This is a lesson showing you how to sound CONSISTANT no matter what you play through and how you set it. As long as you've got the BASICS covered the rest is shown here.
Oh shit Dave Mustaine and Jeff Hanneman had a son together! Just kidding :) Great video! Short but quite informative, especially for a beginner metal guitarist. Keep up the good work!
Good words buddy. I've been playing for 30 years, been pushing for the raddest and baddest thrash tones in all that time. I'm still not there... But I can ALWAYS get on the ground floor, no matter the gear. I did a gig once witha 335 and a smallbox 50. My bassist said I'd never be able to go full chug mode. I replied that I had a marshall and a humbucker, & thus, no excuses! And it sounded fucking raw and awesome, that was 20 years ago, and an inconsistent bunch of hired gear by a clueless promoter. My stomach would turn when I would turn up and find a valvestate combo... I pulled it together, a bit more fizzy than I would have liked, but it did the job I 'spose. I have always despised the valvestate... only years later, finding out Chuck Schuldinger from 'Death' used one exclusively... one of the most effective heavy as fuck tones ever... made me feel a bit stupid, and opened my eyes, and my mind, to my own brand of 'gear snobbery', which was like a reverse snobbery, coming from thrash and grunge, but, a snobbery nonetheless. To every player out there... chances are, the gear you already have will get the job done, and well, if you just have the time and right encouragement from other players etc. I had a sound-engineer, sadly passed, who did much to keep me from fucking up my sound... I woul d have scooped too deep were it not for him, and played too fast (& thus lost definition and detail).... - anyhooch, just discovered this cool lil' channel, and subscribed. Best of luck in all things, Sonic Brother of counties west
i've always turned knobs till i get that sharp almost tinny sound vamping on the low E powerchord. doesnt replace giving your strings a good beating though lml
Haha this is great but a couple of practical tips would have helped. E.g., I find I get a sharper sound when I angle the pick rather than play flat against the string.
