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Interview – Niclas Etelävuori from Amorphis
Blending folk and metal together into a cohesive unit is a challenging task for anyone, let alone the bass player left to keep it all together. We caught up with Niclas Etelävuori from Amorphis and talked about the new album, … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass
Tagged amorphis, bass, ESP, metal, Niclas Etelävuori, quarter pound, SPB-3 Quarter Pound for P-bass
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Down But Not Out: Drop-Tuning Like a Pro
For those few who may be unfamiliar, drop tuning is the practice of tuning the strings on a guitar to pitches that are lower on the scale than the traditional E Standard (E2, A2, D3, G3, B3, E4) guitar tuning. … Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room, The Tone Garage
Tagged action, advice, bridge, conan, detuned, detuning, drop D, drop tuning, heavy strings, help, intonation, metal, nut, saddles, set ups, setup, setups, string guage, strings, torche, truss rod, trussrod, tuning
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Hearing is Believing: Getting a Better Tone From Your Rig
We guitar players are strange creatures, aren’t we? We exhibit a lot of habits, behaviors, and superstitions that other people – even other musicians – find odd. We use weird descriptive terms like “woody,” “dry,” and “icepicky” to describe sounds. We say to each other “tone is in the hands” while spending fortunes on equipment. We believe in mojo. Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room, The Tone Garage
Tagged 4x12, advice, amp, amplifier, demos, ears, fuchs, metal, settings, splawn, splawn quick rod, story, tone, trade, tube amp
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The Ultimate Prog Metal Rhythm Tuning
One of my favorite alternate tunings is Open C, or CGCGCE. As you can see, it’s mostly made up of a bunch of Cs and Gs in different octaves. What I really like about it is that it can be a brutal low tuning for aggressive chugging, but it also gives you a nice sense of atmosphere and additional harmonic complexity on the middle strings and it’s laid out on the fretboard in a way that invites some pretty interesting sweep picking patterns too. Continue reading
Posted in The Players Room
Tagged CGCGCE, gus g, Gus G Fire Blackouts, ibanez, Lesson, metal, Open C, rhythm guitar
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The JB and 59 – A Classic Combination
When it comes to classic pickup combinations the Seymour Duncan JB and 59 combo have to be right up there. With the ability to providing searing heavy tones from the JB, and smooth clear tones from the 59, you will end up with one incredibly versatile axe. Continue reading
Posted in Product News
Tagged 59, Blues, classic, combination, combo, Country, JB, metal, punk, Rock, tone
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Mick Thomson EMTY Blackouts Now Available for 7-String
The pulverizing tone that defines Slipknot and Mick Thomson is now available in a 7-string pickup, just like our regular Blackouts. Mick was already a Blackouts fan before we collaborated on his signature pickup. “Blackouts have a lot more tone … Continue reading
Posted in Product News
Tagged active pickup, ahb-1, ahb-2, ahb-3, metal, psychosocial, slipknot
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Voices of Metal – Carnifex
When looking up Carnifex in the dictonairy, you will get some variation of the following definition: Car´ni`fex n. 1. (Antiq.) The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman. Some might say … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Interview, Backstage Pass, Voices of Metal
Tagged 7 string, ahb-1, bass, carnifex, metal, soapbar
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Voices of Metal – Dave Reffett
During NAMM, we had another oppurtunity to meet an incredible musician named Dave Reffett. Dave recently produced, was the lead guitarist and singer on the album The Call of the Flames which featured performances by George Lynch, Michael Angelo Batio, Chris Poland, Glen … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Interview, Backstage Pass, Voices of Metal
Tagged ahb-1, Blackouts, dave reffett, metal, the call of the flames
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Voices of Metal – Joe Gettler
During NAMM, we had the oppurtunity to meet some great metal players. One guitarist who stopped by to shred was Joe Gettler. Check out the video below to see our interview with him and hear his skills in action. Click … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass, Voices of Metal
Tagged custom shop, joe gettler, metal, ripsaw, Tonezilla
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Voices of Metal – Lord Ahriman
In our continuing series to release the Kraken of brutal tone, we turn to Dark Funeral and one of the brutalest guitar players around, Lord Ahriman. How did you get started playing metal? I’ve been into metal since my early … Continue reading
Posted in Artist Interview, Backstage Pass, Voices of Metal
Tagged ahb-2, atrum regina, Blackouts, Dark funeral, lord ahriman, metal
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