Journal 2


Journal 2


What’s up guys. In this weeks pursuit for new and better tones, I’ve been digging into a ton of new content.

Here’s some of my favorite findings...

FREE lessons from John Mayer?:

Did you know John Mayer offers lessons for free?

I didn’t know either, until the other day I was fucking around on YouTube and came across a ton of videos where John Mayer was jamming and teaching.

Sure, it’s not a “traditional” lesson but he is teaching and there’s a ton of gold in each video. A lot of dope shit to learn.

Here’s a few of my favorites from one of these videos:

  • @ 7:45: Tap on bend
  • @ 8:45: Bending from a minor into a major
  • @ 9:42: Bend as a slide technique
  • https://youtu.be/KrM66h2dTWY

    Cool Wha effect trick with just a Strat. No pedals:

    I came across this really cool video the other day where this dude, Dan Patlansky shows how he gets a Wha-like sound from his pickup selector.

    If you have a Strat I’d recommend watching the whole thing but @ 12:07 you can get straight to the explanation

    @ 12:37 & 12:48 you’ll hear examples: https://youtu.be/oAe1vatPpzA

    Step-by-step:

    1. Start with the Neck pickup (pickup selector pointed at the top).
    2. Roll all the tone off (1st tone knob).
    3. Put the pickup selector in between your pinkie and ring finger.
    4. As you strum down, move the pickup selector down to the bottom (while keeping it in between your pinkie and ring finger). And move the pickup selector back up again to begin a new down strum (where you push the selector down again).
    5. Boom 💥. Now you can Wha with your pickups! Have fun!

    Gary Clark Jr. Behind The Tone:

    If you read last weeks journal, then you know I'm a big fan of Gary Clark Jr.'s. A big part of that has to do with his tone. Like the rest of the greats, he has a distinctive tone. You know it's Gary when you hear it. I wanted to learn more. How the hell is he getting that tone, and how the fuck can I get close?

    This video by Premier Guitar covers it all.

    Here's what his pedal board looks like:

    Fulltone Octafuzz --> Function F(x) The Cannon Dual Fuzz --> Strymon Flint --> Dunlop Signature Crybaby Wha --> Function F(x) Cluserfuzz --> Hermida Audio Zen Drive

    Show off:

    I gotta learn this move by Buddy Guy and am gonna be working on it this week. It’s simple but fucking smooth as hell.

    @ 2:18: https://youtu.be/NU5xA6ty0a4

    Favorite song of the week:

    “(Don’t worry) If there is a hell below, we’re all going to go” by Curtis Mayfield.

    I never really heard much of Curtis’s music. But the other day I was listening to an interview about Jimi Hendrix and learned that Curtis was a big influence in Jimi’s playing.

    Well, now I had to hear what this dude was all about. I ended up hearting just about the first 15 songs I listened to on Spotify.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1xmXOP3lhM

    The Riff Tool:

    Slow down and loop specific sections of YouTube videos so you can learn them speedy riffs at TheRiffTool.com

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