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Test your guitar strings right after changing them. I always push the new strings to their limit by bending them as much as I can. This not only helps them settle in faster but also serves as a test. If one of the strings is defective and is going to break, I'd rather it break right away than later on when I'm playing live or working on one of my songs. Having said that, I almost never experience a string breaking, even though I play with a sharpened metal pick. . . . . #GuitarStrings #StringBreaks #StringChange #GuitarTips #GuitarMaintenance #MusicianLife #GuitarTechnique #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Playing Bach with artificial harmonics by lightly touching the string at the mid point between the fret and the bridge results in some pretty cool sounds! . . . . #Bach #ArtificialHarmonics #GuitarTechnique #MusicExperiment #GuitarSounds #ClassicalGuitar #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

@hughesandkettner Tubeman is pretty much all I need for my overdrive/distortion sound. Though it certainly helps to play it through my @voxamplification tube amp and @behringer DI box helps to record clean guitar signal. From there I put the effect loop through @flammainnovation Delay, Reverb and Looper (which I use to quickly sketch ideas and for practice). What is your signal chain? . . . . . . #HughesAndKettner #Tubeman #VoxAmplification #Behringer #FlammaInnovation #GuitarGear #SignalChain #TubeAmp #EffectsLoop #GuitarEffects #MusicEquipment #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Follow along as I perform the Prelude from Bach's G Major Cello Suite with sheet music. I tune my guitar in fifths (CGDAE) so all the fingerings are the same as on a Cello. . . . . . #BachCelloSuite #BachSheetMusic #GuitarPerformance #ClassicalMusic #CelloSuite #FifthTuning #ACGDAE #SheetMusic #MusicTutorial #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Just jamming a riff on my Yamaha bass at the studio. . . . . . . #StudioJam #BassGuitar #JamSession #RiffPlaying #YamahaBass #MusicianLife #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

I am always recording my guitar with these two microphones - Behringer B 906 and MXL DX-2 - in order to get a fatter sound. Each one is adding a different frequency range to my sound. . . . . . #GuitarRecording #MicrophoneSetup #BehringerB906 #MXLDX2 #SoundEngineering #RecordingTechniques #GuitarSound #StudioGear #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

I was putting flatwound strings on my Squier Stratocaster, and because of the custom tuning I use (ACGDAE), I had to adopt a string I took off my bass guitar for the low A. . . . . . . #GuitarMaintenance #StringChange #InstrumentModification #CustomTuning #ACGDAE #SquierStratocaster #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Changing guitar strings on my scalloped Squier Stratocaster. . . . . . #GuitarMaintenance #StringChange #InstrumentCare #GuitarSetup #MusicianLife #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

I've been really enjoy singing these chants recently. There is so much beauty in the deceptive simplicity of playing this native drum, and singing over it - really, singing over a drone, because it produces just one note. I feel it connects me with a part of me I did not know existed. Who would have thought that a shamanic drum would teach me so much about music AND about myself? . . . . . #Chanting #ShamanicDrum #StudioPerformance #MusicSession #MusicStudio #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

For many years I concentrated only on soloing, shredding on my guitar. It took me quite a while to realize that rhythm is much more important than playing fast solos. . . . . . #rhythmguitar #groovyguitar #rhythmexercise #wfmusic #waterfallband

Some behind the scenes footage from our music vide Sin. . . . . . . . #BehindTheScenes #MusicVideo #Sin #StudioLife #MusicProduction #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Improvising a chant with a shamanic drum made by @huehuetl_galeria I am currently working on a song written with this drum and various percussive instruments. . . . . . . . #ShamanicDrum #Chanting #SpiritualMusic #StudioRecording #AmbientSounds #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Some behind the scenes footage from shooting the music video for Sin. Go to our YouTube channel (link in bio) to watch the full video! . . . . . #musicvideo #sin #newrelease #debutsingle #heavymetal #makingof #behindthescenes #waterfallband #wfband #wfmusic

