by Joe Giese | May 10, 2017 | Live Sound, Musician, Studio Engineer
First off, let me stress two things: 1, everyone involved in music, music production, recording, theater, etc should get their hearing checked regularly. 2, wear earplugs any time you’re around loud stuff. Your life depends on it. Take a second before reading...
by Joe Giese | Jan 13, 2017 | Musician
No matter what you play, the actual instrument your hands are touching is usually the most important part. In my case with an electric guitar, it’s still the wood and strings I’m most picky about, but the amp comes in close second, with the pedals coming...
by Joe Giese | Jan 13, 2017 | Musician
I counted, and there are 12,485 companies that make guitar strings. Well, ok, not really. But there are a lot. And there’s a new player from Akron OH called S.I.T. (Stay in Tune?). I got a few sets of their acoustic strings, and snagged a set of electric...
by Joe Giese | Dec 15, 2016 | Musician
Let’s be honest. One of the perks of being an electric guitar player is getting to play with the thousands of cool guitar pedals out there. To me, it’s like candy. Except the candy is a pallet of inspiring sounds! Granted, my setup is ever changing, but...
by Joe Giese | Dec 15, 2016 | Musician
Here’s a fun little game to play with a fuzz pedal and an overdrive. Usually, most people like to stack overdrives in order of gain amount (i.e. low gain first, then medium, then blasting!!!!) Reversing this, with a fuzz is a cool alternative, and here’s...
