Loading ...Knowing a lot of chords is key. Being able to switch between them all is a necessity. Great timing and rhythmic dexterity is music. The player that plays all the right notes and all the correct chords with sloppy rhythm will sound amateur. Playing “wrong” notes and even incorrect chords with strong, confident rhythms can still sound pretty musical. Different [...]
Using 6th intervals is a staple of classic R&B/Soul music, as well as in Blues music. An example might be a Robben Ford-type lick that could use the open 6th interval or the major 6th chord voicing: Steve Cropper, most famous for being a member of Booker T. & The MGs, played on a myriad of R&B hits behind Wilson [...]
Pentatonic scales as well as the whole concept of scales, have gotten a bad rep in the past few years. Among music scholars, many find that the pentatonic scale is a shortcut for guitarists. In fact, depending on your definition of scale, this view may or may not be true. Let’s start with a definition of scale. Simply put, a [...]
Amps just aren’t made like they used to be…wait am I really starting off a new amp review with that line? Yes I am! That’s because the Little Smasher or sometimes called the Lil’ Smasher amp by Diago is great life or gig-saving option to carry around with you for that just in case moment. No bigger than a standard [...]
We previously discussed sliding 6th chords. A Maj 6th chord is built with Root, Maj.3rd, 5th, and 6th notes of the related major scale. We wanted more of a triad sound, so we will discard the 5th of the chord. For an E6 chord, we would have E, G#, and C#, having discarded the B note. The E6 chord can [...]
Ever go to a concert to see a guitarist with 2 dozen picks on their mic stand and wonder “For 90 minutes of music does this joker really need that many picks?” Besides the looking cool factor when he or she carelessly throws half of them into the crowd, grip is a major factor. Hot lights, 20% more people than [...]
Shubb has been perfecting the capo for over 37 years now and their latest contribution is the L1 series of lightweight capos. The company was formed by two banjo players. What sets the Shubb apart from other capos is the unique design which allows you to adjust the tension of the capo to your preference. Is a lightweight capo for [...]
A wedding reception doesn’t truly become a party until that one guy maybe hit the open bar a bit too hard, loosens the rental tuxedo up a bit and starts getting loud on the dance floor. That’s exactly what the Class A Boost by Pigtronix is. Its sole purpose is to make your signal louder and more exciting without coloring [...]
Many rock songs, soul tunes, funk classics, and anything that is at all blues based, which is almost all of the music we hear today makes use of certain melodic and harmonic devices that are used so regularly that they’re considered clichés, which isn’t necessarily considered bad. A collection of guitarists as diverse as Steve Vai, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Page, [...]
The Ebow is a very popular electromagnetic device used to create infinite sustain on steel stringed musical instruments. It has been commercially available since the 1970s, and has been featured on thousands of recordings. The most primitive Ebow technique involves sustaining a single string while changing its pitch by altering the left hand fretting position. The advantage to this approach [...]
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