How Rocking Out on EQ is Like Learning a Searing Lead Guitar Solo

Back when I was starting to learn guitar I couldn’t understand the concept of scales.

I thought: “Eric Clapton didn’t need no music theory and neither will I”

What a dumb kid I was.

I didn’t want to learn music theory and what notes were in a scale because I didn’t understand how it would help me.

I just looked at it like another chore. Like musical math homework.

Little did I know that scales are literally the best way to learn how to solo.

Knowing your way around the guitar through scales is like having a roadmap. Scales tell you exactly where to play if you want to sound good.

It’s like a cheat sheet really.

Once I got that concept into my stubborn boy brain my guitar playing improved immensely.

I finally understood why scales were so important. It wasn’t just music math. It was like having a superpower.

The EQ spectrum is much the same way.

It’s a bunch of frequencies and sounds that you can’t figure out.

But each frequency has a sound that over time you’ll start to recognize. And once you do you’ll slowly start putting those numbers to sounds and a roadmap will appear in your head. You might think that you can just slap some presets on and mix that way. Sure, that will give you a good start but knowing what frequencies sound like is the exact same thing as knowing where all the good notes are on the guitar.

It makes your EQ’ing easier.

I had posters of all these different scales on the walls that I followed every time I practiced my solos. After a while those scales were burned into my hands. My fingers knew exactly where to go and I could easily figure out the key and scale of a song whenever I wanted to solo.

You learn the same thing with EQ. It comes with practicing your ears but it’s good to have a starting point that tells you what all those frequencies sound like.

That’s where The Ultimate Guide to EQ(www.audio-issues.com/ultimate-guide-eq) comes in.

It’s an in-depth overview of EQ hat helps you learn exactly what all those frequencies sound like.

Look at it like a scale-chart blueprint that helps you EQ like a rockstar guitar player.

Check it out here:

www.audio-issues.com/ultimate-guide-eq

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