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| bio | website | metaltech.me |
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| location | Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| age | 41 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
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Lead guitarist and petrolhead with Scottish Industrial rock trio Metaltech (and our alter-ego folk band Acoustech)
- nominated for Best Metal Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2011 (came 2nd)
- nominated for Best Group and Best Loud Track at the Scottish New Music Awards 2011
Been gigging for 25 years, taught guitar on and off. Played a lot of the Scottish music festivals (Rock Ness, Wickerman, Belladrum etc), supported bands like Alec Empire, KMFDM, Angelspit, Psydoll. Headlined all over Scotland.
Website - http://www.metaltech.me
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/metaltech
Check out our videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/Metaltechtheband
Play classical, rock, blues, metal, spanish, slide...
On stage usually use Ibanez (7 string RG7321 and Joe Satriani signature models), or a 1989 Charvel Predator with a Dimebucker pickup through a Line 6 HD500 and a DigiTech Whammy, sometimes with a CryBaby. For the songs requiring fire I use a BC Rich Warlock with pyro attachments!
Generally DI'ed straight into the venue backline, or where we need to amplify - generally Marshall heads through Laney 4x10s.
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Mar 30 |
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scales on the guitar Well, there are actually lots of variations - I have described western conventional scales, which have 12 semitones, but there are a range of others in other cultures. |
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Mar 30 |
answered | scales on the guitar |
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Mar 27 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on audition tag wiki excerpt |
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Mar 26 |
answered | Stage volume levels in rehearsal and performance |
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Mar 26 |
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Can't feel meter when playing Uiy - I wouldn't take it too personally. Instead look at it this way: in free soloing, you are effectively a noob, no matter what your experience elsewhere. So go for the noob learning in this area and you may see benefits. |
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Mar 25 |
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How to deal with the fear of auditions? This is probably the most relevant, but there are a few: productivity.stackexchange.com/q/3002/54 |
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Mar 25 |
answered | How to deal with the fear of auditions? |
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Mar 22 |
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How to prevent high pitch feedback when palm muting I have used a few. Quite liked the Boss NS2 last time I used one. |
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Mar 21 |
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How can I best learn to play barre chords? This is sort of true, but it is definitely good practice to be able to barre all 6 strings consistently wherever you are on the neck. That way you can place the other fingers where you like without ever worrying about a buzz. |
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Mar 20 |
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How is electronic music performed live? Lovely. Upvoted. |
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Mar 20 |
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How is electronic music performed live? Can you explain how these answer the question... How do they help someone perform electronic music live? |
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Mar 19 |
reviewed | Leave Open Effectively using singing games for vocal training |
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Mar 19 |
reviewed | Leave Open What is the difference between a collection of sounds and music? |
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Mar 19 |
reviewed | Close The origin of “Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father” |
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Mar 19 |
reviewed | Close Orchestration and painting evenly over the spectrum |
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Mar 19 |
reviewed | Leave Open What is the proper technique for a glissando on piano? |
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Mar 19 |
reviewed | Close Tuning new strings on an acoustic guitar |
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Mar 18 |
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What type of music is Cirque du Soleil's “Steel Dreams”? I have voted to close for two reasons - 1. this is very localised, and is unlikely to help anyone else (as per the faq) and 2. for crossover pieces like this, it could be categorised as jazz, rock, fusion or a few others depending on your viewpoint - so naming the genre doesn't really add anything. |
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Mar 16 |
answered | Can you use any footswitch on any amplifier? |
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Mar 15 |
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How to prevent high pitch feedback when palm muting added 399 characters in body |
