Back in the late 1960's, rock music began going into many different directions. However, one of the new movements stood out and has, later on, evolved into a genre of its own. Usually considered to be its inventors, Black Sabbath pioneered heavy metal along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, and a few other…
Ever since its inception in the 1950's and the 1960's, rock music was first among all the other genres to push the boundaries and bring something new. And it was up to the guitar players to do their best to shock the people by showing them what their instruments can do. The constant struggle to…
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Picking out the best guitar amplifier for you is always an exciting yet really thorough process. After all, the amp is responsible for a huge portion of your overall tone properties. Some are even not afraid of saying that it's the most important factor in one's tone, although this is a very specific discussion and…
There's just never enough of pedals in your signal chain. Whatever is the genre that you play, there's a high chance you'll be up for having one of those elaborate floor boards with a whole bunch of useful devices on it (some of them which you probably won't ever use in a song). But the…
When someone describes guitar tone as "beefy," we all pretty much know what they're talking about. That punchy yet bottom-end rich guitar sound that grabs everyone, even those who don't play any instruments. It's a kind of tone you'd expect to hear in hard rock, blues-rock, or grunge songs, even in heavy metal. Sometimes it…
As a fan of Twin Peaks, and specifically the music the show has produced over the years, Season 3 had me wondering, like many fans, about some of the musical acts that were featured at the Bang Bang Bar (commonly referred to as the Roadhouse). Many of these performers were indie acts, with a few…
Playing heavy music is not as easy as some people might think. In fact, heavy metal is such a broad term and there are countless guitar players and other musicians in the genre whose skills are not exactly easy to reach. But aside from learning theory and getting their technique tight, metal guitarists face another…
The development of guitar distortion was one of the biggest things that happened to modern music. However, it actually took a while for it to evolve after years of guitar players pushing their tube amps to their limits and sometimes even damaging them to achieve this growling tone. It was in the '60s and the…
The evolution of electric guitar came a long way. But what's interesting with it is that you need more than just the instrument itself in order to sound good. There are countless different distortion and other effects pedals, different amplifiers, cabinets, and all sorts of gear that makes up for one's tone. Tube amps, in…
