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What camera/aperture do you use for photographing your guitars? and also what daw for programming drums?

Right now I don't have a camera, but I mainly used a Canon EOS 550D/600D or even my iPhone.
Aperture usually between 2.8 and 3.5, depends on the lens, light and amount of blur I want to achieve.
I use Ableton as my DAW but pretty much all DAWs do exactly the same thing, it doesn't matter when you just have to program or edit midi notes.
I must point out though that the answer, as usual, is not what to use but how to use it! :)

Hey Francesco, I wish to buy a USB interface ( 300 € more or less) for recording guitars with a Blackstar HT5 and Shure SM57, which do you recommend?? Thanks

read the answer below this one :)

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can you recommend any studio monitors for 200 dollars or less? I am setting up a recording set up for the first time and dont have money to splurge.

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No hate, but how do you manage to buy so many expensive gears? You don't charge thousands of bucks for guitar teaching do you?

I work my ass off man! I do three jobs and work all day until 3am every day (some weekends included). Literally EVERYTHING I earn is spent on music, and I've been doing that for years. I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't spend in fancy clothes etc (although I'd like to). Also I'm lucky in finding bargains, most of my current guitars didn't cost me more than 500$.
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My current gear only consists of: Fender mustang 1 amp, Ibanez iron label 7 and a Boss me-70 effectboard, any tips on how to improve my tone as much as possible with my current gear?

It may sound pretty banal but your hands will make the most important difference, so definitely take as much time as you can to make your hands sound better. Apart from that I'd consider a pickup change in your Ibanez :)
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so what level of guitar playing do you offer lessons at? like what kind of stuff do you cover? or perhaps what is the average experience most of your students have?

I teach any level indifferently, here's a list of the lessons I do the most:
- Sweep 'til you puke: learn sweeping the most efficient way. From the basics to advanced and extended arpeggios.
- Spice-up your phrasing: transitions, outside notes, colorful licks to add a certain "character" to your soloing.
- Pick 'til you puke: learn alternate picking the most efficient way. From posture and basic exercises to very demanding patterns.
- Fundamentals: use vibrato, bend, legato, slide, and trem-bar musically.
- Programming drums: how to program the most realistic sounding drums, from basic drum patterns, to fills and blast beats.
- How to mix: all the tools and aspects involved within the art of mixing.
- Metal Rhythm like a boss: from the basics of a tight Metal rhythm, to selected exercises, to very advanced technical Metal riffs that make your right hand beg to rest.
- Unique scales and arpeggios: how to experiment using symmetrical scales, diminished/augmented variations, messing up modes and everything in between for a very "outside" sound.
- Unique pentatonics: japanese scales, how to create your own pentatonic scales, how to use them in a musical context.
- Unique chords: build your own complex chords and progressions with basic interval knowledge, plus some of my favourite tricks.
- Funk Guitar: most common rhythmic patterns in Funk, awesome exercises for the right hand.

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Could you list your current guitars? I always watch your videos to see what guitars I can see haha :)

right now I have my Carvin CT74, Ibanez acoustic 7, Ibanez semi-hollow 7, Blackmachine B6/B2/B7, JP7 Koa and seven early 90s Ibbies. Will add a Carvin 8 and the Ibanez classic 8 string soon enough :)
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So a hypothetical, a new guitar day is coming around the corner and you have to choose between a Regius 6 and a J-Custom, which one do you choose? :o

It always depends on the guitar itself, woods & specs involved. Best would just be playing them both but for my taste you really can't go wrong with a J-Custom.

Che tipo di ponte preferisci tra quelli di: Music man jp, PRS, FloydRose, Suhr, Fender, Edge, Kahler? Perchè?

In generale preferisco Music Man JP, Music Man Luke, PRS, Suhr simil Wilkinson, Edge e Lo Pro Edge. Tutti questi spaccano ma in generale quello delle JP è super perchè funziona come un ponte fisso, tiene benissimo l'accordatura, suona molto bene e ha un bel gioco sulla leva. Se l'Edge originale non fosse bloccante però sarebbe anche meglio del JP secondo me, è un ponte fantastico.

Been playing an LTD MH-1000 for a few years and want something that will give me the best tuning stability, sound, and most importantly, "feel", that about $1000 USD will buy. I play music similar to yours. Could you recommend some Prestige Ibanez, etc. brand guitars that you feel are my best bet?

used Carvin would be the very best choice, you can definitely find used ones at less than 1k$ and they're US custom-made.

Da cosa dovrebbe essere composto un rack "base" con ad esempio axe fx e poweramp? Che altre macchine mi consigli?

wireless, power conditioner e sei a posto. Io preferisco senza finale, in linea diretta

I'm trying to decide on a speaker for my cab, I want a really tight bottom end ( just like on your EVH riff video). Any recommendations?

Tight bottom end = K100! But I still recommend Vintage 30s since they sound good on everything and are more musical. Maybe if you have a 2x12 then put V30+K100 or if you have a 4x12 try K100 and V30 with an X pattern.

So, I want to focus more on guitar but I'm very lazy and unorganized, do you have any tips for this, should I create a routine or something like that?

I'm not pointing the finger at me, but going with a guitar teacher that gives you a solid method and practice regimen would be the best idea imho.
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What features would you look in a pickup for a fusion "liquid tone"? I need it for a 6 string, mahogany body, set maple neck, standard tuning, bridge position. Danke :)

Cold Sweat would work very well!
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Thinking about swapping out the stock pickups in my Ibby RG2550, any suggestions? Something that can do clean tones well along with some of the crunchier ones would be awesome! :D Was looking into some BKPs, but I wanted to see what you would suggest

Holy Diver + VH2 is a classic choice in there :)

this probably is a dumb question, but is possible use (for example) an aftermath and a duncan pegasus? I mean use two different brands of pups in the same guitar, is it bad? thanks and sorry for my bad english!

Yes you can, nothing wrong with that :)
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