Avery Watts - HOW TO PLAY: 'Who I Am' on Electric Guitar

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Uploaded by on Dec 5, 2011

Avery Watts demonstrates how to play "Who I Am" on electric guitar - Off of the full-length album "The Takeover" (Available here: http://bit.ly/vILZBR).

-THE BREAKDOWN-

GUITARS:
-2 Rhythm
-2 Lead
-FX: Various

TUNINGS:
C-G-C-F-A#-D-G (for 7 String)

GEAR USED:
-GUITAR: Schecter C-7 Blackjack
-PICKUPS: Seymour Duncan JB 7 String Model (Bridge), Seymour Duncan '59 Model (Neck)
-STRINGS: D'Addario EXL120-7
-CABLES: Planet Waves (instrument & microphone)
-AMPS: Marshall JCM 800 with EL34 Power Tubes, Rocktron Gainiac II Preamp with Velocity 300 Stereo Power Amp, Roland JC-120 (Clean tones)
-CABINET: EarCandy Cabs 'BuzzBomb' 2x12 loaded with (1) Eminence Private Jack, (1) Eminence Governor
-EFFECTS: BBE 482i Sonic Maximizer, Rocktron Hush Super C
-MICS: (1) Royer R-121 Studio Ribbon Mic, (1) Secret Weapon Mic
-MISC. HARDWARE: DI Signal captured with Radial J48 Direct Box
-SOFTWARE: Recorded with Avid Pro Tools
-PLUGINS: IK Multimedia AmpliTube 3, Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5 with custom-made presets, Waves Enigma (for clean phaser/flanger), other misc. plugins in the Waves Mercury Bundle.

AVERY'S NOTES:
-Both Rhythm 1 & 2 are double-tracked for a total of 4 Rhythm Channels.
-The 7 String is utilized by playing full 7-note chords at the bottom of the neck (C Minor triad) and a harmonizing lead (Lead #2) riff on the 24th fret during the end of the guitar solo section.

FOR MORE AVERY WATTS:
http://averywatts.com
http://facebook.com/averywattsmusic
http://twitter.com/averywatts

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  • This song needs a "How to Play 'Who I Am' on Viola and Cello" version. :P

  • @dirxphan Agreed. Let's make it happen.

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  • That's amazingg. Thanks for sharingg! :3

  • Thanks ♥ video Very cool.

     I like it(*^^)

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  • WOW SUCH A GIFTED PERSON I AM GLAD TO LIVE IN A TIME WHERE TRUE ARTISTIC MUSICAL TALENT STILL EXISTS... I CAN"T THANK YOU ENOUGH AVERY!!.

  • @averywatts Okay. I'll add it to my "to-do" list. :)

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