Hey everyone!
I want to share a little insight into what my current practice routine looks like. Right now, I’m deep in preparation mode for some upcoming shows with Obsidious and Panzerballett w/ special guest Virgil Donati.
My main focus is on getting everything tig...
2025-04-26 21:39:17 +0000 UTC View Post
We just came back from our European tour with Daath. We made it! And our guitar rig was 100% plugins.
Rhythm: Bogren Digital Rev C
Leads and cleans: lots of bypass automation and preset switching between Neural DSP Petrucci, Henson, and Abasi.
And that’s it besides wireless sy...
2025-03-31 09:48:40 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone,
I want to give you a little update and the reason why I haven’t been able to post a lot yet.
But first I’ll give an insight about how we manage to practice a little bit on tour. In reality there is not really a lot of time to practice because the schedule is prett...
2025-03-21 02:06:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I wanted to share a little behind-the-scenes insights and how stressful the first few days on tour can be.
It’s always exciting to finally hit the road after months of preparation, but those first days can feel like pure survival mode. There’s a constant mental overl...
2025-03-05 03:20:51 +0000 UTC View Post
As you know I’m preparing everything right now for the upcoming tour, and I’m using Reaper for the very first time!
It’s one of the most stable DAWs I’ve heard. We will play with plugins live, so there are a lot of automations to program. It took a while to set up this session but ...
2025-02-13 00:14:33 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately today is no livestream because we are rehearsing for the Panzerballett mini-tour.
I’m using the same setup as for Obsidious shows.
And I’m controlling the scene from my Quad Cortex switches with the MIDI Controller Boss ES-5.
Have a great weekend everyone! 2024-12-21 18:43:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, I wanted to share the setup and how we prepare for our shows with Obsidious.
You’ve probably seen my setup before and here is a quick overview.
As you might know, I’m on tour with Obsidious & Alkaloid and because of that I’m not able to do the livestream today....
2024-12-14 17:33:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s still in the arranging and production/recording process so it’s not the final version but if this is going to be on the actual recording it’s one of the hardest string skipping parts I ever wrote. It goes up till the 24th fret a few times and has some jumps over 5 strings.
It’s...
2024-12-07 00:32:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I wanted to share my setup for my recordings.
It’s pretty simple:
Guitar - DI Box - (Amp Modeler) - Interface - Computer
You can even make it simpler if you don’t track DRY and WET signal simultaneously.
(“Dry” means completely ...
2024-11-30 22:59:22 +0000 UTC View PostLet me know your thoughts. Have you tried it yet?
2024-11-20 13:39:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I’ve received a lot of messages asking for another practice plan, specifically how I would structure it for only one hour. I’m excited to share an example of how to practice efficiently in that time. A lot of people don’t have endless hours to dedicate to practice, but t...
2024-09-11 14:10:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I wanted to give you a little insight into our rehearsal near Salzburg, Austria. This is where we usually rehearse with Obsidious. As I mentioned during the livestream, we played a festival show earlier this month in Italy.
Before any show or tour, we typically have just...
2024-08-29 18:28:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I want to share one of my new tracks with you I'm currently working on. I'll also try to show you stuff from the writing process with my bands Obsidious and Daath but since there are a lot of other people involved it's not easy to get the permission to show everything.
T...
2024-07-07 21:07:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
just because I’m getting so many questions about which pick I use.
Quick answer: Dunlop Jazz III Ultex, 2.0mm
Long answer:
When I first started playing the electric guitar as a kid, I didn't know which pick to choose, so I simply picked one th...
2024-04-11 22:32:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
I want to welcome all the new members who have joined our community in the past few days and weeks.
I'm excited to share a fantastic practice planner with you all!
I've always been using this system myself, and I've finally put it into a Google Docs sheet for easy ...
2024-04-02 13:59:22 +0000 UTC View PostI want to share a moment from my latest music video shoot. As you guys probably know, there is a new video out from my other band Daath.
It was an amazing experience meeting the whole team in person after all the work we've done together.
I feel really thankful to be part of such an amazing...
I think most guitarists don't really read music. Reading music is important if we want to understand the theory behind it. Of course you can be creative and a good musician without being able to read but still, it will limit you in some ways.
I want to point out some of the benefits of prac...
2024-03-19 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the first 8-string guitar for me ever.
I really wanted it to fit the vibe we have with the band Daath colorwise and it turned out great! It is a mix of gold, grey and black.
It’s a Kiesel Osiris. Here are the specs. You can also check the Kiesel guitar...
2024-03-13 19:33:41 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the song called Actual Proof and it’s originally composed by Herbie Hancock. I interpreted it in a completely new way on my EP.
I’m done with transcribing the whole thing finally. So I’ll add it to the rest of the tabs here on Patreon later this week. Most of my solos are impr...
2024-03-06 21:23:47 +0000 UTC View Post
1. Picture: We were talking to Lars from Richter Straps and had a great time as you can see.
Fun fact; that was the first day I met Eyal (co-founder of Riffhard and URM) in person who brought me into Daath.
2. Picture: that’s all I had with me. One guitar in the flight case (Scott D...
2024-02-28 23:31:40 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I want to update you on everything that's planned for this year beside me being as active as possible on social media. Obviously there will be a lot more but those are the most important dates and facts.
17.08.2024 IT - Frantic Fes...
2024-02-25 22:04:39 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is great for clean and crunch tones too. In my opinion it is more of a "vintage" kind of sound.
I like to use it for practicing and getting inspired by jamin' around :)
I'd like to emphasize that every post I share here reflects my genuine honesty. My Patreon content is free from any endorsement partners or paid collaborations.
A few months ago, I discovered "knk shields" in a random YouTube video. This Polish company provides protection for various guita...
2024-01-30 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, unfortunately I’m not able to do the livestreams at the moment because I’m still in LA for the NAMM Show and video shootings for my band Daath.
I’ll do more livestreams when I’m back and I’ll give you some stories from behind the scenes over here.
Thank you all for...
2024-01-27 18:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys,
this time I'm sharing my main presets I use with the Archetype Cory Wong plugin. Most of my first EP "In the Loop" is recorded with this plugin. It has a great variety of clean and crunch tones and I really love it for Fusion Leads. I use this for everything that's not really heav...
2024-01-23 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This is very special because this plugin is very different compared to the other ones.
It features the multivoicer which is pretty much a harmonizer. But an amazing one!
Here are some presets I'm using with this plugin.
2024-01-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
as I already mentioned, I'm sharing my presets for all the plugins I use occasionally. The choice of plugin depends on the musical context.
I primarily use the Archetype Nolly for tech metal stuff, especially the rhythm sound. The crunch tone I mainly use for arpeggiating ch...
2024-01-09 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAnother concept I like to use is the 1-2-3-5 pattern. This pattern gained popularity through John Coltrane, and it essentially involves playing the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th notes of the scale. For instance, if a Cmaj7 chord is played, the corresponding notes would be C, D, E, and G. In the case of ...
2024-01-04 23:07:27 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately I have to go live later than usual, because of my gig in the theater. They changed the soundcheck times…I’ll will go live around 11pm CET! :)
2023-12-30 17:32:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, my new song is finally out! You can download the transcription through this post. GP file, backing tracks and click track will be available for Premium and Platin Memberships.
Thanks for you support and enjoy :)
2023-12-29 20:10:34 +0000 UTC View Post