Understanding music theory and mastering technique is fundamental for any musician who wants to play better. Getting your signature sound with the available technology provides you with the skills and inspiration to actually sound better by learning how to use your ears, breath, hands, along with the gear to play a variety of musical styles with top-grade, genuine and persuasive tone.

Private instructions through Panther City Soundscaping walks you through an examination of how the construction of instruments and the individual components of their accessories determines the overall sound characteristics, so you can maximize the strengths as well as work around the limitations. You’ll learn about amplifiers, speakers and cabinets, pickups and strings, and other parts that make up a rig, to gain expertise that will guide you in achieving a sound that is musical and meets the requirements of the music you choose to study. You will work closely with an individual instructor that will take you through the different amp models, as well an array of virtual stompbox and rack effects, you’ll learn to configure the right setups and to properly work the controls to get the classic tones copied many times over and the tones you’ll later craft yourself.

The objectives of private instructions are to leave the student with the ability to:

• Play music in a wide range of styles with an authentic tone to match
• Understand the factors that determine an amplifier’s tonal characteristics, when played in either room settings or large halls
• Work the controls of leading amplifiers, effect pedals and rack effects and other processors that color your tone
• Identify how effects are classified, ordered and how each pedal works with others to morph into the blend of sounds we are used to hearing
• Design and craft your own rig setups for recording, live performance or personal noodling