How Important Is Learning About Gear? |
. I'll have to come in with a plan next time then because usually my mind just goes blank and I end up playing stuff that sounds like...crap.
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Jan 16 2008, 09:35 AM
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I think it's more important to know how to work the gear you've got that to know about a lot of stuff.
Then I think there are some basics you should know that will impove your tone and that are commonly used. Knowing that - Reverb will add "room" - Delay will sound great for solo - An EQ with raised mids will cut better during a solo, also use it to boost your tone while soloing. - Learn how to play a Wah, that's one cool piece of stuff you should learn how to use. - An overdrive is used to increase the signal and push a tube amp (works like distortion on solid state, generally sounds the same in the end) Sit down with your amp and turn all the knobs to find out what they actually do, like bass/mid/tre/presence and any other knobs you may have. If you know your amp and the basic effects I mentioned you've come a long way. Like fab0t you can exchange your 30 pedals for a POD or VAMP or similar... or a Mesa depending on the amount of pedals you have 
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Jan 16 2008, 10:57 AM
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Almost every pro player will tell you to know your gear and your instrument inside and out. You have to tweak it, and know every bit of sound you can make from it. Know how different amps work, and what pedals give better sounds etc. Unfortunately many of us are not in the position to know all the gear - only the one that we play a lot, like in studio or our own gear, but you can go to the shops on regular basis, tryout everything, read on the net, listen to the samples and try your best to see what is the quality tone and what not.
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Jan 16 2008, 11:04 AM
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I have the same problem, so I kinda embarrass myself at gigs sometimes. Haha.
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Jan 16 2008, 04:55 PM
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Yeah,knowing your gear is really great thing.
And as many said before,you can just go into music store and spend few hours(each day  )trying different stuff,pedals,amps,efxs etc. Then you'll find what you like the most and get it sooner or latter. About how the gear works. Well,I know basic things but when something goes wrong I just take to a guy to fix it, I'm not that good in fixing gear,all I can do is remove battery and things like that 
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Jan 16 2008, 06:55 PM
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QUOTE (SLASH91 @ Jan 16 2008, 04:09 AM)  If you want to get to know what effects make a certain sound, I'd seriously recommend buying a multieffects pedal. I had one, and it really helped expand my knowledge of different sounds. +1 Get some multieffects and play with it, you could read about delay, chorus, reverbs, etc for a year or discover yourself what all those words really do with your tone! It will definitely make your playing experience better 
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Jan 17 2008, 12:44 PM
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QUOTE (Tjchep @ Jan 17 2008, 04:23 AM) I'm going to have to dissagree with most cases, some pro's do know their gear inside and out, other dont even know how to change a pickup (Vai), and most still have guitar techs to do all their stuff, besides when they are obviously needed in live shows. Well,Ivan said almost every pro player which means Vai out
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