what's your ideal monitor headphones for the direct output of the axe fx 2?
I don't like to play with headphones, it's really awkward for me. But if you don't want to annoy neighbours and need something for your late night noodle, ATH-M50 are a safe bet. As of late I'm GASing on the new Focal Spirits.
Would you use an AXE-FX II or a real amp for your album ? If I listen to comparisons like these ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KInx4J4T5u0 ), I wonder if you can tell the difference with all other instruments involved...
Why not both? :) I still prefer the sound of a real amp, it breathes a little more. Regarding solos and cleans I would personally choose Axe-Fx because you have way more choice to create the perfect tone for you.Also those comparisons are cool, but you don't actually know how they will react to EQ shaping within the mix. Maybe one will sound like crap once you slightly boost some mids and the other will take it like a champ, that's where digital emulations suffer most of the time. All relative!
i dont know buy or not Gruv gear fretwraps tell me something about them
Man. I wanna start uploading stuff on YT and record etc.. I just dunno where to start. Everything has already happen. Lol. Who cares for another blues solo or a C# riff? I can't write my own backtracks and even tho I play good enough, I think my playing is not that original.. What should I do?
Listen to something new, different and fresh! Hopefully will give you enough inspiration :)
when doing tremolo picking, how should I position my plectrum ? completely parallel to the strings or perpendicular to the strings (definitely the wrong thing to do) or inclined to some angle ? Same questions for alternate picking during solos. Thank you in advance.
My tremolo picking and alternate picking technique are slightly different, I tend to pick at the same angle but I'm closer to the bridge when doing tremolo.
I like a fierce percussive attack when doing alternate, but you don't have to overdo it otherwise your right hand won't be relaxed anymore and notes will be out of pitch. Basically hard enough for them to sound good :)
I'm having a tough time choosing between the line 6 ux2 and the pod hd500.
Money is not the issue here, its just that the hd500 does not have the metal shop and thats one of the main reasons I'm thinking of getting the ux2.
Can you offer me any advice?
I tried one of my students' HD500X the other day and it's definitely a good sounding machine. I'd go for the HD500!
Never tried Hapas or Siggery, but Ran are definitely solid guitars.
Which song would you say has your favorite distortion sound/tone?
Very hard to say! The guitar tone within a song is heavily influenced by drums and bass. That being said I generally LOVE Andy Sneap's guitar tones, they are godly.
Where is your FAQ page located? Is it on your Ask.fm page or somewhere else? I cant seem to find it (I apologize in advance if I had a mental lapse and missed it in an obvious place)