5/8 is a simple yet fun odd time to incorporate your music, even if it’s just momentarily. In the example, we are accenting 5/8 with a 3 and 2 grouping. Since riffs are repetitive by nature, we will be adding in slight meter variations every 4th pass. Signal Chain Schecter Custom 7 (SD Pegasus bridge […]
Being comfortable with the frame work/harmony of a scale, in this case the pentatonic scale (Em), is an excellent place to craft your riffs.
The folks at Orange Amplification were kind enough to let me spent some quality time with their new flagship amp, the Dual Dark. This amp is extremely versatile, maybe more so then some of their other amps. You can dial in nice cleans (not fender clean), good rock tones and raging metal tones. Signal Chain […]
In depth guitar lesson for Tool’s Rosetta Stoned. It’s a long song, make sure to download the TABs below to follow along! Signal Chain: Carvin CS6-Isp Decimator-Deadhorse OD-Line 6 DT50-Torpedo Live
A look into Meshuggah and how we can learn to manipulate riffs around a quarter note pulse. The examples we will be looking at are Autonomy Lost, Marrow, Rational Gaze, and NMCC. Carvin DC800-Bias/Jamup Pro (Gate-Merrow OD-Custom Recto-EQ)