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GALLERY: Pro Pedalboards Volume I

A look at pedalboards used onstage by Deftones, Alice in Chains, Dave Matthews Band, 311, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson, and many more

"Known as an old-school, rebel-rousing, country singer-songwriter carrying the torch of his famous lineage, Hank 3 dives into hard rock and sludgy metal on a nightly basis with his band Assjack. His shows consist of a three-part setlist that starts country, goes into psychobilly, and end up with fall-on heavy metal and hardcore aggression. For the heavy songs, Hank 3 leans heavy on his pedalboard that includes an original EHX POG, a Dunlop Crybaby wah, a DOD FX25B Envelope Filter, an original Pro Co Turbo Rat, a Countryman Type 85 Direct Box, and a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner. During soundcheck, he was messing around with an original Jen Jumbo Fuzz coaxing Sabbath meets Sleep tones with his Guild Nightbird. He plans on going deep into the blown-speaker, overdriven-fuzz world with some upcoming metal projects in 2011. "

photos by Chris Kies

Classic counterpoint techniques that work for surf.

Intermediate

Intermediate

• Learn some time-honored guidelines of classical composition.

• Apply revered rules to more modern styles.

• Create interesting and complex surf lines.
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The term counterpoint scares many people who think it is a carefully devised process that strips you of creative freedom. This is partly true, because some individuals have pushed the practice of counterpoint as strict rules at some point without explaining its purpose. I disagree with the view that music theory is a rule. Counterpoint, like serialism or any other principle of harmony, is simply a recipe for an expected result. These music theory recipes are not baking recipes where exact measurements must be made; music theory is more like cooking, which is more malleable and open to in-the-moment modifications.

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