Legendary studio and jazz guitarist, Lee Ritenour, remembers working with The Bee Gees on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (1977), and creating the iconic Disco Wah Wah rhythm guitar parts. Hear the full story over on the Vertex Effects, Inc. YouTube channel.
Guitar legend, Lincoln Brewster, putting my newly built 1:1 replica of Eddie Van Halenâs 1978 pedalboard rig through its paces into his â68 Friedman-modded Marshall matched to Eddieâs specs. Full video to come explaining the build and going through the rig with a fellow EVH super fan in Lincoln. Stay tuned!
There are three essential types of boost pedals: Clean (colorless), Treble (vintage), and Color (adds EQ and/or gain). Iâll break down how boost placementâbefore versus after gainâtransforms your sound, giving you the pro tricks to either increase your volume for solos or to push your other overdrive pedals into a richer, second stage of saturation, plus some wild cards with vintage-style Treble Boosters and pre/post gain Equalizer pedals. Head over to the Vertex Effects YouTube channel to for the full video (link in bio).
Legendary studio bassist, âReadyâ Freddie Washington, breaks down his part on âForget Me Nots,â a song he co-wrote with Patrice Rushen (1982). Hear the full story over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel.
Guitar legend, Jesse Johnson, tells the story of âJungle Loveâ and how he and Prince recorded this hit song one fateful evening in 1984. Hear the full story over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel.
L.A. studio legend, Michael Thompson, breaks down his electric guitar parts on the Eric Clapton hit, âChange The Worldâ (1996). Hear the full story behind the session over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel.
Legendary studio guitarist and producer, Dann Huff, breaks down his part on Michael W. Smithâs âCross Of Goldâ (1992). Hear the full story over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel.
Session Guitarist and Smooth Jazz legend, Lee Ritenour, remembers his work on Pink Floydâs âAnother Brick In The Wall,â and helping David Gilmour figure out how to end one of the most iconic solos in Rock ân Roll history. Hear the full story over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel.
Wendy Melvoin breaks down her iconic guitar riff on âMy Favorite Mistakeâ by Sheryl Crow (1998). Hear the full story over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel.
Guitar cables are one of the most misunderstood parts of a signal path, often leading to overspending, connection failures, and subpar tone. Join me over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel (link in bio), where Iâll break down everything you need to know about instrument cables and how to think about them into three distinct categories: Input, Output, and Patch Cables, optimizing cable choices based on location and application in the signal path.
Legendary studio guitarist and producer, Dann Huff, breaks down his parts on âSoul Providerâ â Michael Bolton (1989). Hear the full story over on the Vertex Effects YouTube channel.
