I use bridge for rhythm (sp?), and often for leads as well. Mostly because I can't be bothered changing :-D

[QUOTE=toaster135]Hey, no worries. :) I'm just feeling a bit hostile tonight, sorry.

I love how the neck pickup sounds with sweep picking.. I still can't understand why Alexi doesn't have one.[/QUOTE]
It happens. :)

I find it a little stupid that Alexi doesn't have a neck pickup. I use it on the clean channel, and I often play clean. Once I turn on the distortion I stay on the bridge all the time like AR, but lack of a neck would still kill me.

Silenius I completely agree about Wintersun. Jari totally pwns Alexi in technical skill, after listening to that album it's hard to deny that. As far as writing he is undoubably the best songwriter I've ever seen in my entire life. I don't think there are any songs more well written than any one song on that album, not even any Bodom songs. Wintersun I think is on course to be the best metal band ever to hit the face of this earth, one album isn't enough to judge that yet though. It's possible Alexi would even have trouble playing the solo to Beautiful Death or Death and the Healing. As far as the whole composition goes it's so extremely well layered that I hear a new thing everytime, and each instrument isn't so in your face that a lead guitar part isn't in their to be a blazing lead but only to contribute to the overall atmosphere of the music. An extremely unique way of writing music I must say, I don't see a lot of it like that, true genius at work.

ShadowsFallen to avoid dispute you should probably just ignore all that.

Ah the clean channel! A long lost lover. Yes, the neck is preferable especially to tame my amazing, unbelievably powerful EMG active humbucking pickups.

[QUOTE=IheartSP]Silenius I completely agree about Wintersun. Jari totally pwns Alexi in technical skill, after listening to that album it's hard to deny that. As far as writing he is undoubably the best songwriter I've ever seen in my entire life. I don't think there are any songs more well written than any one song on that album, not even any Bodom songs. Wintersun I think is on course to be the best metal band ever to hit the face of this earth, one album isn't enough to judge that yet though. It's possible Alexi would even have trouble playing the solo to Beautiful Death or Death and the Healing. As far as the whole composition goes it's so extremely well layered that I hear a new thing everytime, and each instrument isn't so in your face that a lead guitar part isn't in their to be a blazing lead but only to contribute to the overall atmosphere of the music. An extremely unique way of writing music I must say, I don't see a lot of it like that, true genius at work.

ShadowsFallen to avoid dispute you should probably just ignore all that.[/QUOTE]
Agreed :)

[QUOTE=toaster135]Ah the clean channel! A long lost lover. Yes, the neck is preferable especially to tame my amazing, unbelievably powerful EMG active humbucking pickups.[/QUOTE]
I also <3 my savagely potent EMG humbuckers. :)

[QUOTE=IheartSP]ShadowsFallen to avoid dispute you should probably just ignore all that.[/QUOTE]
Sure thing. I'm out of the Wintersun stuff.

[QUOTE=ShadowsFallen][size=7][b]ONLY FOOLS DON'T LISTEN TO DRAGONFORCE![/b][/size][/QUOTE]


Im a fool then

I know this might seem kind of random and off topic-ish, but since the topic of clean sound is brought up. Is there anyone else here who prefers a classical acoustic guitar over a normal one like a dreadnought? Maybe I am just wierd, but I think the sound it so much better.

And I only half agree to the neck pickup thing. I think it sounds bad when you are speed picking. I only use it on clean tone and for sweeping sometimes. Otherwise, distorted it is useless.

[QUOTE=I_am_hated]Im a fool then[/QUOTE]

He's got a point though...listen to Dragonforce. :mad:

Only 1 album has a complete amount of songs where none stands out, simply because they are perfection (and it isn't Wintersun).

That album is Character, by Dark Tranquillity.

Classicals are a hell of a lot easier to play than a normal acoustic...smaller neck.

[QUOTE=MRDuCran]Dragonforce blow.[/QUOTE]

yer i kno

You, sir, should go jump off a bridge and land on your kneecaps. :mad:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is officially the greatest Christmas band ever. :thumb:

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]He's got a point though...listen to Dragonforce. :mad:

Only 1 album has a complete amount of songs where none stands out, simply because they are perfection (and it isn't Wintersun).

That album is Character, by Dark Tranquillity.

Classicals are a hell of a lot easier to play than a normal acoustic...smaller neck.[/QUOTE]

Actually, at this point I like Damage Done better. The tracks are more varied.. I find on Character that all the songs are very similar. Both are outstanding, to be sure.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]Only 1 album has a complete amount of songs where none stands out, simply because they are perfection (and it isn't Wintersun).

That album is The Art of Balance, by Shadows Fall.[/QUOTE]
Fixed. :p

Everyone's going to have their own answer to that one.

[QUOTE=PsychoticFlubber]I know this might seem kind of random and off topic-ish, but since the topic of clean sound is brought up. Is there anyone else here who prefers a classical acoustic guitar over a normal one like a dreadnought? Maybe I am just wierd, but I think the sound it so much better.[/QUOTE]
They're built for different sounds. I like to play a standard dreadnought, but if I were to play classical. I'd get a classical guitar.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]You, sir, should go jump off a bridge and land on your kneecaps. :mad:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is officially the greatest Christmas band ever. :thumb:[/QUOTE]
I'm seeing TSO tomorrow.

classicals have bigger necks big like a baseball bat

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]
Only 1 album has a complete amount of songs where none stands out, simply because they are perfection (and it isn't Wintersun).

[/QUOTE]
Any Opeth album.

Also, IHeartSP, Wintersun = Perfect Songwriting????? :amaze:

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]You, sir, should go jump off a bridge and land on your kneecaps. :mad:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is officially the greatest Christmas band ever. :thumb:[/QUOTE]


OMG i know there so awesome i love there version of Carol Of The Bells gives me chills man

They're good when they're playing Christmas music, but when they try to cover old songs it's awful.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]You, sir, should go jump off a bridge and land on your kneecaps. :mad:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is officially the greatest Christmas band ever. :thumb:[/QUOTE]

yer i tried that n all but nothing happened

in the mean time, face up to the fact that not everyone like dragonforce

at least ignore my post including this one

No, I prefer my own fantasy world where everyone either likes my views, and is my friend, or doesn't, and is shot on site.

Almost like Russia. :chug:

ok fair enough

That doesn't sound like the Russia I know.

I think Damage Done is slightly better than Character. I enjoy character but I can't really remember how any of the tracks go, while every single track on Damage Done stays in my head for weeks.

does anyone else think that the new guitarist (robert) is better than Laiho... cuz i do?

You mean Roope?

He's not.

yah he is and if thats his name than im sorry i thiought it was robert.

Yeah, it's Roope.

Alexi is better though.

I'd have to say Roope is better cuase he was in Alexi's league when he was 25, and now he is 40.

Judging by what I saw live, Roope is slightly sub par to Alexi.

No Roope is better, he's faster and cleaner. He just doesn't play many leads in CoB cause it's Alexi's band but he's been around since the 80's and is really good.