I've been playing for 5 years, but only started to sweep when I "discovered" COB. Personally I think it doesn't matter wether you start with 3 or any other number of string sweeps.The important thing is that you practice it slowly the first time(no-one likes sloppy guitar playing) and build op...
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Dimmu Borgir is pretty good, personally I like some of their stuf on Puritanical..., but I have to say, Emperor does it for me when it comes to Norwegian metal.
PS:Keep throwing out more band names, I'd like to check 'em out.
That's one of hell of a guitar xenophobe, i dig the paint job.
As for me, I'd have to choose between an autographed DimeSlime, the one with the lightning on or a Jackson Randy Rhoads.