfortable playing it. That's my study case Have you guys tried reducing gain? Share your story on a situation in which this helped your playing That's a killer lick! Do you play it strictly with alternate picking or combine picking with legato? -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 4 2014, 04:40 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 3 2014, 03:20 AM) I combine picking with legato - although now that you have thrown the glove  I will also practice it with alternate picking for the next gig.I usually tend to find constructive ways in which I can perform while also moving - this tune - like many other Pantera tunes - can't be played while 'sitting on a chair' and I need to be sure that I can pull it off in style and play while standing in the middle of the crowd in club. I tried this last Saturday and it felt amazing! Also, I am VERY happy about my amp and new cabinet There's a trick I learned - when I was onstage, I had some feedback from the hi gain and Cezar advised me to roll off the volume pot JUST A TINY bit and it worked No more feedback Have you guys tried this in a live context in order to ditch the feedback created when the gain is too high, but lowering it wouldn't be an option?yes, I try to use the less drive possible (for a metalhead of course) because guitar always sounds clearer in the mix when the sound is cleaner. That's how I set my amp, and then I always have my overdrive pedal to have more sustain during the solos. -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 5 2014, 03:42 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Jun 5 2014, 03:36 AM) Exactly! And in Days of Confusion, this is simpler to take care of, now that we perform live with 3 guitars - our drive sound is composed out of a wall of guitars which are not that overdriven, but since there's three of them, the sensation of greatness is increased Here's a live recording with the new guy on main vocals - you guys might recognize certain riffs in this tune We will perform like this from now on, so that I can play the guitar as well and handle some of the vocal duties in the same time It's always an everchanging journey!Wou! That sounds VERY powerful!! Is this guys the new lead singer? I can notice that his voice is very close to yours. Why did you take this decision of getting back to guitar? -------------------- My lessons
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