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Guitar Scales Cheat Sheet

I wanted to post this just to have a quick guide up for a reference when needing a different scale pattern to use on the fly. This info came from a variety of sources that I found while browsing around the other day. So, Let’s start with the basic patterns for the main scales everyone needs to know.

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Dod Death Metal Distortion Pedal

DOD released the FX86 Death Metal by early 1994, probably at the same time as the FX33 Buzz Box. Designed for use with guitar or bass, the FX86 was painted solid black with a blood-red splatter finish befitting its name. The FX86 was unique among DOD’s distortion pedals in that it featured three bands of eq but no distortion gain control, resulting in a somewhat limited pallette of distorted sounds (but perfect for extreme metal).

DOD’s self-imposed limit of four control knobs became readily apparent with the FX86, and made it clear that no DOD pedal would ever feature concentric pots (which Boss began using in three different pedals released in 1991, including their MT-2 Metal Zone). The FX86 Death Metal sold well but was ultimately replaced by the final-series FX86B Death Metal Distortion in 1998.

The DOD Death Metal Distortion PedalThe DOD Death Metal Distortion Pedal

Billie Jean Bass Tab

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Here’s the bass tab for Mikey J’s classic song, Billi Jean. Everyone knows the bassline for this song, it’s just that popular. It’s really easy to play and once you get the hang of it, you can break off into your own runs on the in-betweens.


RIFF.1 (in F#)

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Mixing Your Sound; Working with EQ

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Equalizing is the most important part of mastering the audio tracks that you have recorded. Without it, everything would sound muddy, garbled and lifeless. Each instrument has a range from roughly 20Hz to 20kHz, with the majority of the sound in the 400Hz-16kHz frequencies. When you are recording one instrument, it sounds fine because it used the full spectrum and has clarity, but when you add 4+ instruments, now they all are muddying up the spectrum which gives you a uneven sound with some instruments overpowering others.Read More »Mixing Your Sound; Working with EQ

Creating Your Own Hit Songs

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There’s no “set-in-stone” method to writing a song.  Each type of music is a little bit different than the rest, which is what gives them their “oomph”. The beauty of music is it can be anything, Phil Collins made songs using just drum beats and a melody, Skrillex and Dead Mau5 layer noise on top of bass beats for their songs.  Each way is different yet all are still popular.  Here’s a handy quick-sheet for coming up with your own songs.Read More »Creating Your Own Hit Songs