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…
There’s something magical about the Ibanez Prestige RG1570. But there’s a debate, and it’s a question I’ve even gone back and forth on over the many years of owning this guitar… Is the RG1570 good for metal? You’re going to hear some pretty cool sound clips in the video below so that you can judge…
Are you frustrated trying to dial in a decent metal guitar tone with the ‘upgraded’ BIAS FX 2? Yeah, I feel your pain. In fact, I didn’t touch this plugin again for several months after I purchased the upgrade. But one day, I decided to revisit BIAS FX 2. I spent a few hours going…
If you’ve been following me for a while (thank you, I appreciate you!), you know that I’ve been using Positive Grid’s plugins for a while. In fact, I’ve recorded 3 albums with their virtual amps and effects. So it’s no surprise that I jumped on the latest BIAS FX 2. And as you would expect,…
Virtual amp sims seem to keep getting better and better. In fact, there are almost too many choices now! That said, whenever you hear about a new virtual amp sim coming out, you’re like, ‘Bleh, okay, another virtual amp…yippie! So what!’ That’s kind of how I felt when I heard about the new Archetype Nolly…
We all know how to change strings for the most part. But whenever you throw in something new, like Gotoh locking tuners, it kind of throws you back. That’s okay because you and I are going to learn how to change strings with Gotoh locking tuners. But it doesn’t stop there. We’re going to change…
Welcome to my BIAS Amp vs. BIAS FX comparison! These are two guitar amp simulator plugins from Positive Grid. Like you, I was confused as crap between two at first! But I’m going explain the differences so that you can make a decision on which one’s best for you. You’ll hear my amp tones from…
There’s one area guitar amp sims and plugins have fallen short: cabinets and speakers. Most of them suck! I had been seeing ads for Positive Grid BIAS Amp 2. I also saw that they had a special package with Celestion Classic impulse responses. After spending a little time with the demo, I made the jump…
Are you struggling with dialing in a metal tone using BIAS FX? (here’s where you admit you have a problem so we can fix it!) In this post, I’m going to give you my exact amp, EQ, and effects settings for my metal tones using Positive Grid’s BIAS FX plugin. In fact, I’m going to…
Are you looking for some new POD HD500 metal tones that aren’t fizzy and sound close to a real amp? In this post, I’m going to give you my exact amp settings and show you how to create some killer metal guitar tones with your POD HD500. So go grab your guitar and get ready to dial in some new metal tones! Below you’ll find…