# General Music Discussion **URL:** https://forum.troygrady.com/c/general-music-discussion/14.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.troygrady.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.troygrady.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [A good song to learn to play and sing at the same time is Come As You Are](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/a-good-song-to-learn-to-play-and-sing-at-the-same-time-is-come-as-you-are/97127)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/a-good-song-to-learn-to-play-and-sing-at-the-same-time-is-come-as-you-are/97127 "2026-05-11T22:04:03Z")
A simple song with simple, easy to remember guitar parts and simple lyrics but when playing and singing at the same time can be deceptively tricky. When I learn new songs that are challenging to sing and play guitar at … --- ## [Cell phone speakers make shred guitar sound slower](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/cell-phone-speakers-make-shred-guitar-sound-slower/97106)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/cell-phone-speakers-make-shred-guitar-sound-slower/97106 "2026-05-11T07:02:09Z")
Y’all ever notice this? I hate listening to playback of my own playing through my iphone. Google AI came up with an explanation: “Shred guitar sounds slower on phone speakers due to severe low-frequency loss, causing h… --- ## [This Guy is Really Good](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/this-guy-is-really-good/97026)
**Author:** [@crenfb91](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/crenfb91)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/this-guy-is-really-good/97026 "2026-05-08T06:50:21Z")
Don’t understand how really good players like this go under the radar. Lots of hidden gems on youtube to be discovered. --- ## [Great technique!](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/great-technique/96869)
**Author:** [@Andjoy](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Andjoy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/great-technique/96869 "2026-05-08T05:42:33Z")
Great technique! --- ## [Accuracy of Van Halen's transcriptions](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/accuracy-of-van-halens-transcriptions/83119)
**Author:** [@garbeaj](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/garbeaj)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/accuracy-of-van-halens-transcriptions/83119 "2026-05-03T13:25:53Z")
Honestly, Jamie’s transcriptions and lessons on Van Halen are far from accurate. I’ve spoken to him about them and he has admitted some years later after making the courses that they are not accurate to any appreciable d… --- ## [Favorite Guitar Solos Post-2000](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/favorite-guitar-solos-post-2000/95891)
**Author:** [@Dissonant\_Timbres](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Dissonant_Timbres)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/favorite-guitar-solos-post-2000/95891 "2026-05-03T12:47:26Z")
Title is straightforward. Inspired by a thought I had in another thread. What are some of your favorite guitar solos on songs released after 2000. Steven Wilson - Drive Home Wintersun - Winter Madness … --- ## ['Modern' Metronome Use](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/modern-metronome-use/96289)
**Author:** [@ShadowoftheSun](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/ShadowoftheSun)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/modern-metronome-use/96289 "2026-05-01T21:28:18Z")
One of the major pieces of the CTC ethos is using actual scientific thinking with regards to guitar technique, and I really appreciate that. Is there a specific book or source that people know of that takes a similar app… --- ## [The average layperson has almost no ability to discern good from bad playing](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/the-average-layperson-has-almost-no-ability-to-discern-good-from-bad-playing/96554)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/the-average-layperson-has-almost-no-ability-to-discern-good-from-bad-playing/96554 "2026-05-01T06:59:05Z")
Have yall noticed this shit? Laypeople will watch any person who can barely actually play just spam his elbow picking while randomly fretting with GOBS of distortion and they’ll think it’s the greatest thing they’ve ever… --- ## [Has father time claimed Eric Johnson?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/has-father-time-claimed-eric-johnson/96769)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/has-father-time-claimed-eric-johnson/96769 "2026-04-29T18:00:28Z")
https://www.reddit.com/r/guitarcirclejerk/s/WPQBanGKgG How can we stave off the effects of age on our playing? How can some musicians like Horowitz play with virtuosity into their 80s while others start to stumble much… --- ## [What's the deal with that dude Spiro Dussias?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-that-dude-spiro-dussias/96653)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-that-dude-spiro-dussias/96653 "2026-04-27T22:27:16Z")
Like how tf does he make his chord sweeping sound like alternate picked linear runs? What the fuck is going on there? @Tom\_Gilroy explain immediately what the fuck is this dude doing to get that sound. S… --- ## [Google AI says EVH's tremolo picking was only 210bpm](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/google-ai-says-evhs-tremolo-picking-was-only-210bpm/96700)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/google-ai-says-evhs-tremolo-picking-was-only-210bpm/96700 "2026-04-25T18:47:09Z")
