About: Karl
- Full Name
- Karl Verkade
- Website
- http://guitarforworship.wordpress.com/
- Details
- Interests: God, my wife Jamianne, music, U2, tone, string cheese...I like string cheese
Posts by Karl:
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November 8, 2009 Make Music
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November 5, 2009 Ireland is the Source of Tone
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November 2, 2009 Ambient Pads Preview, Rhythmic Addition to the Fulldrive/Tim/Liquid Blues Shootout, & The Pedal I’ve Always Wanted
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November 1, 2009 The Cure for Boredom (if you’re a gear junkie)
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October 29, 2009 Fulldrive Vs. Tim Vs. Liquid Blues
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October 27, 2009 The U2 Concert
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October 27, 2009 Edge Watch: Days 1 & 2 (Waiting for the U2 360 Tour in Pasadena)
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October 23, 2009 Edge Watch: Day 1
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October 20, 2009 I Been Thinkin’ About My Doorbell…
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October 18, 2009 The Antithesis of Gear
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Recent Comments
Mark L on Free Ambient Pads colty on Ireland is the Source of … Sal Hamby on Make Music bouke on Touch & Responsivenes… Guitartoma on Make Music Pages
Archive: A List of the Top Rated Posts
- Ambient Pad Setup
- Damage Control Timeline Review and Demo
- Divided by 13 RSA31 Vs. Matchless Spitfire Vs. Divided by 13 RSA23 Amp Shootout (Or…The Downward Spiral of a Gear Junkie)
- Electric Guitar Rig Tone
- I'm Such a Rockstar
- Not That Interesting In the End
- Orchestration……& How to Ruin a Song
- The Hierarchy of Tone
- The Journey to my Amp Tech
- The Truth about the Digitech Bad Monkey
- Tonal Efficiency
- Tubescreamer Mods……Are They for Real?
- Using Delay in Modern Music
- Using Fuzz in Modern Music
- Worship Leading Choose Your Own Ending (Part 1)
- Worship or Lead?
- You Know You're a Gear Junky When…
- Zendrive 1 Vs. Zendrive 2 (and the Mosferatu)
Archive: Amp Posts
- Amp Tone Part 1: tube versus solid state
- Amp Tone Part 2: Styles of Power Tubes
- Amp Tone Part 3: Change Your Tubes
- Amp Tone Part 4: Getting Good Tone Out of Your Amp
- Amp Tone Part 5: Speakers and Cabs
- I Let This Go?
- It’s Only Gear, Right?
- Mondo Amps
- New Amp Tech
- So it Begins
- The Journey to my Amp Tech
- Tone Versus Reliability
Archive: Effects Pedal Posts
- BJFE Pedals, Impending Fuzz Shootout, and Chuck Norris
- Effects Chain Part 1: Tone Suckage
- Effects Chain Part 2: the actual effects chain
- Finished??!! (Rig Update Part 1: the Board)
- History of the Delay (well, at least for me)
- Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is & Amp Overdrive Versus Pedal Overdrive
- The Official Fuzz Pedal Weigh-In
- Tone is a Journey (Or What Happens When a Guitarist Gets Bored)
- Using Delay in Modern Music
- Using Fuzz in Modern Music
Archive: Gear Demo Posts
- AC Power Cable Shootout
- Ambient Pad Setup
- Analogman Compressor Review & Demo
- Arion SAD-1 Review and Demo
- BJFe Candy Apple Fuzz Review & Demo
- Boss FS5L Review & Demo
- Chorus Pedal Shootout
- Damage Control Glass Nexus Review & Demo
- Damage Control Timeline Review and Demo
- Divided by 13
- Divided by 13 RSA31 Vs. Matchless Spitfire Vs. Divided by 13 RSA23 Amp Shootout (Or…The Downward Spiral of a Gear Junkie)
- Dr. Scientist Tremolessence Review & Demo
- Electro Harmonix POG Review & Demo
- Fulldrive Vs. Tim Vs. Liquid Blues
- Fuzz Pedal Shootout the First
- Holland Brentwood Review & Demo
- Landgraff DO, Mosferatu, & Tim Shootout
- Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper 2 Tremolo Review & Demo
- Overdrive Shootout
- Overdrive Shootout the Third
- Paul Cochrane Tim Pedal Review & Demo
- Post Phase-Inverter Master Volume & Taming Stage Levels
- Score!!! I do like cheap pedals!!! (Oh ya, and Boss RV3 Review & Demo)
- SIB Varidrive Review & Demo
- Strat Shootout: Fender Vs. Melancon
- Strymon OB.1 Optical Compressor & Clean Boost Review & Demo
- T-Rex Replica Review and Demo
- The Coolest Looking Pedal I Own–Review & Demo
- The Truth about the Digitech Bad Monkey
- Tremolo Shootout & the ‘Tone Versus Price’ Controversy
- Tubescreamer Mods……Are They for Real?
