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Distortion Effects Explained
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Distortion Effects Explained

Electric, Guitar

Distortion Effects Explained

Distortion, in context to the electric guitar. A specific type of tone often described as a "gritty," growling or ballsy. Its usually achieved by high gain settings on an amp. The opposite to distortion is, referred to as a "clean" or low gain tone. Distortion pedals are designed to allow the player to dial in the type of distortion desired. For most players, the level of distortion is key to their overall tone. A distorted guitar sound is a crucial component for many genres like rock, blues, metal, acid, and punk, to mention a few. Distortion pedals - what's the [...]

David2022-02-18T13:00:06+11:00Tags: buying guide, effects/Pedal, electric guitars, guitar theory, tutorial|

Gain Pedals Distortion Overdrive and Fuzz – Learn the Difference
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Gain Pedals Distortion Overdrive and Fuzz – Learn the Difference

Accessories, Guitar

Gain Pedals Distortion Overdrive and Fuzz – Learn the Difference

While there can be nothing more glorious than a fantastic tube amp that's cranked up to the point of rich, tube saturation, and breakup, there also is the downside of getting the police called on you in the middle of the night because you have to crank your amp up so loud to get there. Gain pedals can be the answer to that very problem! Actually, 'gain' may be too much of a general term. There is a distinct difference between distortion overdrive and fuzz effects. Distortion can take you from 'aggressive' to 'melt your face off metal type' tones. [...]

Jerry Mathis2022-02-17T23:59:14+11:00Tags: beginner, buying guide, effects/Pedal|

Essential – What You Must Know About Acoustic Guitar Pickups
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Essential – What You Must Know About Acoustic Guitar Pickups

Acoustic, Guitar, Theory

Essential – What You Must Know About Acoustic Guitar Pickups

Sometimes there's nothing like a cranked-up electric guitar! The volume gets deep into your soul and makes your body want to move in all different kinds of ways. It even…[hard stop - needle scratching off a vinyl record - all of that stuff (you get the point here)] ...wait a sec. You don't play an electric guitar. In fact, you don't even own one. Your claim to fame is a great acoustic guitar. But the acoustics aren't as 'cool' as electrics are. Let's face it - you can't put them through an amp or anything. Here's the good news: [...]

Jerry Mathis2022-02-17T13:32:35+11:00Tags: acoustic guitars, beginner, effects/Pedal, pickups, tutorial|

Everything You Need to Know About Guitar Effects
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Everything You Need to Know About Guitar Effects

Accessories, Guitar

Everything You Need to Know About Guitar Effects

While it's undoubtedly true that sometimes there's nothing more glorious than an excellent electric guitar going straight into a cranked tube amp. More often than not, the flip side is more accurate: just a guitar and an amp can tend to be kind of boring. You may have what you think is the best tone in the world. But after a time, you may even get a little weary of having the same old-same old sounds. Guitar effects To help add a bit of variety to your sound. One of the best things you can add a few effects pedals [...]

Jerry Mathis2022-02-16T12:31:41+11:00Tags: effects/Pedal, how-to, tutorial|