I improvised this song "Slave" one Sunday, when I just picked up the guitar, and all the music came out of me. I did not have the lyrics right away, but came up with that one phrase "What kills the flesh, makes me stronger - I will be a slave no longer". I was just coming out of a 5 day fast, so it might have been inspired by that experience. By now I have all the music written and organized and lyrics done for the chorus. I am already thinking that this song will probably fit really well on a sequel album for "Sin" - but gotta finish Sin first, where I have 5 more songs to record, produce and release. . . . . . . #AcousticGuitar #TaylorGSMini #Singing #NewSong #Slave #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Arpeggiating guitar chords using cross-picking with your finger nails gives much more control versus using guitar pick alone, as you can select individual strings to play. I also feel it results in softer, mellower sound. Give it a try! . . . . . . . #GuitarArpeggios #CrossPicking #ElectricGuitar #ACGDAE #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Some more ambient guitar soundscapes from a recent improvisation we did at the studio. . . . . . #AmbientMusic #StudioRecording #JapaneseGuitar #ACGDAE #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Some behind the scenes footage from our music video for the debut single "Sin", available on all streaming platforms. Our YouTube channel is @waterfallband or follow the link in bio. . . . . . . . #BehindTheScenes #MusicVideo #SinDebut #StreamingPlatforms #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

The Official Music Video for our debut single "Sin" is out right now on YouTube! YouTube link in bio. . . . . . . . #MusicVideoRelease #SinSingle #NewMusicVideo #YouTubeMusic #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Official music video for debut single "Sin" by WaterFall. You can purchase "Sin" on BandCamp: https://waterfallband.bandcamp.com/track/sin Music by Anatoliy Schneider. Directed by Marco Aguilar. Lyrics: --- This story started Eons ago I separated Started to grow A vain desire To multiply Born to live In order to die And all this struggle What for? Can I replace What was before? Who can recall the reason why I have decided to die? It started slowly At no cost The devil was lonely He seemed lost "Allow me", he said "To introduce you To the world of the dead" We all have sinned Lost control For a pile of dust Sold our soul Buried the guilt Deep Down inside A creeping fright Has left us blind Guile In your smile Took me a while To see through it all Vile Thoughts inside My own mind Corrupt from within Provoke me to Sin Became undone Another layer I kneel I say a prayer And then once I'm done I'm lost again like everyone My empty words Sound so hollow Yet I share In your sorrow Take my hand I know you aspire To enter Into the fire I've been complying Paying the cost The devil is smiling I have lost "Allow me", he said "To share this apple And you will forget That you have sinned Lost control For a pile of dust Sold your soul Buried the guilt Deep Down inside A creeping fright Has left you blind" Guile In your smile Took me a while To see through it all Vile Thoughts inside My own mind Corrupt from within Provoke me to Sin To lose control To end this pain I'd sell my soul I recognize In my own pride I sacrificed The eternal light We all have sinned!

Sampling a shamanic drum and some percussive instruments for a song I am working on. . . . . . . #Sampling #PercussionMusic #MusicProduction #ShamanicDrum #InstrumentSampling #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Some behind the scenes footage from the music video for our debut single Sin - out on all major streaming platforms right now! Search for "WaterFall - Sin". . . . . . . . . #BehindTheScenes #SinSingle #NewMusicRelease #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

A chorus from our single "Sin", out on all streaming platforms tomorrow! . . . . . . #MusicTeaser #SingleRelease #NewMusicFriday #SinSingle #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Beginning of the first verse from our upcoming single Sin. You can listen to the song right now on Bandcamp - link in bio. . . . . . . #MusicTeaser #SingleRelease #NewMusicFriday #SinSingle #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand

Our first single "Sin" is finally ready and is scheduled to be released this Friday, October 13th on all major streaming platforms! . . . . . . #MusicTeaser #SingleRelease #NewMusicFriday #SinSingle #WaterFallBand #WFMusic #WFBand