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Ben Higgins18th September 2016Great Lesson Set Ben! Very helpful
I'm glad you're finding it useful!
Stenchovdeth18th September 2016Great Lesson Set Ben! Very helpful
Xitrum11th October 2014scales tap a lot but I do not know how to use it when I play music .vay fade from the beginning to tap .Now used to do
- Ben Higgins7th August 2014Hey Ben, and hey GMC! Unfortunately Ive been a little tied up to re subscribe lately. However I wanted to say that I often longed for lessons that dealt with guitar tone. With much thanks to you guys, my playing improved greatly over the time I was here, and theres much room for improvement yet.. So watch out! :-) But I'm still just no good with the sound knobs and the tweaking of the buttons and so fourth.. So more tone lessons please! :-)
That's cool to hear !
It's just practise and experimentation with tone... and personal taste ! - whammysam6th August 2014
Hey Ben, and hey GMC! Unfortunately Ive been a little tied up to re subscribe lately. However I wanted to say that I often longed for lessons that dealt with guitar tone. With much thanks to you guys, my playing improved greatly over the time I was here, and theres much room for improvement yet.. So watch out! :-) But I'm still just no good with the sound knobs and the tweaking of the buttons and so fourth.. So more tone lessons please! :-)
Hajduk3rd August 2014Great info Ben
Thank you
Guido Bungenstock3rd August 2014Really helpful lesson, Ben! Great!!!
waynedcoville3rd August 2014great series, Ben. i've always had a love/hate relationship with distortion, beings that i play six string bass - the range is so vast that what tone sounds good on the d, g, and c strings doesn't sound good on the b, e, and a strings. it took me a long time to discover that "less is more", keeping the gain relatively low and the dirty channel transparent - that is, blending dirty and clean about 80/20 so that the grit is dominant but the fundamental tone still shines through.
Huargo3rd August 2014"mutting"
- Huargo3rd August 2014
always good to remember jutting strings! nice series Ben!
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INTRO
Welcome to the 4th instalment of this course. Now we are looking at distortion. Also known as gain or overdrive, distortion is that dirty, gritty, heavy sound that you find in rock and metal. Distorted guitars first started appearing in popular music in the late 60's and were utilised to great effect by bands like Black Sabbath (perhaps the heaviest of the early bands), Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Distortion levels naturally increased as technology grew to facilitate the needs of guitar players.
Guitar playing reached a new level of heavy in the early 80's, with albums like 'Ride The Lightning' by Metallica displaying unheard of levels of saturated guitar signal. Now, high levels of distortion are to be found everywhere from extreme metal to pop punk.
Distortion is often available as a feature on amplifiers. Higher range amps tend to offer the most options for distortion, from mildly overdriven 'classic rock' sounds to ultra heavy modern high gain sounds.
On an entry level practise amp, you may be lucky to get a distortion channel but not all entry level amps will have this feature. Another popular way to distort your guitar signal is through the use of foot pedals, also known as stomp boxes. Running a guitar lead into a distortion pedal and running a lead from the pedal to the amp is a very common way that guitarists boost their signal so they can get heavier tones.
Right, you know what distortion is and what it's for, so what are you going to learn in this lesson?
VIDEO 1: MUTING - TAMING THE UNWANTED NOISE
VIDEO 2: PALM MUTING FOR HEAVINESS
VIDEO 3: POWER CHORDS - THE ROCK GUITARIST'S BEST FRIEND
VIDEO 4: INTRO TO POWER CHORD PRACTISE
VIDEO 5: POWER CHORD PRACTISE
VIDEO 6: POWER CHORD PRACTISE - SLOWER VERSION
VIDEO 7: DISTORTION AND TONE
VIDEO 8: TONE SHAPING
VIDEO 9: FINAL THOUGHTS
Bringing distortion to the guitar party has now raised the fun factor up to 11 so watch on to learn some essential tips!From this course:
- Parts, Tuning & NotesLEVEL 1Absolute beginners lesson teaching parts of the guitar, notes and how to tune the guitar.
- Using a Guitar PickLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on guitar pick choices and how to pick your first notes.
- ChordsLEVEL 1This lesson teaches you the basic chords and how to play them on the guitar.
- Riffs & Ear TrainingLEVEL 1This lesson focuses on playing riffs, basics of alternate picking, slash chords and ear training.
- Scales & Basic LeadLEVEL 1In this lesson we will open the door into the world of scales and basic lead guitar playing which make use of the scales.
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