Saturday, February 25, 2012

Tone tip: Learn how things work, then work em...

This is a tip for life... but it works great for my tone as well.  One of my favorite Star Trek scenes is from Star Trek II where Kirk tells an up and coming cadet 'learn why things work on a Starship.'  

This is the essence of what I'm talking about today.  Learn where your sound comes from, how it's made... get to know the mechanical and electronic principles that come together in your guitar.  And in doing so you get the building blocks you'll need later, when your mad scientist comes out looking for ways to bend [and perhaps break] those rules as you manipulate these pieces to create that magical tone... your perfect sound.