u/Low-Tennis6118

Apartment living :( gotta walk 5 minutes to my car every time I get the urge to practice or even just test out some random technique.

Anyone attempted to DIY something soundproofed, either in a closet or standalone? Doesn't necessarily need to be soundPROOF, but I have no idea what the cost would be for something like that. Anything that'd keep the noise down enough to stop my neighbors from pounding on the walls! Would love to see pictures if you do have one.

I've been playing guitar entirely self taught since I was 9 or 10 years old, practice has been pretty inconsistent throughout though, I've completely put it down for 6-9 months at a time before, but usually I pick it up once a day for a couple minutes.

Since I was probably 14, I don't think I've actually progressed my knowledge of the instrument in any way. I occasionally will play along with tabs, but 98% of the time I'm making up riffs, messing with chord shapes, or practicing simple-ish stuff that I haven't quite mastered (i.e. pinch harmonics). I started by learning the same songs everyone else does, then progressed into bedroom pop/fingerstyle stuff, and the past year I've made a full 180 into screamo, hardcore, death metal, any heavier genres.

I want to progress any skills I'd need to improve my songwriting, or would make coordinating with other instruments easier. I have little to no interest in shredding or playing extremely complex flamenco-style stuff, but I'd have to count fret by fret to find you a note on the fretboard, I don't know any scales, I don't know what a minor third means, etc.

When I've attempted starting from scratch and relearning the absolute basics, it feels incredibly demeaning and is just too boring to keep up with. I'm relatively proficient at PLAYING the guitar, but my actual knowledge of the guitar as an instrument is completely undeveloped. Where should I start, and what should I focus in on, specifically to improve my songwriting? Are there any "shortcuts" or more targeted lessons I could take to hone in my knowledge of heavier genres specifically, instead of just general music theory applied to guitar?

TLDR: developed strong playing ability with no instrument knowledge, where should I start to improve my songwriting?

Hey guys, just curious if anyone has advice or recommendations for finding a vocal coach specifically for harsh vocals. I feel like having someone sit in front of me and say "nope, that's wrong" while I practice would boost my progress 10x

Online vs in-person? What's the average pricing? Also, I can only get like 15-20 minutes of good screaming out of myself before my voice gets tired, do vocal coaches usually take this into account for lesson times?

Thank you!

Two years ago I moved across the country and (regrettably) threw away most of my collection in the process. Since then I've just been using grocery store stuff like El Yucateco. It tastes good, but recently I took a bite of a habanero and I was losing my mind, crying+snot the whole bit. I've willingly eaten a wing doused in The End : Flatline for fun before, so that hurt my spice ego a lot lol

I want to get back into it, but I cannot remember ANY of the sauces I loved so dearly before the move. I was dousing stuff in torchbearer's garlic reaper without much reaction, and I'd like to get back to that point.

Looking for recommendations for sauces around or above 100k scoville-ish! I really enjoy fruiter, bright sauces over smokey or super pepper-forward stuff. Pineapple, mango, or carrot based sauces are consistently a hit for me, but I love trying anything unusual flavor-wise.