Rafael Trujillo

My Current Practice Routine

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 Panzerbal...

Tour Setup with plugins only

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...

How to practice on tour

Hello 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...

First few days on tour …

Hey 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 p...

Setup and practice routine for the upcoming Daath Tour

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 plu...

Rehearsal

Unfortunately 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 ...

How our rehearsals look like

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 ...

I wrote another string skipping challenge

It’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 e...

Recording Signal Path

Hey 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...

Is the Nano Cortex by Neural DSP useful for some people?

Let me know your thoughts. Have you tried it yet?

FREE 1-Hour Practice Routine Example

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...

Obsidious Rehearsal

Hey 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 playe...

New Track and writing/recording process

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 ther...

Which guitar pick is the best?

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...

FREE Practice Planner

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...

Daath - Behind the scenes - video shoot

I 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 pe...

Why I think sight-reading is important

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 re...

My first 8-String

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.

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Writing out tabs

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....

Namm 2024

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...

2024

Hey 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 import...

My "Tone King Imperial MK II" Presets (Neural DSP)

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 :)

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Gear Protection

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 discovere...

Update

Hey 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...

My "Archetype Cory Wong" Presets (Neural DSP)

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 ...

My "Archetype Tim Henson" Presets (Neural DSP)

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 p...

My "Archetype Nolly" Presets (Neural DSP)

Hey 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...

HOW to get into Jazz - 1235

Another 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 in...

Practice Livestream today

Unfortunately 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! :)

No Exceptions (Official Playthrough Video)

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.

Thank...