13: Dialing in Guitar and Bass Tone

06/04/2020 1h 16min
13: Dialing in Guitar and Bass Tone

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If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating. It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 1:00 - The guys' secrets for dealing with quarantine4:00 - Where the guys' tone-chasing journery began10:30 - The degrees of freedom in building a guitar tone and why it can seem so challenging13:00 - Guitar picks16:40 - Guitar types21:30 - Strings27:00 - Pickups36:00 - Where the guys' Pyramid Rule finally breaks down37:00 - Amps43:00 - Speakers and Speaker Cabinets45:00 - Strategies for selecting gear50:00 - Strategies for building a tone from scratch57:00 - Reasons to us5e a boost or overdrive pedal in front of the amp65:00 - How different frequencies distort on guitars68:00 - Vadim's not sexy but super effective trick for driving an amp70:00 - Flat-wound vs Round-wound stringsLinksVadim's free DIY Recording eBookDIY Recording Facebook CommunityVadim's Studio SiteBenjamin's Studio Site