Fender Stratocaster: How to Get the Best Electric Guitar Tone for Blues Music

Series Summary

Blues music is the heart and soul of rock n’ roll, some would say. From the muddy, mighty Mississippi delta, blues overflowed its banks, making deep inroads in the British music scene of the 1960’s, carving out large swaths of musical real estate in America, and inspiring such a virtuosity of style and expression that the world has never been the same. Without blues music, there could be no Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Leadbelly, Howling Wolf, Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy—in other words, imagine that forty years of great songs were never written. That’s how strong and lasting an influence the blues has had on Western popular music.

In these free music lessons on video, learn what equipment you need to sound like a blues guitar hero. Get tips on what amplifiers to play through, and what electric guitars work best for that smooth, warm signature blues guitar tone. Find out what amp settings work well for drive and reverb, and learn what an effects pedal might offer you for a grittier, more distorted sound. Watch these videos and learn how to continue one of the richest living musical traditions we have today.

Video Transcript

"Hi this is Bill Macpherson for Expert Village alright in this video series we're going to talk about how to get the best blue's tone. A few things we need to talk about and that's the guitars, mainly with guitars we'll use fender stratocaster like this one. Which I think it's the ultimate blue's guitar I think the best pick up to use is the rhythm pick up and that's the one I pretty much use exclusively in the blues. And I'll show you why here's the rhythm pick up right now. If I go the to the trouble pick up, it really thins out the sound and you get a whole of tune out of your rhythm pick ups so you really "