Gain Staging with Pedals

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Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Hi guys! After having conversations with several of my guitarist friends, I thought it might be prudent to talk a little about gain staging with pedals. I made three videos to demonstrate the differences in Compression, Overdrive and Distortion. They all have valid uses, the trick is knowing when to use which! While these videos will be easy for the beginner...

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Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style

Excerpt: In part two of this lesson, we're going to talk about overdrive. Specifically, we're looking at the Ibanez Tubescreamer. Arguably the most popular overdrive ever produced, the Tubescreamer is far from being a one trick pony. I'll go through the basic overdrive functionality and then we'll look at several different applications for this gem of a pedal. Gear ...

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Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style

Excerpt: In the last section, we'll look at the tiny orange wonder that is the Boss DS-1. This pedal has been around since the late 70's and has remained mostly unchanged. Its a very simple tool that has several applications. I'll go over the basis of how a distortion pedal works and its intended use, and then we'll experiment with some different settings and I'll sh...

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