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When do you think the axe fx 3 will come out?

When it's time :) I predict late 2015 at the earliest, but more realistically early to mid 2016. I don't feel the need of a new unit though as I'm perfectly at home with my 2, and when the 3 comes out I'll FINALLY be able to create presets without the need of updating them constantly due to new firmwares.
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Not that i want to sound like a dick(ima a big fan) but i hoped that u will offer lessos about proper position of left hand thumb as a free lesson. I mean there are some people who'd do this as a free lesson even if they dont own such expensive gear as u do :/ Just cover the basics of this technique

I honestly feel the level of detail and passion I put into each lesson with my students is worth the money - the lessons I'll provide online are very detailed and will tell you everything you need to know regarding a specific subject, in ways I haven't seen around the web for free. Otherwise if it was something basic I would just upload it on Youtube :)
To be fair, these lessons will be very cheap. I ask 20€ for a one on one lesson via skype and these will be cheaper - most likely I'll start with an even bigger discount of some sorts.
Again, I do feel the level of quality, detail and overall content taught on these lessons is very high and worth some bucks. What I offer is a service, and if you don't like the terms of this service, nobody forces you to buy it :)
Btw, the expensive gear I own is the result of years of hard earned money through all kinds of jobs and finally I'm at a level where I can live off music, specifically lessons.
So, short answer, no I do not work for free, but it's still cheap :)

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Ciao Francesco, le tue lezioni saranno disponibili anche in Italiano? Farai una sorta di "doppiaggio"? Vorrei acquistarle ma ho una conoscenza non troppo avazata dell'inglese quindi non riesco a capire proprio bene i discorsi.. Grazie mille del tuo tempo!

Solo in inglese, ma spiego le cose lentamente e con molti gesti quindi non c'è dubbio che anche se lo tieni in muto capisci :) se proprio l'inglese non ti va, allora la stessa lezione la possiamo fare privatamente via skype 100% italiano haha
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Hey Francesco, I've been working on my left hand technique and I've realized that the way I position my left thumb can sometimes drastically change how my left hand plays. What would you consider "correct" thumb positioning, and does it matter less than I think? Thanks :)

Dewey White
The left thumb/wrist positioning is FUNDAMENTAL in achieving a good, clean, correct posture/playing. If you remember, we talked about these aspects extensively during our lessons :) If you're interested, I'll soon release my first "directly purchasable" online lesson at a discounted price, which covers posture in detail.
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Hey Fra! When will Abiogenesis' video come out?

It will be ready by september! We just need to hurry with merch tees as well to get them ready by the same time :)
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Some people plug a basic audio interface into their Axe-Fx for recording. What's the point of doing that?

Axe-Fx 2 as an audio interface is not exactly super stable and reliable, also a lot of people just prefer to record at 44.1khz as opposed to the fixed 48khz range that the Axe USB interface provides. I personally use a separate interface to be able to record DI with my DI box instead of the Axe-Fx internal one (mine sounds punchier), and as already mentioned I can record at 44.1khz and it's more reliable, handles lower buffers more easily.
Also with a separate audio interface I can actually reamp in real time while actually listening to the whole mix, which is something you can't do with the Axe-Fx by itself.
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Can you comment on the tremolo quality of your CT74? Would you get it on a future guitar or recommend it to others?

It's an Original Floyd Rose, of course it's good!
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What is the best way for me to learn more about pickups? People have given me the "Just play a ton of different guitars" answer a billion times and I've done that, but I'm still a bit confused about what it is that pickups actually do.

Listen to a TON of audio/video comparisons on the net - actual good ones, not random guy with camera audio and string noise. There are very good comparisons made by Nolly on BKP's website, Keith Merrow on Youtube, and tooons of others including Lasse Lammert, Ola Englund, Fluff and within places such as Andy Sneap forum, sevenstring.org, and many other forums. If you're lucky you'll also find DIs which will make it even easier for you to discern the differences between one pickup and the other. Just google a lot, and acquire as much info as you can!
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Why do you only answer 10% of legit questions?

