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You know this song. You know this riff. If heaven were a biker bar this song would never end. This song represents all that is awesome and badass in the world and I’m going to teach you how to play it. History ZZ Top recorded La Grange for their 1973 release Tres Hombres. It was [...]
Compression: Using it, and Using it Wisely
Compression is a useful tool for many musicians. Whether your a bassist playing a difficult line, or a guitarist that uses a wide range, compression can turn any line with inconsistent dynamics into a divine melody. That being stated, many musicians don’t fully understand how to use a compressor, or don’t know how to use [...]
The Importance of Staying in Tune
Most musicians know how bad an out of tune guitar can sound when playing in a group. Staying in tune is vital to good shows and good recordings, but sometimes simply using a tuner or tuning by ear wont help. I’ll try to shed some light on the situation here.
4 Ways to Optimize Your Guitar
Strings Choosing a brand and gauge of strings is nothing more than trial and error. Benefits of lower gauge strings are that they have less tension and are “easier” to play on. Higher gauge strings have a thicker tone and allow you to play with lower action without fretting out. Brand is subjective, but the [...]
What Lies Beneath: Five Tone Woods and their Respective Sounds
I went in to the local guitar shop last week for the first time in a month or so and I found the most abhorrent creation. Someone, I don’t know who, has built a telecaster out of alder. That not’s so bad. But they capped the alder body with a very thick piece of quilted [...]
Pedal of the Week: Electro-Harmonix POG2
Monster tone is a culmination of technique, control, meticulous research, and superior electronics. Many guitarists spend their whole life searching for the specific frequency that makes their heart jump and their spine shiver. I’m here to help you get to that Promised Land; your very own tonal Valhalla. What if I told you there was [...]
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