Playing Style
Shiflett's playing style is largely influenced by various genres such as country, old school rock, punk-rock, heavy metal, etc. He incorporates different inversions of scales during his solos or live performances, often intertwining scales such as the pentatonic and blues scale with a mixture of major and minor scales. Shiflett's guitar playing also categorizes him as a "shredder" as his rare solos often incorporates fast hammer-ons and pull offs with occasional legatos. Though Shiflett is not an extremely flashy player, he utilizes a melodic playing style. Shiflett's soloing can be heard in songs such as "Long Road to Ruin" and "Rope". His improvised solos can be heard on the live versions of Stacked Actors.
During live performances, Shiflett has a unique stance while playing the guitar. Most notably, Shiflett stands in a slouching posture and begins rocking his body as stating that he finds comfortability in his stance as he is able to grip the neck and have more mobility in his fingers.
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