Whether you’re playing live solo gigs or playing with a full band, you want a lead guitar tone that cuts through the mix but that doesn’t sound overbearing or annoying. And if you’re playing cover songs, you need a lead sound that’s going to be diverse enough to fit the multiple styles and genres that…
You’ve learned some killer riffs and have even written some of your own. But lately, you’ve felt stuck. It seems like you’re just playing the same riffs and progressions, over and over. And you just can’t seem to get beyond a certain point on guitar. This happens to ALL guitarists at some point, and at…
So you decided to get the Line 6 POD Go. There’s no doubt it’s a cool little amp simulator and effects processor, and it’s super convenient to carry around and use. But now you want to connect it to your amp. In this post, I’m going to show you exactly how to use your POD…
I’ll start this off with the old saying ‘People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.’ And I’d venture to say that most of us creative and free-spirited musicians cringe at the thought of making a plan. Whether you’re a full-time or part-time musician, planning for the year should be high on your list…
A Simple Path To Dialing In a Good, or At Least Usable Metal Guitar Tone If there’s one thing that we metal guitarists obsess over it’s our tone. It seems that one day you finally dial in the perfect metal tone only to be searching for the perfect tone a week later. It’s as if…
Actually, this isn’t just guitarists. It’s all musicians. We all believe in aliens; we all believe that there’s something else out there. At least we want to believe. I’ll go ahead and admit that I personally believe that there’s life beyond what we know. That’s from both an alien and after-life perspective. But this really…
Life can definitely be unpredictable. Good or bad, it keeps things interesting. You can be going about your day and out of nowhere something awesome happens like recouping last week’s lottery investment on a scratch-off. Other times it may be a bird that pooped on your car as you were opening the door and some…
You’ve heard me dial in some pretty awesome metal tones using Positive Grid’s BIAS Amp 2. In fact, I used one for their amps for the majority of the guitar tracks on my album Masterpeace. But sometimes you want to change things up and dial in a solid and simple hard rock guitar tone. Can…
In the modern era of recording music, many musicians are using virtual amp sims or hardware amp simulators like Axe Fx, Kemper, and the Line 6 Helix. But what about going old school and recording your guitars with a real tube amp? No matter how great these amp sims get there’s still always something missing…
