Dr. Molly Miller: Four of My Favorite Contemporary Women Guitarists
Mar 11, 2023 Artists, Education, Thought Leadership
Model Citizens spotlights Arianna Powell, Carmen Vandenberg, Emily Elbert, and Madison Cunningham in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Tags: Arianna Powell, Black Eyed Peas, Bones UK, Carmen Vandenberg, Emily Elbert, female guitarists, guitar player, guitar tone, Jacob Collier, Leon Bridges, Lorde, Madison Cunningham, Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareilles, smashing pumpkins, women's history month
Dave Hunter: Tone in a Box Part 1 – Tone Tweaking Via Cab Swapping
Dec 21, 2022 Education, Gear History, Gear Tutorials, Helix Amp & Effects Processor, Thought Leadership
Learn all about speaker cabs and how they affect your tone—then explore the new cabs and cab parameter options in Helix 3.50 “The Cab Update.”
Tags: Fender Bassman, fender deluxe, Fender Tweed, fender twin, guitar amplifiers, guitar speakers, guitar tone, Helix 3.50 Update, Hiwatt, Line 6 Helix, Marshall 4x12, Roland Jazz Chorus, Sunn, vox ac30
Dave Hunter: What’s Behind the Sag, Bias, and Bias X Controls in Helix Amps?
Apr 19, 2022 Education, Gear Tutorials, Uncategorized
Sharpen your Helix and HX tone-crafting skills by better understanding these critical tube amp parameters.
Tags: Fender amplifiers, fender champ, fender deluxe, fender princeton, fender twin, guitar amplifiers, guitar tone, Line 6 Helix, tube amp bias, tube guitar amps, vox ac30
Dave Hunter: Output Tube Types – Setting the Foundation of Your Tone
Oct 14, 2021 Education, Gear History, Gear Tutorials, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
Learn why output tubes are an essential factor when it comes to tone, even when you’re choosing and dialing in amplifier models.
Tags: 6550, 6L6GC, 6V6GT, EL34, EL84, electric guitar, Fender amplifiers, guitar tone, jtm45, Marshall amplifiers, power tubes, tube amplifiers, Tube amps, tube tone
Dan Boul: My Helix Native Lockdown Revelation
Feb 20, 2021 Education, Recording, Thought Leadership
After rediscovering Helix Native, the tube amp guru upped his home recording game, then convinced industry pros of the plugin’s powers.
Tags: 65amps, amp madelers, amp modeling, guitar, guitar plugins, guitar recording, guitar tone, Helix Native, helix plugin, home recording, recording applications, recording software
Dan Boul: You’ve Never Actually Heard That Amp
Jun 30, 2020 Education, Gear Tutorials, Thought Leadership
Having trouble sounding like the guitarists on your favorite records? Tube amp guru Dan Boul explains why.
Tags: 1959 les paul, 65 Amps, dan boul, guitar amp, guitar tone, la-2a, ln 1176, Marshall amp, mic preamp, microphone, paf pickups, recording, recording studio, vintage guitar amps
Matt Scannell on Using HX Effects with 4-Cable Method In His Live Rig
Nov 3, 2019 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials
Curious about 4-Cable Method? Matt Scannell runs Matt Blackett through how he employs it with his HX Effects-based live effects rig.
Tags: guitar effects pedal, guitar tone, HX Effects, line 6, Matt Scannell, pedalboard, stompboxes
