Tagged: technique

14 articles we've published with this tag.

Touch dynamics: why your picking hand controls tone more than your gear does
Your picking hand shapes tone more than pickups or pedals ever will. Here's how touch dynamics actually work, and how to practise them.
By Marc
How swell and volume-swell technique changes what you need from reverb and delay
Volume swells aren't just a playing trick — they fundamentally change how reverb and delay pedals behave. Here's what to look for in your effects chain.
By Martin
How string-skipping technique changes what you need from a high-gain rig
String-skipping looks flashy but it exposes every weakness in your high-gain signal chain. Here's what it demands from your guitar, gain staging, and amp sim.
By Daz
How alternate picking technique affects the guitar you need
Your picking technique shapes your tone before any amp or pedal gets involved. Here's what that means for choosing your first or next guitar.
By Rob
How palm muting technique changes what you need from your high-gain rig
Palm muting is the engine of heavy rhythm tone — but your technique determines whether your gear can even deliver it. Here's what's actually happening.
By Daz
How looping practice changes what you want from your effects pedals
Regular looper use rewires how you hear your own playing — and quietly exposes every weakness in your effects chain. Here's what it taught me.
By Martin
How volume knob technique changes the way your amp behaves
Rolling your guitar's volume knob isn't just about getting quieter. It's one of the most powerful tone controls on your whole rig — here's why.
By Jez
How walking basslines train your ear — and what that means for your gear
Walking basslines aren't just a jazz exercise. They sharpen your pitch awareness and sense of pocket in ways that directly shape the gear you reach for.
By Sheildon
Muting technique on bass: how deadening strings shapes your tone and gear
Right-hand and left-hand muting define the feel of a bass line more than almost any other technique. Here's how to use both — and what they reveal about your setup.
By Sheildon
How right-hand tone production shapes your gear choices
Your picking hand does more than keep time. Here's how subtle changes in right-hand technique directly inform which guitars, amps and pedals will actually work for you.
By Marc
How your picking dynamics interact with effects pedals (and why technique changes everything)
The way you pick doesn't just shape your dry tone — it fundamentally changes how every pedal on your board behaves. Here's what to listen for.
By Martin
How fretting-hand pressure affects acoustic tone — and what it tells you about your setup
The amount of pressure you apply when fretting an acoustic note shapes tone more than most players realise — and it points directly to whether your guitar's setup is working for you.
By Doug
How your plucking-hand technique shapes your bass tone (and your gear choices)
Where and how you pluck the string changes your bass tone more than most gear swaps. Sheildon explains why technique should drive your equipment decisions.
By Sheildon
How your picking attack shapes amp tone (and why technique is your best tone control)
The way you strike the string does more for your tone than most gear swaps. Jez explains how picking dynamics interact with valve amps.
By Jez