Travis Montgomery

Reamping is the process of sending a DI signal back into an amp/modeler to reshape your tone to how you want. This is used in pretty much also studios today, so that artists can go back and ...

The process of reamping is actually very easy. For this demonstration, I’m going to be using my Fractal Audio Axe-fx II.  1. The first step is to open your DAW, and make two audi...

For reamping with an Axe-fx II you need: Axe-fx II 1/4” guitar cable USB cable Guitar For reamping with amp/cab setup you need: DI or Reamp box 1/4” guitar cable XL...

This is a cool percussive riff that closes the song “Fallen Disciples” by Threat Signal. Unlike most riffs, this one focuses on the muting instead of putting the focus the notes....

Have fun with the backing track, practice hard!

This lesson is going to focus on the middle breakdown riff of the song “Comatose” by Threat Signal. This riff is also supposed to be played in a percussive manner, just like the ...

Here is the backing track, have fun!

I was listening to a lot of Born of Osiris at the time of writing the solo and ending lick to “Uncensored”. I went for a really Jason Richardson type sound, but still with my sty...

I was going for a very chaotic and evil sound for the lick at the end of the song. It may sound kind of random, but it took me a few hours to write! I made sure to go through and pick out ev...

Here's a lick that I used in a guest solo for the band Chronic Xorn. The song is called "Mercy". I was going for a Paul Gilbert-esque string skipping type feel. This lick uses quite a b...

Originally, the ending to this song was just the final riff, but our bassist Pat told me that it needed more shred! I thought it would be cool to do a Jeff Loomis/Jason Becker type arpeggio ...

I recommend you practice this solo at a very slow tempo to make sure you have proper control over all the notes and techniques. Take it section by section, don't try to play the whole thing ...

Here's the backing track guys. Have fun!

Hey everyone! Today we're going to learn part of the outro to Threat Signal's song "Trust In None" from our self-titled album. It was aiming to create an almost whammy pedal effect, but with...

Here's the backing track folks, have fun and practice hard!

“Fallen Disciples” was one of the first songs written on the self-titled Threat Signal album. I was listening to a lot of Nevermore at the time, so the song and solo have quite a...

Here is the slowed down version of the solo. Keep it clean folks!

For this tutorial, I will be going over the basics of alternate picking. I’ll be discussing my view on the technique, and how I going about doing it physically and thinking about it me...

Lick 1 is a single string lick that can be used for a neo-classical type sound (see Lick 5). Along with making sure that you’re playing this accurately, focus on keeping the lower f...

Lick 2 is just a little scale fragment. Focus on hitting the downstroke on the beginning of the lick every time it repeats.

Lick 3 is another classical sounding one. This is a lick that is used frequently among metal/shred guitar players. When played fast and cleanly it can sound really cool, and can be used t...

Lick 4 is a scale run up the neck. Scales are great for practicing alternate picking. They get you used to changing strings, and the licks can easily be reversed so you can practice desce...

Lick 5 is an expanded version of Lick 1. In this one you’ll be staying on one string, but changing positions of a scale. The end result is a cool neo-classical sounding lick. Focus ...

This lick involves some Petrucci-esque pedal tone licks, and some Paul Gilbert-esque string skipping shapes. Really focus on your muting while doing the string skipping. The shapes are movin...