Line 6 have released drivers for Windows 7. The are only in beta yet, but using them the latest version of Line6 Monkey finally works. You’ll find the drivers here: http://line6.com/software/ Check the “Beta” box and select Windows 7. The correct version number (right now anyway) is 3.4.3.9. With those drivers you will no longer have […]
Read moreI went to the guitar lesson yesterday pretty uninspired… I hadn’t found time to do my real homework, writing a new solo, so we didn’t really have anything planned. I was about to cancel, but decided to go anyway. It turned out a deep dive into modes with a lot of practical application! I had […]
Read moreI have quite little motivation right now. I think I may have gone to deep into too many technique exercises and theory. It has really brought my playing to a whole new level, but I’m a bit blank when I sit down with the guitar – what do I do now? I was laboring with the […]
Read moreI got loads of Adrian licks at the lesson on Saturday. They will give me an awesome pentatonic vocabulary, but it’s obvious my fingers are used to playing other things. Now they look like this:
Read moreSome guy at Harmony Central has built a really nice pedalboard out of IKEA parts for about €60. I would build one myself if I had any pedals :-) (the POD X3 is a pedalboard in itself). Read he whole build thread at Harmony Central (via LifeHacker via IkeaHacker).
Read moreI’m 35 years old and quite reasonable decided I’m going to start playing guitar. I’ve been at it for two years now. I feel incredibly good at it every other day, and complete crap the other days. All posts prior to this one I’ve moved from an old blog that was just links with no […]
Read moreIn Line6 Gearbox all the amps have made-up names like “Brit 900 lead”, likely due to copyright reasons. Luckily there’s a patch that makes it display the real names, such as “Marshall JCM 800” and “Mesa Triple Rectifier”. Get the patch from Vettaville.
Read moreI could really only find 65 licks, but all of them with tabs and most even have MP3 samples. http://www.guitarworld.com/articles/101%20amazing%20licks
Read moreCrappy tone and he looks a bit nerdy, but he really knows his Adrian Smith! Good reference for help with fingering and if you’re looking to tab out one the solos yourself.
Read morePM| PM| a E E E E E E E E +E. T T Q +Q. E |——————-|———————–| |—–7—–8—–5-|-(5)—–0—(0)——-| |—–7—–7—–6-|-(6)—x—————| |—–7—–7—–7-|-(7)-x—————–| |-7s5—5-5—5-5—|———————–| |——————-|——————-0—| Guitar tabs are god’s gift to the guitarist! So much easier than regular notation and in addition shows more than notation – harmonics, palm mutes etc. Harmony Central has a really […]
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