Table of Contents
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Getting Tone
Volume problems. 1w can overwhelm a home
Guitar terminology
Tubes or solid-state?
Biasing
Pre-amp tubes
Gain
Power Tube Breakup
Pre-amp Breakup
EQ spots
Presence and other dials
Dialing in the sweet spot
Stop dialing all at noon
Micro-variations
Point of Breakup and distortion
Pedal platforms
Headroom
Overdrive blending
Consolidating what we have learned
Single coil and humbuckers
Amp or pedal distortion?
Computers and Digital Audio Interfaces
Computer Audio Standards
USB audio interface
PAD, DI boxes, and Reamping
SPDIF
Configuring USB Audio Interfaces
Modelers, Loadboxes, and Impulse Responses
Amp boosting
Amp with pedals
Pushing the amp
Unity Gain
High Gain Soloing
Mid-range guitar EQ
Amp no pedals
3-Band EQ
EQ pedal types
Parametric EQ
Rack EQs
EQ boosting
Cutting bad frequencies
Pedal order
Advanced speaker cab concepts
Frequency response
Speaker Wattage
Cabinet Speaker Configurations
Impedance Importance
Parallel and Series wiring
IR, Monitors, and FRFR
Speaker Longevity and breaking-in
Microphone placement
Microphone types
Polar patterns
Studio Gear
Guitar recordings and team effort.
Signal quality
Wet and Dry (the new synthesis)
Double tracking
Tone for the Mix
Economical, practical, feasible
DAW systems per user type
Always learning
Electric Guitar home DAW schematic
Amp-wise
End Matters