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  • Top 5 Tone Tips For Improving Your Tone

    Top 5 Tone Tips For Improving Your Tone

    By Stefan Vos
    In Aug 20, 2019
    On Amps, Effects, Electric Guitar, Gear, Guitar & Technology, Guitars, Practice Tips
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    Acolytes of Tone, gather round, as I share with you my top 5 tone tips for improving your tone! Let me preface this, however, with a disclaimer: tone is, by its very nature, a very subjective thing. Often, tonal differences come down to the individual player’s personal taste. Don’t stone me for my suggestions, rather let your ears guide you and go with what makes you want to pick...
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    Top 5 Fender Tele Tone Tips

    By Stefan Vos
    In Feb 5, 2019
    On Electric Guitar, Guitar & Technology, Guitar Buying Advice, Guitars
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    Some background before we dive into my top 5 Fender Tele tone tips: When Leo Fender introduced the Fender Telecaster, early in 1951, it was derided by some as a “boat paddle” and “snow shovel”. You may still hear modern players affectionately refer to their Telecaster as a ‘plank’. Little did Leo or anyone else realise what a monumental shift this humble electric guitar signalled for the future of...
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  • Fender Strat Tone

    Top 5 Fender Strat Tone Tips

    By Theo Young
    In Jan 11, 2019
    On Electric Guitar, Gear, Guitars
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    The legendary Fender Stratocaster is the electric guitar that has set the industry standard for the modern age of music since the 1950s. It is set as the face of the electric guitar through the iconic artists and songs that we have come to know. Here are my top 5 Fender Strat tone tips for your Fender Stratocaster guitar. Now, assuming you own a Strat or if you’re considering...
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    Digital Guitar Tone – Part 2

    By Erick Gerber
    In May 17, 2017
    On Amps, Electric Guitar, Gear, Guitar & Technology, Guitar Buying Advice
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    In the previous article, ‘Digital Guitar Tone – Part 1‘ we spoke about how ‘going digital’ has made our lives as guitarists more convenient in many ways. We also spoke about the downside, and how some would argue that the quality of sound still isn’t on par with the traditional ‘analogue’ gear used by all the top dogs. If this were 2-5 years ago, I would have to agree....
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    Digital Guitar Tone – Part 1

    By Erick Gerber
    In May 5, 2017
    On Amps, Effects, Electric Guitar, Gear, pedals
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    The music industry is one of the main industries that are taking full advantage of the latest advances in technology with digital guitar tone. There have been massive amounts of debates about digital amps and if they can compete with the top analogue amps out there. Even though these opinions on tone can differ, this article aims to point out the undeniable advantages that digital amplification has over analogue...
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    Improve Guitar Tone – 5 Smart Tips

    By Stefan Vos
    In Mar 10, 2017
    On Electric Guitar, Gear, Gig Guidance, Guitar & Technology, Guitars, pedals
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    Jeff Owens from Fender offers some cost-effective tips on how you can improve guitar tone, no matter what guitar you play. Check out his five tips below:   HAVE A WELL-ORGANIZED PEDAL BOARD Effects pedals are a terrific way to develop your own tonal identity. One basic thing to remember while turning your pedal board into your sonic playground is that certain types of effects sound best when placed...
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  • 432Hz

    Is 432Hz the new 440Hz?

    By John Basson
    In Apr 1, 2014
    On Guitar & Technology, Music and the Brain, Rock n Roll 101, Theory
    2 Comments
    Scientists have proved that the 432Hz frequency has many advantages over its’ sibling 440Hz. Even in our own bodies, we are made up of energy vibrating at a wide range of different frequencies. Among these scientists to prove 432Hz is good for you, they also had an interest in music, like Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla. They asked the question: can sound frequencies affect us on a physiological level....
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  • Playing Guitar In The Zone

    By Stefan Vos
    In Jan 1, 2014
    On Gig Guidance, Guitars, Improvisation, Practice Tips, Rock Guitar, Rock n Roll 101, Theory
    No Comments
    Often while trolling the interweb for choice guitar morsels I’ll see something that aligns with how I feel about guitar. Of course I love to share this with all the GE Blog subscribers. Here’s another page out of another guitar teacher’s book. This time it’s Richard Rossicone: “We’ve all seen it. Quarterbacks completing pass after pass. Basketball players making shot after shot. Goalies making save after save. We often say to...
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  • Gretsch Electromatic Guitar

    By Anthony Bierman
    In Jan 1, 2014
    On Gear, Guitar Buying Advice, Guitars, Rock Guitar, Rock n Roll 101
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    So I have recently become a convert to Gretsch guitars. In short, for me, the tone and the Rock ‘n Roll ‘bling’ look have me drooling for days! I have even started getting into Rockabilly and 50s Rock ‘n Roll music due to my fascination with the brand and the sound of the guitar and its infamous pickups! Also, I hate to be shallow but the aesthetic of the...
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  • Rethink your Approach to Blues Guitar

    By Stefan Vos
    In Dec 2, 2013
    On Blues, Improvisation, Practice Tips, Rock Guitar, Scales
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    The internet is such a valuable resource for modern guitarists all over the world. I recently came across this interesting post about music philosophy and his approach to blues guitar by guitar teacher John W. Tuggle on his website http://www.learningguitarnow.com, great site for learning slide blues guitar and thought I’d share it with you: “Am I crazy!  A little, but who isn’t? There comes a time when you’ve learned...
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