And then we used that middle knob as a mid- some greasy Blues-esque things, some shuffle run scales and the 4-note per string gymnastics
boost, so it’s literally like zero to eight and a Funk stuff. There’s a bunch of different kinds exercises to keep my muscles moving.
half, but it’s a beautiful, absolutely gorgeous of things on the record, and each song came sounding wide EQ band in the mid-range, right out pretty different. I think they all, strangely, I was with Doyle Dykes at NAMM last year, and
around 600 to 650hz. When I play lead parts, flow together though, as a batch of songs. I asked him if his hands get stiff and how he
I can have that sitting anywhere so that when I The album is going to be called The Sum of deals with it, and he showed me some hand
turn the boost on I also get a mid-boost at the Imperfection. You may have seen me wearing a stretches that were unbelievably helpful. Now,
same time. We messed with that mid-boost a t-shirt with a big S on it, which is the sum sign as well as working on strengthening, I also work
lot to see just where the right frequency would in math. I call myself a recovering perfectionist, on stretching. Throughout the day, I will stretch
be to get that singing tone. Now, it’s amazing, and I realize that I’ve never achieved perfection my hands and wrists, massage my forearms,
when I’m playing I don’t even have to touch in my life in any way, shape, or form, so this I and just try to keep things loose.
anything for guitar solos, I just set the mid thought this album could be called The Sum where I want it and hit the boost, and off I go! of Imperfection because none of it is perfect! I There are times when I really need my chops
It’s super cool, and all of that stuff is going on, think that describes us, as people. If we were to be in top form, and then there’s times when
but the guitar looks like a stock ’50s Strat, until perfect, there would be no need for grace. I don’t need it as much, if that makes sense. If
you start looking close.
I’m leading at church on a weekend, it’s not as
[WM] As a Worship Pastor, worship leader, demanding. But if I’m playing a two-hour set
[WM] We loved getting a chance to hear husband, and father, how do you find time to and have to go full-tilt and play every guitar solo
“Relativity”, the all-instrumental track at the keep your chops up? from the albums, then I’ve got to ramp them
end of “God of the Impossible”. For those of
up. Or, if I’m recording, before I go in I’ll try and
us who have been patiently waiting for your [Lincoln] Dude, that is one of the hardest instrumental disc to come out, will the rest of things in the world now! It’s harder now than it’s that record sound like this? ever been. And I feel like my chops drift quicker Sometimes you can play the same thing when
than they used to. So, I just have to make the your chops aren’t in good shape as you can
[Lincoln] No (laughs). All of the songs are a time. Sometimes it will be late at night, after when they are in shape, it’s just way more fun
bit different. There are a couple that are similar everybody has gone to bed, I’ll just go in the when they’re in great shape! When it’s hard,
to that one, but it goes in some other directions studio. Now, this will sound like a shameless you feel like you’re barely making it, and your
as well. There is some slow, more melodic stuff, plug, but it’s really not. I do the exercises that forearm is on fire. I think it’s just about being
some quirky things that are kind of humorous, are on my DVD’s. It’s what I’ve always done. I creative about getting the time in. I’ll tell you this
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take a few days and get sharp.
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