ok man, I don't know enough about tubes to counter either of you guys, but I know Matt is good people. He's only tried to help people as long as I've known him. :dunno:
I'm still not comfortable alternate each way. I can go up fine, down I feel like I'm running in clown shoes, lol. I find arps are very hard to incorporate tastefully, and there aren't a lot of guitarists I really like using them. Loomis and Marty are a couple that come to mind, but it's not easy...
I know how to do a lot of techniques, but can't pull them off cleanly. Skipping and arps are something I practice but can't get smooth enough to use in writing. I can keep good time from a lot of practice as a little kid and piano, but that's about it. Singing forget it, I sound like like a...
IC. I wish I could "fake it" that well, lol. There is so much stuff I can't do. I know how to do it, but my fingers just don't want to coordinate with the brain.