I'll give you a handful of equally legit answers:
1 - as a musician first, every minute I put into answering questions the best I can (not that I don't like it, quite the contrary) is time taken away from my job. I do what I can :)
2 - if you notice, I tend to answer only stuff that interests a bunch of people instead of a single one - in this case my answer serves as a starting point for an (hopefully) interesting discussion.
3 - nowadays I tend to avoid "suggest me pickups for my RG" and similar stuff, mostly explained in #1 (time) and #2 (it matters only to a single person) but also I would prefer if people started doing their own research and trying as much stuff as they can, because no advice I can give replaces first-hand experience. I like to talk and give advices, but always facts first!
4 - question might even be legit or interesting, but my answer would actually be a boring one, or I might already have answered it, or I just don't have an answer for it! Or sometimes I'm just not in the mood :)
5 - How do you know I'm only answering 10%? wow much creep :) generally speaking, I delete some of the stuff I get since I have no time in my life for bullshit/trolls/spam/etc, it's just counterproductive and gets trashed pronto. I like to keep this Ask page as a little informative/inspiring corner in the music world, not a timewasting one - there's 9gag for that :)
Hope this answers your question thoroughly!

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What do you think of Jesus? Not religion, but Jesus himself as a person.

Actually a good question. I'm not a religious person, but one thing for sure: Jesus preached the good, to do good, to be good in your life. And that can only be a good thing!
If you need jesus, the bible, or whatever religion to help you being a good person, so be it. You can be christian/buddhist/atheist/agnostic/whateverthefuckyouwant as long as you're not a cunt! I just believe in being a good person :)
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Can we get you to share another axe fx patch?

It's not that I don't want to - I'd much prefer if people took the time to learn how to do it themselves. Wouldn't it be better if you could shape the sound exactly as you want, instead of relying on someone else's tone that most likely won't suit you?
Don't think big names are making something magic out of it that you'll never understand - we're just turning the same knobs and faders, no magic numbers involved. The machine is always the same, it's ears and hands that make the difference.
Although I do teach how I personally go about shaping guitar tones on a daily basis, which ultimately gives you the tools to do it more comfortably and judging with your ears as you progress.
Actually it's been a long time since I made a final preset (not counting work for clients) - if Fractal stopped updating the firmware every hour I could actually made a patch that I can call "final" without needing to edit it endlessly :)

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Hey Francesco, I'm a big fan of your work, and I recently saw your say about blackmachine guitars, and I thought it was great. But I just had a simple question.. what strings do you think are best?

I like D'Addarios the most tone-wise. Bright and punchy as fuck! When fresh, it's really hard to beat them.
I also love Elixirs since they sound really good basically forever. On my Floyd-mounted guitars they're a must - some of my Ibbies have the same set since 2-3 years and they sound just as good, no kidding. The fact I never sweat might help though.
Some downsides on Elixirs are that you have to purchase one of their very pricey bass strings if you wanna ho higher than 56 gauge, also their tension is higher than normal, a 9-42 set might feel almost as a 10-46. Additionally, they're coated and I don't feel they have the most transparent tone, they add a "polished overtone" on top of the sound. But I still love them, and due touring time I would only use them! They also feel smooooth under the fingers :)
Ernie Balls I like the sound of, but they last very little and feel so raw I sometimes even bleed if the stuff I'm doing requires lots of slides.
This btw is just my experience and opinion, as always I recommend do build up your own first hand instead of taking for granted what you read online - results may vary :)

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Hi Francesco. What do you think of practising blindfolded?

Nonsense - you just have to look elsewhere for that purpose :) great exercise btw, makes you way more confident about where notes are without having to watch the fretboard, and most importantly much more aware of what's going on around you rather than isolate yourself in the performance, which makes you lose groove, time-keeping and interaction with the crowd.
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Do you ever record songs in tiny pieces just to get it sounding perfect?

