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Steve Lukather - Getting a Great Guitar Sound Price:  $24.95 per year Format:  Online - SUBSCRIPTION     Other Formats:  No others yet.     No waiting! Buy and take the guitar course online now!

Long before he starred with Toto, guitar hero STEVE LUKATHER was pioneering a whole new musical landscape between performance, equipment, and recording. Steve spawned an entire generation of rig-and-rack technology with his wildly innovative use of pan-delays, sweep distortion, and other effects. Here at VideoGuitarLessons.com he teams with ace engineer (and bass player) PHIL SOUSSAN (Thin Lizzie, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Vince Neil) to de-mystify all the obstacles that surround GETTING A GREAT GUITAR SOUND.

Starting in the studio itself, Steve and Phil discuss mike placement; the "sweet spot" of every speaker cabinet; tiny adjustments that make BIG differences in how your guitar sounds when recorded The great thing is, while including information valuable to every pro player and engineer, they include tips for the bedroom-and-garage recorders like the rest of us. Then they sweep into the control room to discuss key subjects like compression and EQ in recording; a "less-is-more" approach to effects; blending the guitar with the rest of the band, and much much more. Topping it all is Steve’s inimitable mastery of guitar and the cool sense of humor that has made him a true guitarist-to-the-stars.

If you’re looking for hot licks, try some of our other VideoGuitarLessons.com courses. But if you’re a guitarist who is interested in recording your music anywhere, any time, this course is indispensable.

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Chapter 1: Introduction and Studio Tips
	Lesson 1: Steve plays in. A musical introduction.
	Lesson 2: Introducing Phil Soussan; microphone technique 101
	Lesson 3: "Use your ears."  The sweet-spot and off-axis miking
	Lesson 4: "No rules when recording" Experimentation, multi-miking, reflected sound.
	Lesson 5: "Small adjustments – Big difference."  Leslie cabinets and other tricks
Chapter 2: Inside the Control Room
	Lesson 1: Steve’s studio: the "Dark Side of the Moon" Board.
	Lesson 2: The engineer’s role: more gear does not equal better sound.
	Lesson 3: "Addicted to Effects." Getting a great "dry" guitar sound.
Chapter 3: Beyond the "Dry" Sound
	Lesson 1: Beyond the dry sound: attack, presence, and "air" in your sound.
	Lesson 2: EQ, low end, and "Funk."
	Lesson 3: Introduction to Compression
	Lesson 4: "Tales from the Control Room" Hands on compression with Phil Soussan.
	Lesson 5: Compression Part Three: "Subtracting" with Compression.
Chapter 4: Steve Lukather on Reverb, Delay, and his own sound
	Lesson 1: "Guitar From the Clouds": Steve Lukather’s personal sound explained.
	Lesson 2: Final words: it’s not the gear, it’s the player.