I have been on a wild tone ride lately, actually probably for the past 7
years, ever since I bought my first bo...
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CHORDS: TC CHORD CHART

 » TC Staff - 2003-03-11 08:50:57

Here's some of the more common chords (done with A as the root):

A B C# D E F# G# A B C# D
1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

major [A]: 1 3 5 A C# E
minor [Am]: 1 3b 5 A C E
sevent...
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: TUBE VS. SOLID-STATE AMPS

 » TC Staff - 2003-02-13 14:28:42
Q: Are tube amps louder than solid-state amps of the same wattage?

I see tube amps like the Fender Blues Jr. (I think) that have 10" or 12" speakers, while solid-state amps of the same...
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TC TECH: SCRATCHY KNOBS!

 » TC Staff - 2002-10-23 02:34:42
Q: My treble pot on my clean channel is really noisey. This is on a Marshall 8040 valve state amp. Why does this happen? What is a good replacement pot for this amp? Or should I just send the am...
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INSTRUMENT TUNING: ALTERNATE GUITAR TUNING

 » TC Staff - 2002-10-17 18:02:56
Instead of tuning your guitar to standard tuning: EADGBe (low to high), you can tune your guitar into an alternate tuning and this will permit you to finger new chord forms (inversions) that have uniq...
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INSTRUMENT TUNING: DROP D TUNING EXPLAINED

 » TC Staff - 2002-10-15 14:41:45
The Drop "D" tuning produces some of the richest and most vibrant chords possible on the guitar. They fill the room with a warm powerful sound. Your guitar will never have sounded so good.

If y...
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HOW TO: READ & WRITE GUITAR TABS

 » TC Staff - 2002-10-10 17:05:03
TAB or tablature is a method of writing down music played on guitar or bass. Instead of using symbols like in standard musical notation, it uses ordinary ASCII characters and numbers, making it ideal...
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