Academy Of Tone 281: Tone vs Speed - Discovering the Dynamics of the Electric Guitar

Special guest: Justin Hombach

00:00 Intro Jam 04:41 Topic: Tone vs. Shred 05:02 Thomas's announcement about his band's gigs 08:28 Introduction to Justin Hombach 09:49 Justin's first amp: Line 6 Pod 2 10:51 Thomas's first amp: A self-built transistor amp 12:36 The importance of tone for playing development 14:55 The start of Thomas's "tone journey" 16:35 The challenge of a loud Marshall amp 18:33 Justin's background: From the digital world 19:57 Start of the video: Justin plays a vintage Marshall for the first time 22:22 Justin's first impression: "Harder to play" 24:57 Thomas demonstrates how to play the Marshall 26:53 Realization: The amp needs confidence and punch 28:49 Testing a Les Paul with the Marshall 32:47 Recreating the Marshall sound on the BluGuitar AMP1 34:48 Discussing the experience: The need for aggression 36:50 Strat vs. Les Paul with the Marshall 38:31 Is this setup for beginners? No. 39:55 The Marshall as a "wild horse" 41:38 How to get the vintage sound at a lower volume 46:51 Justin's philosophy: Playability over sound 49:50 Thomas's approach: Seamless transitions between channels 51:40 Demonstration of AMP1's channels 57:52 Practicing with different sounds (clean, crunch, high-gain) 59:37 Discussion about guitar picks 1:02:28 The concept of pick slanting 1:07:48 Biomechanics of Speed Picking 1:12:52 Learning from your own recordings 1:15:08 Thomas's early days as a session player 1:18:48 Modern recording with plugins 1:20:02 Playing with energy and "punch" 1:23:25 The art of "cheating" like Eddie Van Halen 1:26:27 Discussion about Allan Holdsworth 1:31:34 What makes playing fun? Energy vs. Precision 1:35:54 Emotion and taste in music are personal 1:39:26 Joy of practicing vs. joy of playing live 1:40:58 The mental challenge: Confidence 1:42:29 How to deal with mistakes 1:49:25 Finding what you really want in life 1:56:20 Thomas's next trip: 360 guitars in Hamburg 1:57:41 Justin's 27-fret Ibanez guitar 2:02:09 Thomas checks out Justin's guitar's pickup configuration 2:03:26 String gauge discussion 2:06:44 Marks on guitars: Cat bites 2:09:04 Justin's online courses and educational approach 2:12:48 The joy of teaching 2:14:31 How to overcome getting stuck in your practice 2:17:34 Final questions from the audience 2:20:51 Outro