That’s gotta be b.s. right? Shit sound ways faster than 210bpm on eruption right? --- ## [I think swiping gets a bad rap](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/i-think-swiping-gets-a-bad-rap/96630)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/i-think-swiping-gets-a-bad-rap/96630 "2026-04-22T21:22:57Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [Do you guys ever think about the visual aesthetics of your technique?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/do-you-guys-ever-think-about-the-visual-aesthetics-of-your-technique/96526)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/do-you-guys-ever-think-about-the-visual-aesthetics-of-your-technique/96526 "2026-04-21T23:52:51Z")
Like am I just super shallow that I worry about how aesthetically pleasing my technique looks visually? This is why I avoid elbow picking - just because I don’t like the way it looks aesthetically lol. --- ## [Roy Marchbank blocked me on instagram for correcting him on his claim that Troy is stealing his technique concepts](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/roy-marchbank-blocked-me-on-instagram-for-correcting-him-on-his-claim-that-troy-is-stealing-his-technique-concepts/96248)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/roy-marchbank-blocked-me-on-instagram-for-correcting-him-on-his-claim-that-troy-is-stealing-his-technique-concepts/96248 "2026-04-21T18:23:17Z")
On one of Roy’s instagram posts he outright stated that Troy Grady’s reverse dart thrower concept was stolen from Roy Marchbank’s technique. I corrected him by saying that reverse dart throwing technique is nothing like… --- ## [Does synth for guitar exist with zero latency?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/does-synth-for-guitar-exist-with-zero-latency/96346)
**Author:** [@RG550DX](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/RG550DX)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/does-synth-for-guitar-exist-with-zero-latency/96346 "2026-04-14T03:09:34Z")
Does there exist hardware/software that allows guitar to play synth sounds with zero latency? --- ## [Kiko and picking depth consistency](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/kiko-and-picking-depth-consistency/96249)
**Author:** [@Riffdiculous](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Riffdiculous)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/kiko-and-picking-depth-consistency/96249 "2026-04-12T00:00:15Z")
I love how much control this guy has - he posts quite a few videos from this angle, but the white pick he uses here really helps demonstrate just how precise he is. Shallow, consistent depth throughout. --- ## [Bruce Dickinson's "The Chemical Wedding"](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/bruce-dickinsons-the-chemical-wedding/96023)
**Author:** [@Drew](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Drew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/bruce-dickinsons-the-chemical-wedding/96023 "2026-03-31T21:37:24Z")
Kinda forgot about this album until it crossed my mind in the context of a thread elsewhere about how low you can realistically tune on a 25.5" guitar (this was a 24.75" Les Paul in A Standard, so low), and I’ve been roc… --- ## [Troy Grady mentioned in Beato interview](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/troy-grady-mentioned-in-beato-interview/95768)
**Author:** [@tomsters](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/tomsters)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/troy-grady-mentioned-in-beato-interview/95768 "2026-03-24T14:10:53Z")
There is a new Rick Beato interview with guitarist Jack Gardiner - Troy Grady is briefly mentioned around 19:50 while talking about picking. Video starts about 3 minutes before: --- ## ["Hit" songs with unusual chord progressions](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/hit-songs-with-unusual-chord-progressions/94117)
**Author:** [@Riffdiculous](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Riffdiculous)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/hit-songs-with-unusual-chord-progressions/94117 "2026-03-24T13:51:33Z")
NOTE: I’ll define a hit song as one having gotten a lot of radio play, many people have heard it, etc… you know what I mean. No obscure stuff. :wink: I was listening to Enjoy the Silence from Depeche Mode the other day,… --- ## [Spiro Discussing Economy vs Alternate Picking IG Post](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/spiro-discussing-economy-vs-alternate-picking-ig-post/95842)
**Author:** [@AustinK](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/AustinK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/spiro-discussing-economy-vs-alternate-picking-ig-post/95842 "2026-03-22T21:49:41Z")
Anyone watch it before he deleted? I wasn’t able to watch before removal and would love to know his insights Thanks in advance --- ## [Bernth Covers Pickslanting with Magnet Footage](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/bernth-covers-pickslanting-with-magnet-footage/95584)
