Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Compressor

    • Compressor: An Overview

    • Video Lesson: Compressors

    • Knowledge Check
  • 2

    Overdrive and Distortion

    • Overdrive and Distortion: An Overview

    • Video Lesson: Overdrive and Distortion

    • Knowledge Check
  • 3

    Modulation Effects

    • Video Lesson: Chorus

    • Video Lesson: Flanger

    • Video Lesson: Phaser

    • Knowledge Check
  • 4

    Wah-Wah and Uni-Vibe

    • Video Lesson: Wah-Wah

    • Video Lesson: Uni-Vibe

    • Knowledge Check
  • 5

    Delays

    • Delays: An Overview

    • Video Lesson: Delays - Part I

    • Video Lesson: Delays - Part II

    • Quick Notes

    • Knowledge Check
  • 6

    Exercise: Identifying Guitar Effects

    • Identifying Guitar Effects

Instructor

Ken Song

Ken Song, who holds a Master of Music in Guitar Performance, graduated with honors from USC in 1998. He has studied jazz guitar with Joe Diorio and Larry Koonse and classical guitar with William Kanengiser. Since college, Ken has been working steadily in the Los Angeles music scene, playing sessions on motion pictures, TV commercials and audio recordings. In 2005, Ken was a featured performer at the Santa Barbara Jazz Festival. Ken also plays in local clubs and restaurants with his own trio. Notable artists that Ken has played with include Bruce Eskovitz, Bill Churchville, Randy Drake, the Dick Grove Orchestra, Ricky Lawson, Gregg Bissonette, John Ferraro and Todd Johnson. In late 2005, Ken recorded his first solo album Goin’ Wes, which was released in early 2006 on the Primrose Lane Music label and features Luther Hughes, Paul Kreibich and Llew Matthews. Check outwww.kensong.net for more info.