What are the best Rush albums? We delve into the Canadian trio’s entire nineteen (studio) album back catalogue to identify the key albums in the band’s almost 40-year career.
What is a Chorus Pedal, What Does A Chorus Pedal Do, And How / When to Use Chorus in Your Playing
The warm, shimmering sound produced by a chorus effect is one of the most recognizable electric guitar sounds in modern music.
Whether it’s provided by an old-school effects pedal or its modern, software equivalent, this classic effect includes a number of ‘standard’ controls such as depth and rate that can be altered according to the player’s requirements.
On this page we’ll explain just what the chorus effect does; take a look at the standard chorus pedal controls; and find out how you can use chorus in your own playing.
Most guitarists use an effect pedal, or ‘stompbox’ to get their chorus sound, and further down the page we’ll take a look at some classic guitar chorus pedals.
Lydian Scale Guitar: Learn How To Play The Lydian Modal Scale On Your Guitar
Lydian scale guitar tab, fretboard diagrams and information. On this page you’ll find out: how to play a Lydian scale on guitar; how the scale is formed; and when to use it.
- See more guitar scales on this page: Guitar Scales Main Page.
- Download a printable guitar scales book here: Guitar Scales Chart Book.
What is a Compressor Pedal, What Does A Compressor Pedal Do, And How / When to Use Compression in Your Playing
What Is A Compressor Pedal?
A guitar compressor pedal smooths out the audio levels of your playing by suppressing the loud parts and boosting the quiet parts. This results in a flatter, more even tone. Potential benefits of compression are: increased sustain; a louder overall tone; and a sound that potentially sits better in a mix. Over-use of compression can result in a lifeless, un-musical tone that lacks nuance and can be tiring for the listener.
Why Learn More Than One Pattern To Play A Bass Scale?
A single bass guitar scale is often represented with multiple diagrams. Why is this? Do you need to learn more than one pattern in order to play a scale on the bass guitar?
Many bass guitar scale books (including our own Bass Scales, Chords and Arpeggios Book) use fretboard patterns / diagrams to represent bass scales, and often provide more than one pattern per scale.
On this page we explain why there is often more than one bass scale pattern for a scale, and what those extra patterns are for…
C Major Pentatonic Scale Guitar: Play The Pentatonic Major Scale in C in Multiple Fretboard Positions, With TAB, Notation & Scale Patterns
C major pentatonic scale guitar tab, notation & fretboard patterns: a complete lesson on how to play the pentatonic scale in C on guitar.
E Major Pentatonic Scale Guitar: Play The Pentatonic Major Scale in E in Multiple Fretboard Positions, With TAB, Notation & Scale Patterns
E major pentatonic scale guitar tab, notation & fretboard patterns: a complete lesson on how to play the pentatonic scale in E on your guitar.
G Major Pentatonic Scale Guitar TAB, Notation & Scale Patterns: Play The Pentatonic Major Scale in G In Multiple Fretboard Positions
G major pentatonic scale guitar tab, notation & fretboard patterns: a complete lesson on how to play the pentatonic scale in G on guitar.
A Major Pentatonic Scale Guitar: Play The Pentatonic Major Scale in A In Multiple Fretboard Positions, With TAB, Notation & Scale Patterns
A major pentatonic scale guitar tab, notation & fretboard patterns: a complete lesson on how to play the pentatonic scale in A on guitar.
A Blues Scale Guitar: Play Blues Scales in A In Multiple Fretboard Positions. TAB, Notation & Scale Patterns
A blues scale guitar tab, notation & fretboard patterns: a complete lesson on how to play a blues scale in A on guitar.
