Guitar talk, and easy guitar lessons from beginner to jazz with Birdsnake Brown
I love love love love the Fulltone Fulldrive 2! I had one the first year it came out, and I used it as my main overdrive for about 10 years. I foolishly sold it when I started building my own pedals. Eventually I bought another one, and out of every overdrive I’ve bought or built, it’s still my favorite. I also love the Klon clone, but to me, it’s better as a boost than an overdrive.
They don’t make the FD2 anymore but you can get the 3, or the 1 on amazon: https://amzn.to/2AXboJK
Here are some passing chord ideas for “Fly Me To The Moon” that will take you past what’s in the Real Book. I like to use altered 7th chords a half step above whatever chord I’m moving to. There is also a little diminished and augmented thing that works well on this tune.
These D’Addario Chromes Extra Light flatwound guitar strings were a great stepping stone to flats. They have some midrange punch without sacrificing the flatwound sound. When I reviewed these I was playing 10-46 on most of my guitars, so the extra light 10-48 string gauge was an easy transition.
D’Addario Chromes: https://amzn.to/2U6sZ9i
I like to add stacked fourths to my playing sometimes. These little stacked fourth chords can be a cool way to spice up or comping, and you can also throw them in while you are improvising.