GUITAR TONE

The technological environment of the electric guitar.

The vast space of endless possibilities.

The joy of the electric guitarist, amateur  and  professional  alike .

 

In the Guitar Tone section the sound colours and timbre of the 

Electric guitar is taught and revealed , so that in studio or in a live situation

To be on an equal level with that of the guitar greats.

 

In more detail, we examine and analyse:

 

Capabilities and unique traits of varying guitar models as

Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul, SG and others

Using the guitar pots and differences between 250k , 500k etc

The nature and behaviour of different pickups such as single coil, humbuckers, P 90s and so on.

Sound textures stemming from different guitar picks, in regards to design, thickness and the material used.

 

Types of amplifiers:

Tube amplifiers and the different lines of thought behind major builds.

Hybrid Tube-Transistor amplifiers.

Transistor amplifiers

Digital modelling amplifiers.

 

Effects and pedals:

Overdrives, Modulation Effects, Reverb, Delay and others

How they function how to blend them.

The correct positioning of effects (pedal chain)

Advantages / Disadvantages of analogue and digital effects.

 

Recording Techniques:

Microphone types 

Combing and setting up microphones in space.

Different ways of Recording 

Recording software

Editing and processing recording material .

 

The Guitar Tone section is the necessary component for every guitarist

who desires to enrich, further and record

His sound and work.