The key to a memorable or catchy song is the riff. You can hear just a section of the riff to know exactly what the song is.
What is a riff? In its simplest form it is a collection of notes played off of a couple of chords that makes up a distrinctive musical phrase.
In classical music it would be considered a motiv. Think of Beethovens Fifth.
In Jazz Blues Country Pop and Rock it is often the riff that people remember and is used to convey the 'feel' of the song. Happy sad or dramatic.
Riffs are often used in 'call and response' musical passages. The first part of the riff asks a question and the second part of the riff answers the question.
To create a brand new riff find two open chords and play the notes off of the two chords. When you have found something that you like you can then start to embelish the riff with slides, slurs, hammer on's, hammer offs and pull offs.
Riffs can be simple or extremely complex. What you can come up with using your own imagination is limitless.
Secrets Revealed What Makes This 1996 Squier Standard Stratocaster Sound...
Since finding this Squier Standard Stratocaster by Fender built in Taiwan in 1996 I've been itching to do a teardown to find out as much as I could about it because it sounds amazing.
This video was a lot of fun to make and turned into a little bit of a detective story tracing what and where all the components had come from.
Some are still a mystery? That's where you come in. Maybe you can help me identify where something has come from?
Guitar nerds welcome.
There were a few surprises when I took it apart but it explains why this particular Strat sounds so good.
This guitar was made in 1996 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster. The neck was made by Atlansia and it was this neck that sold me on the guitar as soon as I held it.
It is just so comfortable and has proven to be my go to guitar for daily practice. I can play it for hours and not get fatigued or hand cramps just bliss.
Watch the first video in this series https://youtu.be/6TtKwg1-IC8
You can support this channel by using these affiliate links
Music Nomad Fretboard F-ONE Oil - Cleaner & Conditioner (MN105)
https://amzn.to/3z3I0cJ
This is the current Squier offering from Fender.
Fender Squier Stratocaster Guitar Pack with Squier Frontman 10G Amplifier, Black
https://amzn.to/3z6BVfl
This video was a lot of fun to make and turned into a little bit of a detective story tracing what and where all the components had come from.
Some are still a mystery? That's where you come in. Maybe you can help me identify where something has come from?
Guitar nerds welcome.
There were a few surprises when I took it apart but it explains why this particular Strat sounds so good.
This guitar was made in 1996 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster. The neck was made by Atlansia and it was this neck that sold me on the guitar as soon as I held it.
It is just so comfortable and has proven to be my go to guitar for daily practice. I can play it for hours and not get fatigued or hand cramps just bliss.
Watch the first video in this series https://youtu.be/6TtKwg1-IC8
You can support this channel by using these affiliate links
Music Nomad Fretboard F-ONE Oil - Cleaner & Conditioner (MN105)
https://amzn.to/3z3I0cJ
This is the current Squier offering from Fender.
Fender Squier Stratocaster Guitar Pack with Squier Frontman 10G Amplifier, Black
https://amzn.to/3z6BVfl
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