Tone Philosophy

10 Lessons

1. 1 2:19 Lesson · 2m Tone Philosophy - Introduction Hey Folks, So I've been getting a lot of questions about my tone over the last couple years or so and thought I'd take you through my mindset when creating my tone. As a disclaimer, this is not a tutorial on...
2. 2 2:00 Lesson · 2m Tone Philosophy - Amps and Cabs I tend to get a lot from John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Marco Sfogli, and Andy Timmons when it comes to infuencing my amp tone. They are (or were) Mesa Boogie users at one point of another. Here's my map for...
3. 3 7:35 Lesson · 8m Tone Philosophy - Equalization Equalization is not that crutial for live sound in my setup. However, it is needed for home recorded projects in my experience. Experiment with these and try not to tweak so much that you forget how the...
4. 4 6:06 Lesson · 6m Tone Philosophy - Ambience Creating ambience for your amp is crucial. Add a touch of reverb to your guitar tracks to add that space of a real life room.  You will dig the difference. Beware not to add too much when double tracking the...
5. 5 8:23 Lesson · 8m Tone Philosophy - Preamp FX When playing live, I like to use one amp setting for the whole show which means I'd have to set my amp for my rhythm setting, then kick on my tube screamer pedal for more gain. It's a win-win because I'm using...
6. 6 11:48 Lesson · 12m Tone Philosophy - FX Loop Pt.1 Using the FX Loop is crucial for a signature sound. I'm not big on FX but the ones I do use are in my FX loop.  In this video, I explain why I use these particular FX and why they're important.
7. 7 4:44 Lesson · 5m Tone Philosophy - FX Loop Pt.2 And here is Part 2 for FX. Using the FX Loop is crucial for a signature sound. I'm not big on FX but the ones I do use are in my FX loop.  In this video, I explain why I use these particular FX and why...
8. 8 1:05 Lesson · 1m Tone Philosophy - Rhythm Guitar Here's my rhythm tone (untouched) in a recorded setting. All I did was sit these tracks from my Eleven Rack comfortably with the rest of the mix. Check it out.
9. 9 0:46 Lesson · 1m Tone Philosophy - Lead Guitar Here's my lead tone (untouched and with my tube screamer engaged) in a recorded setting. All I did was sit this track from my Eleven Rack comfortably with the rest of the mix. Check it out.
10. 10 0:51 Lesson · 1m Tone Philosophy - Wrap Up So that's all folks. You've learned what amp I use, the FX, and even a little bit of how I use outboard gear. If you haven't noticed already this whole setup comes more from my thoughts as a live player than...