I just saw this great cover of Kee Marcello’s solo on ”More Than Meets The Eye” by our fellow community member (and also a member of Pro) @Josh Mark Raj pop up on Kee’s Instagram story. Very cool! Great job Josh!

Hi All, I'm a student in Pro, and @Jon Bjork advised that I share this here in the big group. December 2025 I've been invited to take over the lead guitar role in G6PD, one of the oldest Thai metal bands from Chiang Mai. We've played some shows including a couple of festivals including Rock Alarm in Bangkok, and I'm also recording all the lead parts for the upcoming album. So here is the first official single visualiser released yesterday, please enjoy whoever is interested. Need to mention that Jon played a part in me being invited, giving me some invaluable advice on how to prepare for the audition. Also things I've learned in Pro help me write and play quite technical stuff for the songs yet to be released. Anyway, enjoy and give us a follow whoever is interested in metal with Northern Thai flavour.

I am soon leaving for 2 weeks of vacation. I will be brining my Strandberg and my Nano Cortex along to be able to practice/play while I am gone. I will definitely not force myself to do my regular amount of time, but aim for about half so that I can go with the flow of being on vacation as well. Because this trip is by car, it is easy for me to bring what I need. When I travel for work sometimes however, I go by plane, and the time/space required for bringing a guitar is not ideal. I have tried a lot of things (i.e. travel sized acoustic and electric guitars) but it always ended in frustration, as the tools/solutions just don't seem to be adequate, and often my schedule chaotic. I have recently settled on getting an Elektron groove box (Digitone 2) that I can use in the airport, on the plane, hotel, or wherever I have a bit of time, to work on melodies (theory), backing tracks, etc. It has turned out to be a revelation for me. I can learn more about chord progressions, or how to build drum patterns, or things like that. All complimentary to my playing, and it keeps my mind in music, and helps me develop some new skills. Back at home, I can play along with it, and use it as an metronome on steroids :-) What do you guys do?

This weeks challenge is from Symphony X's intro to "Smoke & Mirrors". My version is in E standard and the original is in D standard. Check out this post from my instagram for the tabs: https://www.instagram.com/p/DO0SjSWjRZy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

This week's challenge will have you combine sweeping with descending sixes using the Lydian scale. Check out the full video and THEN the tabs😁 Seriously though, the videos are there to give you some additional tips that'll help you improve faster. Post your progress through the week and let me know if you have any questions!