Monthly Archives: January 2012

FEEL THE POWER! An article about TUBES!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Just recently I replaced the tubes in my amplifier, a Carvin V3 (thats that pretty amp used up there in my banner). Well, what is a tube? To quote www.eurotubes.com: “They are magical little bottles of joyful tone that allow … Continue reading →

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Riffology Webseries

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Riffology is a ‘how-to’ webseries on heavy metal riffing! In this series I teach you the nuts and bolts behind excerpts of my own original songs in the hopes that you walk away with new strategies that you can apply … Continue reading →

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Riffology Episode 1

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Here I teach you how to play a riff from my original song, “Abandon”! This episode focuses on Alternate Picking and using Arpeggio-based Ideas Abandon is a progressive metal meets Iron Maiden style of song; covering everything from atmospheric violin … Continue reading →

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The Tao of Practice

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Just practicing isn’t enough. If you want to see true results in the quickest time possible it’s not about quantity, but quality of the time spent woodshedding (that’s guitar-speak for “practicing”). With the proper focus you can improve in days … Continue reading →

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