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In this sense, a guitarist could produce a chord by strumming multiple strings simultaneously, or by playing a single string through an effects box that would add harmonies (some sort of "auto-chord" box) or even by playing through certain fuzz pedals, if the listener hears the added o...
Steve Vai Guitarist The G3 Jam Verified via YouTube "The pedalboard out of the front amp is pretty simple. I have an Ibanez Jemini Distortion pedal, which I designed. It's got two distortions in it which is kind of nice," explains Steve Vai about the Ibanez Jemini Distortion Guitar ...
Precautions should be taken when using tremolo in your pedalboard setup. Where it fits best will vary dependent upon your particular setup and how many pedals you have, but tremolo should be placed near the end of this chain due to needing to vary the volume of the entire signal. A few c...
Should music proceed from some base of an idea and build from there? Or do what we call “philosophical concepts” even have a place in music? Don’t we still put stock in the transcendence of the musical experience, in its absence of direct reference and metaphor? Only in a very ...
But, on second thought, I thought I'd dig a little bit deeper to see if Propes was the only Bass guitarist that goes barefoot? My first stop was a discussion at TalkBass.com. Ken from Massachusetts said: I had foot cramps last night after a full day of regular work followed by ...
First off, reverb effects should be as close to the end of yourpedal chainas possible, and in your amp’s effects loop if you have one. The reason for this is if you are using other effects, you usually would not want the reverb to be effected by them, as this will destroy the il...
With that, we have created a nice, simple quartal chord. It could just as easily be classified as a C7sus4 without the 5th but context is everything: does the chord act like a C7sus4 or is it free of the restrictions of functional harmony?
“When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band – or at least in a Pixies cover band,” he revealed, going on to add, “we used their sense of dynamics, being soft and qui...
“My Wing”). I came back into the house and wrote it really fast. It was probably the first song that was written for this new record calledTerms of Surrender. When I got in touch with the people to see if I could come stay there they said, ‘yes you really should, we have two...