Here’s a take I recorded over the C Major Pentatonic Backing Track.

C Major Pentatonic Solo.mp3

It was recorded with a Strat going thru the dirty channel of a Peavey Classic 50w Tube/Valve amp.

Effects-wise a Boss DS1 Distortion set to a medium Dist, and a Boss DD3 Delay was used.

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Guitar Lesson Video - Major Pentatonic Scale

A quick lesson for beginners on major pentatonic scales which teaches about keys and how they work.

It then gives you a jam track to play with in the key of D major.

Major Pentatonic Scale

This scale can lend a nice Country flavor to a track. It’s also rocked up a bit and used by Noel Gallagher from Oasis A LOT! So it can stretch between these two music genres quite easily.

It can be heard quite often in Eric Johnson stuff played in very rapid fashion - Johnson [...]

Horslips Electric Guitar - ‘Gutsy’ Sound

If you’re looking for a gutsy type of guitar sound, try recording an overdriven/distorted signal into the desk with a D.I. unit. Live, I normally would play this tune through a good old Valve/Tube amp. But for this vid, and to keep the neighbours happy :), I recorded it with [...]

Ok gonna open this blog up. There’s a few problems I need to fix and maybe add. But I’ll do it as we go. Please bear with any ‘Under Construction’ signs - thanx. Hope you enjoy it. Guitanorak 4 dreamsounds4guitar

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