"perfect" doesn't exist, there are only good and bad takes :) that's common practice in technically demanding music to record in short bits, I generally do riff by riff but strive to do a longer take as good as possible. Then if I like certain parts of that take I'll keep them, and retrack the others I don't, even if it takes a million takes...gotta do it right at the source!
Ps: no half speed bs, no note-per-note unless it's long chords one after the other that require different re-tunings to suit the intonation. It's tight tracking, but not inhumanly tight :)
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What are the most importent differences between alder and ash and tonewood? Trying to decide which one I'll get for my Carvin build. It will be combined with a figured walnut top btw. Thanks in advance :)

Ash has more lows and more "meat" on bass frequencies, but also has less mids (kinda scooped) and more highs than alder. Coupled with walnut top I would definitely go with ash and maple fretboard/neck, that combination is sooo punchy and resonant!
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What do you thin of alder as a tonewood ?

Very consistent, I find it balanced but on the brighter side. I personally don't think it's very "musical" sounding unless coupled with rosewood - sounds too bright with ebony fretboards (which are my faves) so I generally avoid it.
If I was playing uber-tight Thrashy stuff that would be my first choice though, sounds so pissed off and aggressive, with very focused low mids. Probably the tightest sounding body wood I know.
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Since you don't really have any guitars with fanned frets anymore, is it safe to assume you prefer normal frets, even on an 8 string?

Actually I've never had fan fretted guitars - there are some cons that I just can't gel with:
- fanned bridge forces you to move diagonally to properly mute unwanted resonance and have an even pick attack across the strings, something I'm not a "fan" of :)
- extended chords are harder if the fan is a bit too extreme
- same for sweep arpeggios and especially tapping, I always get confused
- while fanned instruments do sound more balanced and "better" acoustically since the higher strings just sound better on shorter scales, at the same time the pickup selection is very limited. I'm super picky with pickups and the only way to get the sound I want on a fanned instrument would be to have someone custom build and wind a set that perfectly matches the cavity angle and pole-alignment. Not impossible, but hard and tricky!

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What kind of ear training can I do to ultimately learn songs and solos by ear? How many years does it usually take?

Tbh I never did - listening to tons of music over and over did the trick for me :) there are some people who are more naturally inclined to have good ears or a good sense of groove, or just catching better "what's goin on in the song". If you feel you're struggling with picking certain stuff by ear, google "ear training" - it helps!
Also sometimes I use a slowdowner to catch very complex phrasing that otherwise would be very hard to decipher.
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Do you have perfect pitch or something similar??

Not exactly - if I think about it for some seconds I can humm a note and know which note it is.
I kinda have a weird method: there are certain songs I've listened to a million times, for example Master Of Puppets. I know the first chord is an E so if I think about the song and humm the E, I can also find the other notes. 90% of the time I'm right :)
I've got friends with perfect pitch and it's almost annoying to them - EVERYTHING they hear is processed as a note!
In the end, relative pitch and good ears > perfect pitch. That doesn't make you a better musician :)
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Ciao Francesco puoi per favore scrivermi i titoli di alcuni dei libri di teoria musicale che tu hai utilizzato, e che hai trovato maggiormente utili per l'approccio chitarristico? Grazie mille per tutte le risposte che dai qui su ask! Utilissime! Ciao

In realtà non ho mai utilizzato libri, sempre meglio fare con un insegnante di persona - se proprio vuoi, Harmony & Theory di Keith Wyatt è ottimo!
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Liked by: Luca Moqi

Francesco, i have a question, haven't you encountered the playing stance problems, wherein as for me, I'm already used to play while sitting and becomes very sloppy when standing up? any tips?

Definitely make sure that your posture stays the same when sitting or standing, this means that you need to check mainly your right elbow/forearm angle and your left forearm/wrist angle. If they are the same compared to when you're sitting down, it should be just fine! If not, just raise or lower the strap until you nail it :)
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Hey Francesco! I use ableton live right now for recording and i was wondering if you have any tips for midi programming drums and heavy guitars?

I use Ableton as well, awesome software :) any tips regarding these subjects would require a lot of words and it's just better to explain that visually within lessons so I can show exactly how to do this right.
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