August 1

Discover Your Unique Tone

(The Course will be posted on this page, August 1st)

Course Topics

The CORE: Gain, EQ, Compression

  • CORE Tone: CJ defines the scope of CORE tone and it’s crucial role

  • Exploring the tone spectrum with Gain, EQ & Compression

  • Tone Terms: Defining the most important tone terms to know

Amp Modelers

  • Amps: Using Fender, Vox, Marshall in modelers

  • Pairing IR cabinets with amps

  • Finding Edge of Breakup with Gain, EQ & Comp

Pedals

  • Compression Pedal: Demystify compression settings

  • EQ Pedal: the ultimate tone-shaper

  • Clean Boosts: “pushing” your amp the right way

  • Pre-Amps: “Always-on” pedals and Tone-Shapers

  • Overdrive: Coloring your tone without burying it

  • Gain-Staging: How to order and layer pedals for maximum impact


    (Includes pedal demos for: JHS MorningGlory, JHS Kilt X, Schnobel Daily Driver, Greer Lightspeed and more!)

Pickups

  • Neck/Middle/Bridge: Getting the most out your pickups

  • Tone-Shaping for Single Coil / P 90’s / Humbuckers

Chords

  • Open Chords, Triads, Dyads, Melodies:
    Shaping ideal tone for various chord types

  • Wet Effects: Survey the role delay and reverb have on Core tone


    (Reverb, Delay & Modulation will be covered in depth in Part II course. Release date TBD)

The Tone Vlog

Join CJ as he explores the tone world in the monthly Tone Vlog.

CJ’s Gear, May 2026 - Update coming soon

CJ’s Pedal Chain, May ‘26

Tuner
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Cali 76
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JHS Kilt X
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JHS Morning Glory
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Boost
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Boss EQ-200
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Boss DD-200 Delay
(Previously Meris LVX)
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Strymon Big Sky Reverb
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L R
Strymon Iridium
(Fender/Vox)

Tonal Painting Made Simple

The Tone Vlog