Hymn Refresh: The Old Rugged Cross Old rugged cross is a classic hymn, but the slow, old school gospel tone doesn’t live up to the celebratory nature of the lyrics.
Earthquaker Devices Palisades: Demo and Tutorial Earthquaker Devices set out to create a tube screamer that fit every version of that legend into a single box.
One Simple Trick to Spice up Your Power Chords A simple trick to breathe life and a little extra power into your power chords.
6 Steps to Arranging a Killer Guitar Instrumental Get your creative juices flowing. Playing an instrumental is very different from learning a song with vocals; there is a whole different set of rules.
Pedal Demo and Tutorial: Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master If you've been watching the tone chapters in our lessons, this one should look familiar.
Using Fuzz in Worship Featuring the Z.Vex Fuzz Factory If you're going to teach about fuzz, you might as well start with the best: the Zvex Fuzz Factory.
Learning to Think Like a Lead Guitarist Switching from playing acoustic guitar to electric. So you've been playing acoustic for a few years but the worship leader has asked you to take up lead guitar to fill the need.
Guitar Strum Patterns and Finding the Right One One thing some guitarists really struggle with is finding an appropriate strum pattern for a given song.
A Complete Guide to Purchasing Your First Electric Guitar One of the most fun parts of learning guitar is buying your first guitar.
How to Own the Key of E Go beyond the basic ("EZ") chord shapes While there's nothing wrong with those droning chords, especially in the right context, there are so many other ways to take advantage of the key the guitar was meant for.