**Author:** [@AustinK](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/AustinK)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/bernth-covers-pickslanting-with-magnet-footage/95584 "2026-03-20T16:27:31Z")
Bernth got a magnet and cites Troy in his video. It looks like he conflates escape motion and pickslanting --- ## [Favorite guitar solo opening phrases](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/favorite-guitar-solo-opening-phrases/95644)
**Author:** [@Riffdiculous](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Riffdiculous)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/favorite-guitar-solo-opening-phrases/95644 "2026-03-20T00:31:05Z")
First impressions mean a lot in many circumstances, but especially in guitar solos. :stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye: What are some solos where the initial second or two really grabs your attention? As I was driving home e… --- ## [Joe Bonamassa, and a sneaky hammer-on](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/joe-bonamassa-and-a-sneaky-hammer-on/95503)
**Author:** [@Riffdiculous](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Riffdiculous)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/joe-bonamassa-and-a-sneaky-hammer-on/95503 "2026-03-09T18:03:01Z")
I am admittedly not super-familiar with Joe, though I generally know how he plays, and that he has some mixed escape capabilities. Which is why I thought this was kinda neat - check out how he plays this pentatonic run t… --- ## [More monkeying with notation: d, D, u, and U](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/more-monkeying-with-notation-d-d-u-and-u/95098)
**Author:** [@kgk](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/kgk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/more-monkeying-with-notation-d-d-u-and-u/95098 "2026-03-05T05:43:13Z")
I was thinking about notation again, as good notation makes it easier to express things. How about the following? d = downstroke → trapped (a downstroke that is trapped at the end) u = upstroke → trapped (an upstrok… --- ## [Kiko Louriero Close-up Picking Footage](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/kiko-louriero-close-up-picking-footage/95258)
**Author:** [@aliendough](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/aliendough)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/kiko-louriero-close-up-picking-footage/95258 "2026-03-01T09:38:12Z")
This is a cool video of Kiko’s picking, shot with what could possibly be a magnet. He makes it look so effortless! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BDOiUqTPq5Q --- ## [Some Great DBX Dart Thrower Playing](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/some-great-dbx-dart-thrower-playing/95243)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/some-great-dbx-dart-thrower-playing/95243 "2026-02-28T18:42:01Z")
Always appreciate well shot examples of picking motions and this is some real masterful playing here by Jake Eddy, still can’t wait for the whole interview with Troy to come out :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: … --- ## [Easier Dream Theater Solos?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/easier-dream-theater-solos/94908)
**Author:** [@AustinK](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/AustinK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/easier-dream-theater-solos/94908 "2026-02-20T11:34:10Z")
My 2026 resolution is to learn an entire Dream Theater song including solos. I’ve got my hands decently synced across strings with either USX or DSX. I have been working on using both motions on scalar chunk and Gilbert … --- ## [Deserted Island Album Most Do Not Know?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/deserted-island-album-most-do-not-know/94814)
**Author:** [@AustinK](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/AustinK)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/deserted-island-album-most-do-not-know/94814 "2026-02-17T18:07:43Z")
If you were stuck on a desert island and could only choose one album to listen that most do not know, what are you choosing? For me, it’s Vincenzo Salvia and PJ D’Atri’s Follow the Power EP. Combining Salvia’s synthwave… --- ## [David Grier Interview](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/david-grier-interview/94690)
**Author:** [@JimJuliussen](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/JimJuliussen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/david-grier-interview/94690 "2026-02-07T23:52:48Z")
I am currently transcribing «Angeline the baker» from Troys video on YouTube. Man is this tricky! Does anyone know where I can find the interview with Grier? Or is it the one where he plays «wheel hoss»? This man amazes … --- ## [Shakti, Mclaughlin and SRINIVAS](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shakti-mclaughlin-and-srinivas/93678)
**Author:** [@Sully75](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Sully75)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shakti-mclaughlin-and-srinivas/93678 "2026-02-04T12:10:19Z")
I don’t see people talking about McLaughlin in Shakti and Remember Shakti (etc etc) as much as with Mahavishnu but for me it’s my favorite Mclaughlin by a long shot. I also love the Electric Guitarist album. The real k… [Previous page](https://forum.troygrady.com/c/general-music-discussion/14.md) [Next page](https://forum.troygrady.com/c/general-music-discussion/14.md?page=2)