Pete Thorn
Pete Thorn is a Los Angeles-based guitarist who has toured with Chris Cornell, Melissa Etheridge, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, and many others. His released a solo album, Guitar Nerd, in 2011.
ARTICLES
Tone Tips: Gig Tips for the Social Media Generation
September 14, 2018
Your blistering solo is amazing, but can you play it standing up, while grooving with a band, and in front of people?
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Tone Tips: Ask Doctor Pete—Seeking Clarity
August 1, 2018
Tone scientist Pete Thorn touches on subjects ranging from an EQ pedal in your effects loop to being nice to your singer.
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Tone Tips: Going Wireless in 2018
July 10, 2018
With today’s affordable wireless tech, it’s time to stop trippin’ and cut the cord to gain guitar freedom.
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Tone Tips: Learning to Fly Solo
June 3, 2018
With his second solo effort soon to be released, our career gun-for-hire columnist waxes poetic on the creative benefits of going it alone.
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Tone Tips: Blurring Lines
May 16, 2018
Guitarists are already living in a brave new world of effects and guitar-related technology, so where is it going next?
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Tone Tips: Volume, Dynamics, Guitar
April 12, 2018
Let the guitar be the instrument it was meant to be, which is not a synthesizer.
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Tone Tips: Takeways from Winter NAMM 2018
March 12, 2018
Always on the lookout for the latest tone tools, Pete Thorn makes his annual pilgrimage to DisneyNAMM to find innovation is alive and well in guitar land.
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Tone Tips: Curing Tone Issues with Practice
January 23, 2018
Practicing is a good thing, but practicing more effectively may reap rewards faster.
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Tone Tips: You Have Everything You Need
December 28, 2017
Before chasing down the latest and greatest gear, take inventory of what you already have. You might be surprised where it can take you.
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Tone Tips: Guitar in the Social-Media Era
December 10, 2017
Love it or hate it, tech is part of the guitar universe and here to stay, so make it work for you—not against you.
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Tone Tips: The Nitty-Gritty on Running Clean
August 15, 2017
Dialing in the perfect distortion or overdrive can be intoxicating, but a killer clean tone can be just as fun.
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Tone Tips: Ask Doctor Pete, Part 3
April 13, 2017
Our resident tone specialist takes on questions about reverb, metal-appropriate overdrives, and selecting a pedal-friendly tube amp.
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Tone Tips: The Two-Way Street of Endorsements
March 27, 2017
Pete Thorn answers readers' questions on the changing world of gear-sponsorship deals
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Tone Tips: The Power of Plug-Ins
December 20, 2016
Do you want to do the impossible in the studio? There’s an app for that.
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Tone Tips: Gear Doesn’t Matter … Except When It Does
November 27, 2016
Before searching out gear to find your tone, take inventory of what you already have.
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Tone Tips: A Crash Course on Buffers
October 31, 2016
Preserve your core tone by strategically placing a buffer in your signal chain.
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Tone Tips: Echo and the Dirty Amp
October 3, 2016
Pedal order does matter, but cool things can happen when you buck the norm.
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Tone Tips: Make Your Move
August 16, 2016
Location may be more important in music than it is in real estate.
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Tone Tips: Hangin' with Muhammad Ali and POTUS
July 21, 2016
Beyond the obvious perks, playing guitar for a living can lead to some seriously amazing brushes with both famous and regular, everyday people.
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Tone Tips: The Power of Intuitive Thinking
June 28, 2016
Your chops and attitude might be fantastic, but a high degree of intuition is just as important for taking things to the next level.
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