The Tone Workbook · 4 of 111 lessons, free

Four free lessons.

Real rig, honest recipe, the theory, and original tab drills — the same format as all 111 lessons in the full Tone Workbook.

• LESSON 14 OF 111 · FUZZ, WAH & FIRST EFFECTS

  Purple Haze

  The Jimi Hendrix Experience

  “A snarling, slightly broken-up Strat soaked in germanium fuzz, with a ghostly octave-up shimmer on the lead that sounds like two guitars stacked into one.”

• LESSON 22 OF 111 · 70S PEDALS, MODULATION & SUSTAIN

  Comfortably Numb

  Pink Floyd · David Gilmour

  “A singing, violin-like lead — thick fuzz sustain wrapped in spacious delay over a glassy, clean amp — that breathes more than it shreds.”

• LESSON 28 OF 111 · BLUES & THE TUBE SCREAMER

  Pride and Joy

  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

  “A thick, biting, bell-clear Stratocaster bridge sound — gritty enough to bark, clean enough to hear every string — driving a relentless Texas shuffle.”

• LESSON 38 OF 111 · ALT, GRUNGE & MODERN ROCK

  Smells Like Teen Spirit

  Nirvana