Believe it or not, great bedroom and studio guitar tones don't always translate to great live guitar tones. But there is an overlooked resource that can help you dial in your live tones...the sound guy. Lots of guitarists avoid talking to sound guys...you know, those...
For the 2nd installment of Cookin' Up Tones, I've come up with a cool sound that makes use of stereo modulation effects. It's a great sound with lots of movement in the tone. Check out the video below to see how I created this tone....
For this new Cookin' Up Tones series I'll be demoing an interesting tone that I've come up with. Then I'll let you hear the dry amp tone, followed by samples of each pedal in the signal chain added one at a time. This allows you to hear what each pedal or effect does...
A while back I detailed my new touring pedalboard here and here. Now let's talk about my new session pedalboard. I've been dreaming up this board for a couple years now. Most of my session work happens in my home studio, so it hasn't been a priority. But the session...
Ever heard a story and instantly thought "yeah right..." Well, here's one of those stories. It was the summer of 2013, and Shanna and I had finally made the decision to pack up and move up to Nashville. I was teaching guitar lessons during the week at a very cool...
In Part 1 of this blog series we walked through the pedal board that I've toured with for the past 2 years. We looked at what I liked and what I didn't like about the board. Now in Part 2 we'll take a detailed look at the new board I'll be touring with in 2021 and...
Let’s take a look at my current touring pedal board…signal flow, pros, and cons.
Compression is one of the most misunderstood effects for guitarists. It also happens to be one of the most important audio concepts to understand. In this post we'll clear up the confusion about compression and look at 3 ways to compress your tone without a...