Pro UK guitarist Ben Fletcher takes you  step-by-step through how to get the guitar sounds you always wanted... but didn't know how to get!

 In these bite-sized video lessons you'll learn:

  •  How to use the most common guitar effects pedals like overdrive, delay, chorus and others
  • How Ben sets his pedals to get the range of different guitar sounds he uses in his career as a professional touring guitarist
  • Tips for getting the very most out of your guitar equipment (without spending hours tinkering around with dials and knobs...)
  • Getting those great sounds you hear used on recordings and live gigs by your favourite players
  • Answers to common questions and problems which are stopping you getting the guitar sounds you want


So join Ben in TGL Tech Talk each month and hear the difference it can make to your guitar sound! 


What Members Say About TGL Tech Talk:

5 star rating

Great Bite-Sized Tech Review

mark brown

Just watched the first in three series. Ben’s 10 minute Tube Screamer video is really interesting, clear and helpful. I’m looking forward to learning more fr...

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Just watched the first in three series. Ben’s 10 minute Tube Screamer video is really interesting, clear and helpful. I’m looking forward to learning more from Ben.

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5 star rating

Awesome!

Clyde Rogers

Awesome!! Great to know somebody will explain what different pedals do and also make setting suggestions. For a novice, there seems to be a huge range of ped...

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Awesome!! Great to know somebody will explain what different pedals do and also make setting suggestions. For a novice, there seems to be a huge range of pedals all having weird and wonderful names, but all seeming to do the same things, so it's great to get some clarification.

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Ben Fletcher

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A Welcome Addition!

Tom Wells

This is a very welcome addition to the already hugely informative TGL course library. Really interesting how professionals get varying sounds such as on the ...

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This is a very welcome addition to the already hugely informative TGL course library. Really interesting how professionals get varying sounds such as on the first demonstration. Look forward to more for sure.

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Here's What You Get In TGL Tech Talk!

  • 1

    WELCOME TO TGL TECH TALK: WATCH THIS FIRST TO MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR!

    • WATCH FIRST: MEET BEN AND FIND OUT WHAT'S COMING IN THIS COURSE!

  • 2

    USING AN OVERDRIVE PEDAL (FOR CRUNCH, CLEAN BOOST AND FAT LEAD SOUNDS!)

    • USING AN OVERDRIVE PEDAL (GET SETTINGS AND TIPS FOR AWESOME OVERDRIVEN GUITAR SOUNDS!)
  • 3

    USING A DELAY PEDAL (FOR AMBIENT LEAD, SLAPBACK AND 'SWELLING CHORD' SOUNDS!)

    • USING A DELAY PEDAL (AMBIENT LEAD SOUNDS, SWELLING CHORDS, ROCK-A-BILLY SLAPBACK AND MORE!)
  • 4

    USING A CHORUS PEDAL (GET CREATE GENTLE CLEAN CHORUS, LESLIE SPEAKER EFFECTS AND MORE!)

    • USING A CHORUS PEDAL (GENTLE CHORUSING, LESLIES SPEAKER EFFECTS AND MORE!)
  • 5

    USING A DISTORTION PEDAL (FOR KILLER LEAD, RIFF AND BOOST SOUNDS!)

    • USING A DISTORTION PEDAL (FOR KILLER LEAD AND RIFF SOUNDS!)
  • 6

    USING A REVERB PEDAL (FOR LUSH, SPACEY AND CHORUSED SOUNDS!)

    • USING A REVERB PEDAL (FOR LUSH, SPACEY, CHORUSED SOUNDS!)
  • 7

    USING A COMPRESSOR PEDAL (FOR SUSTAINING CHORDS, CLEAN COUNTRY LICKS AND DRIVE BOOST!)

    • USING A COMPRESSOR PEDAL (FOR SUSTAINING CHORDS, CLEAN COUNTRY LICKS AND DRIVE BOOST!)