Metal Guitarist's Guide To Blues | aka How To Enjoy Less Distortion

#blues #guitar
How does a metal guitar player learn to enjoy playing with much less gain? What are the most important things to keep in mind when going from chug to subtle stuff?
Let's talk about all of that! Leave a comment below and share your thoughts.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Intro track | Metal - blues
1:34 1. Listen
3:18 2. Make less gain more fun
4:25 PLAYING | Tele - bluesy groove
4:53 3. Make every note count
5:59 PLAYING | Low gain playing approach
7:23 4. Playing dynamics
8:26 PLAYING | Les Paul - playing dynamics
8:56 5. Appreciate the "fight"
10:03 6. Grab the best fitting tool


Gear I used - my signal chain:
(the Bitly links are Thomann affiliate links)

-PJD Guitars St John: www.pjdguitars.com
-Fender Telecaster CS '53 reissue https://bit.ly/2KFVJld
-Gibson Les Paul CS '58 reissue https://bit.ly/3FN08OR
-Harley Benton Fusion-II: https://bit.ly/3He3utv
-Warm Audio Centavo: https://bit.ly/3XOmsxG
-REVV Tilt overdrive: https://bit.ly/3PtrWdv
-Soldano SLO pedal: https://bit.ly/3FyRcwj
-UAFX Golden Reverb: https://bit.ly/3vS36JN
-REVV Dynamis 7/40 head: https://bit.ly/3C8MfbE
-Universal Audio OX BOX https://bit.ly/2IyOeuj
-Two Notes Captor X: https://bit.ly/33FPfcW
-One Control Agamidae switcher: https://bit.ly/3HHhoG3
-Evidence Lyric cables: https://bit.ly/3QJHQ40
-Evidence Audio patch cables: https://bit.ly/2Ixylo1
-DR Strings: https://bit.ly/3QcKUon


Other gear I use in my videos:

-Gibson Les Paul CM 2015 - heavily modified "Junior"
-Barocsi Troublecaster - Custom built T-style
-Barocsi "Frankenstrat"
-Kasleder Toxic Twins: https://bit.ly/2VJRDiO
-Kasleder Vintage King: https://bit.ly/3bPU0sN
-VS Audio Royal Flush https://bit.ly/3CYRtFK
-VS Audio Pandora Fuzz https://bit.ly/3twBaN2
-UAFX Astra Modulation: https://bit.ly/3ycxXFu
-Xotic Super Clean: https://bit.ly/36fsHka
-J Rockett Uni-Verb: https://bit.ly/3OglswM
-Wampler Metaverse delay: https://bit.ly/3NIPzwR
-Honey Bee Double Trouble: honeybeeamps.com
-Kasleder Time Trap delay: https://bit.ly/3jQkha6
-Walrus Audio D1 Delay: https://bit.ly/3G228iP
-Empress Effects Compressor https://bit.ly/3BAubVe
-Analogman King of Tone analogman.com
-Tate FX Raise the Dead Ge: tatefx.co.uk
-J Rockett Archer overdrive: https://bit.ly/2Ges1z8
-Morgan 1x12 cab Twilight:

The speech mic:
-SENNHEISER MKH 416: https://bit.ly/2w1EAMP
Audio Interface:
-Audient iD44: https://bit.ly/2Jo73zN


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https://www.youtube.com/user/MusikhausThomann

Cheers,
Kris