PRODUCTION NOTES: PORTISHEAD’S DUMMY
Although Portishead weren’t the first group to explore the sonic territory that would become known as trip-hop (that honor goes to their peers in Massive Attack), the Bristol, UK-based group is now practically synonymous with the genre. And it all began 25 years ago, when the trio of DJ and sampling guru Geoff Barrow, guitarist […]
TOP 10 GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME
Whether you’ve been practising your air guitar along to your favourite records for decades, or have only just got into rock music from Stranger Things 4 (thanks Eddie Munson), we all love a bit of a guitar solo. You can sit in the pub and argue all night about who brings the most emotion to […]
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO GUITAR DISTORTION
Call it what you will – overdrive, fuzz, growl, dirt, snot (yes, this really is a term) – the magnificent noise of electric guitar signals being intentionally distorted through amplifiers has been a fact of life since at least the 1940s. Overdriven/distorted guitars react VERY differently when played – the increase of sustain and addition […]
7 TIPS FOR A KILLER GUITAR SOLO
A guitar solo is an art form that doesn’t come as easily as some other things you need to learn when you first pick up the guitar. Basic and barre chords, scales, and riffs are complicated enough for many, but the guitar solo is an entirely different level. If you are a player who watches […]
GUITAR PEDALS & EFFECTS
So, you have your guitar, a great amp but your tone is missing that little something. Whether that’s an overdrive to tighten up the top end of distortion, or a chorus and reverb to create a dreamy soundscape. An effects pedal might just be what you’re looking for. Pedals come in all shapes and sizes, […]
A GUIDE TO GUITAR PEDAL ORDER
The order in which guitar pedals should be placed on your pedalboard is a hotly contested topic, with most players having a strong opinion on what should go where. That said, a couple of rules are pretty much universal. For example, pitch shifters, volume pedals and wahs tend to go first, with drive pedals coming […]