Ricky Rooksby has a decent set of books about songwriting. I forgot that he had one that focused on melody. Amazon.com: Melody: How to Write Great Tunes (9780879308193): Rooksby R: Books I think books can be a great help. You get some insight into another songwriter's creative process.
Don't know if this would be all that useful or not but it is a book about Melody in Songwriting written by a guy that teaches at Berklee. Melody in songwriting: tools and ... - Google Books
I've got a low wattage Amp from Red Iron. I've got it set up with an RFT 12AU7 and a Telefunken 6aq5. Yes, you heard that right. 6aq5. It is similar to a 6v6 but they are much cheaper on the NOS market. I don't know how to describe it soundwise but I have played it for people and they have...
I've got a Recording King ROS-647 I bought for $899. Extremely high quality for the price and that is the high end of the line. I have heard good things about the lower end guitars. They don't seem to be in a whole lot of stores. I took a chance and bought one online and am very happy...
I'm looking to buy a couple of Paul Gilbert's Instructional DVDs. How would you rank them. I hear people talking about the older ones but not as much about the newer ones.:shred::hbang::hbang:
I used to have the Womanizer and really liked it. Great pedal. I treated it like it was an amp. Other pedals into it and then into a multi-effects box, then to headphones. The Interstellar Overdriver Supreme is a fantastic pedal. Might be my favorite.
Thanks. I will need to check into the Rock House stuff. Found this on the Chops from Hell site: Groove Monster from James Blackstock Chops from Hell Guitar Site - Guitar Instructionals. Seems more like backing tracks to solo over than instruction about heavy rhythm guitar but could be...
I am trying to focus very intensely on rhythm guitar skills. The music I make is not really focused on solos but more on intense heavy grooves, Kyuss would be a jumping off point though I am not interested in sounding like Kyuss. I have been looking at the "Chops from Hell" site and...
I've got several great little known dirt pedals: Tronographic Rusty Box Dwarfcraft Eau Claire Thunder Coopersonic Twin Tube Death by Audio Interstellar Overdriver Supreme
Traynor YBA-1 + A Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder. Basically a vintage Marshall JTM45 without the high cost and a Big Muff Variant with huge bass response.