Tag Archives: tone

Guitar and Amp Setup for Gigs

by on 08. May, 2012 in Gig Guidance, Rock n Roll 101

There are many important aspects one should consider when setting up your equipment for a live show. Firstly, what equipment is best for live gigs? Line-6 pods? Stacks? Amp racks? This is all a matter of opinion and preference and will be different according to what genre, venue and audience you are playing to. From [...]

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Playing The Bass Guitar With A Plectrum

by on 19. Aug, 2010 in Bass Guitar, Styles

The plectrum, or “pick” as it more commonly known, is a small flat plastic object that is usually no more than two to three centimetres in diameter and available in various thicknesses measured by the millimetre, that has been aiding guitarists for decades in playing our favourite songs. There is some confusion as to where [...]

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Compression Pedals: What’s the Big Deal? (Part 1)

by on 13. May, 2010 in Effects, Gear

During the course of our lives as guitar players and enthusiasts, many of us have developed a particularly dire malady. I guess it may be traced back to the hours spent drooling over the latest cool guitar/amp/effect pedal that arrived at our local music store, or perhaps the sense of awe and intimidation that overcomes [...]

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Compression Pedals: What’s the Big Deal? (Part 2)

by on 13. May, 2010 in Effects, Gear

Welcome back to our discussion regarding the compression pedal. Last time I mentioned being under awed by a compressor when trying it out at a store. After taking some advice, I returned for another go and this time set the compressor quite subtly and then left it on for about 10 or 15 minutes, simply [...]

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