Eddie shares a bit more of his magic mojo with us in this short tutorial covering how to play all the major chords within five frets to make it easier for soloing. This is a great method for playing over chord changes, and really just involves looking at chord shapes...
In this guitar lesson, our very own Eddie Berman goes over a simple way to add a little spice to your guitar vocabulary by adding a flat 5th to any scale. The flat 5 tone is heard a lot in blues, especially in the minor context, but it can also be used from a major...
In this Expert Advice video, Sound Pure Pro Audio Specialist Ted G. walks us through a great alternative for recording electric guitar, when you don’t have access to a huge studio or mic locker or need the flexibility of tweaking your audio extensively after...
This post is “Part Two” of our educational series on cymbals. In the previous installment, our drums specialist Paul Spencer dug into the differences between cast and sheet metal cymbals. This time, he discusses the alloys that go into making cymbals. Buckle up for a...
Sound Pure specialist Paul Spencer covers the differences between cast vs. sheet cymbals in this short video (with sound examples). For those of you unfamiliar with the cymbal-making process, cymbals begin life as a molten copper alloy of some sort, typically bronze...
SoundPure’s Eddie Berman teaches an abridged approach to playing a 1-3-4-5 chord change in the key of E. Eddie demonstrates the chord change in both the classic “bar chord” fingering and in a condensed method. This lesson shows the viewer the sonic...
A patchbay is one of the most useful tools and investments you can make in your studio, whether you have loads of gear or are just starting out with using compressors, EQs, and preamps. Even a minimalist patchbay setup can save you tons of time and rescue you from a...
One of the easiest setups for acoustic guitar recording is the XY miking technique. Not only is it one of the quickest setups you can do to capture acoustic guitar in stereo, it also is one of the few coincident miking techniques that minimizes phase issues, as it...
When you’re shopping with us for the perfect acoustic guitar, whether you’re considering volume, tone, comfort, or any other feature, there are a few details our specialists will inquire about. For beginners and seasoned players alike, we’ll want to...
If you’ve ever been a little confused about how to measure scale length precisely on a guitar, you’re not alone. The scale length of a guitar is, in common parlance, the distance between the nut and the bridge, or the length that the strings freely...
Sound Pure percussion specialist Paul Spencer explains how different types of drumstick tips can affect your drum and cymbal sound. Each type of drumstick-tip type is going to have a different effect. Teardrop-shaped tips will give you a really focused low-end sound...
If you’re a gigging drummer that plays in smaller venues, you’ve likely encountered the following scenario: your kit is set up, and you begin the sound check as normal, only to realize that the venue is too small and too poorly treated acoustically to...
