Sag isn’t something most guitarists learn about first. But it often IS something they feel without maybe realizing it. What is it? What does it ‘do’? Let’s explore!
The relationship between amp design, artists, and engineers = emphasizing how amps reveal rather than create identity – can offer a unique reflection on our human relationship with instability. Let’s take a look together.
The evolution of music genres is a dynamic system that can be best represented as a pressure map rather than a traditional tree structure. It is defined by the interplay between restraint and disruption, and control and release, outlining four gravitational zones. Let’s discuss how this framework emphasizes the fluidity and migration of genres through tension and release over time.
BOSS has a full stable of well known and respected effects that have been embraced by musicians all around the world across almost 50 years. But some BOSS effects are more curious, and maybe less accessible out of the box. I explore these effects and what helped me unlock them conceptually.
Whether you want to roar or chug. Stand, represent, resist, defy, and be a catalyst for change.
The BOSS OS-2 is an interesting pedal. Designed to offer an SD-1, a DS-1, and then the ability to create blended sounds, it can potentially be a tough pedal to use. This article digs into it, while also offering a more modern take on the concept.