- Zendrive 1 Vs. Zendrive 2 (and the Mosferatu)
Archive: Gear Review Posts
- Arion SAD-1 and the Untold Magic of Delay Pedals
- Axess BS2 Buffer Review
- Boss PH3 and Out of the Guitar Center Loop
- Boutique Strings?
- Cables and Tonists who Pay $100 for Them
- DOD Distortion Pedal Review
- Epiphone Valve Junior?
- Flanger Review
- Fulltone OCD & Gear People
- HBE Dos Mos and Wanting Pedals Because they Look Awesome!
- Line 6 Verbzilla Review…Sort Of
- Mondo Amps
- Peterson Strobostomp Tuner Review
- Vox AC15 Handwired Reissue
- Zendrive is Smashing my Overdrive Shootout Dreams
Archive: Guitar Playing Posts
- 30 Watts
- Amp Tone Part 1.5: the Reason to Use a Tube Amp (And for the Love of Sweet Mercy…
- Barnes and Noble, Making Your Instrument Fit the Sound, and the Lustrous Ambience of Michael Brook
- Blog Love & Worship Guitar Stylings
- Changing it Up
- Electric Guitar Rig Tone
- Guitar!!
- Happiness
- Laughing at Ourselves
- Layering & Knowing When to be the Backdrop
- Mic’ing Your Amp
- Minimalism (Yep…Again)
- Music is Melody
- Not That Interesting In the End
- Notes on a Page
- Orchestration……& How to Ruin a Song
- Practice
- Seven Things We Can Learn from Death and All His Friends
- Silence
- Simplicity is Beautiful
- Song Versus Style
- Space Ship Sounds
- Stop Reading and Play
- Taking Mixing with the Band Seriously
- The Anti-Solo
- The Antithesis of Gear
- The Edge Vs. Lincoln Brewster
- The Epitome of Music
- The Exception to the Rule
- The Grateful Dead & Love of Music
- The Hierarchy of Tone
- The Pieces That Make Up Music (& Rico Loop)
- The Sound That Keeps You Humble
- Tonal Efficiency
- Tonal Inspiration
- Touch & Responsiveness
- Wait…Tone is Really in the Hands?
- Which Pedal Gets That Clean Tone? (Or a $2000 Pedalboard and a $50 Amp)
Archive: Guitar Posts
- Actual Tone Dreams
- Change Your Strings
- Guitar Tone Part 1: The Importance of a Good Instrument
- Guitar Tone Part 2: the Parts That Make Up Sweet, Sweet Tone
- Guitar Tone Part 3: The Secrets to Guitar Tone
- Guitar Tone Part 4: Pickups
- Melancon Joy, Pretty Pedals, & Blasted Humility
- The Matrix Mindset of Gear (& Strat Pickup Info)
- The Seagull Artist Mosaic Christmas Miracle
Archive: Guitar Workshop Posts
Archive: Life & Love & God Posts
Archive: The Other Stuff Posts
- A Landmark
- A Splendid Day, Indeed
- Abandoned Tone Ideas
- Alternate Tunings (But More Importantly…uh…Knowing When You’re in Them)
- Church
- Cleaning Out the Gear Closet–A Pictorial Journey
- Edge Watch: Day 1
- Edge Watch: Days 1 & 2 (Waiting for the U2 360 Tour in Pasadena)
- For Reals
- Grace
- Guitar Tone Tip #32
- Guitar Tone Tip #73
- Guitar Tone Tips #126 & #127
- I'm Such a Rockstar
- In My Head
- Mixing Escapism with Realism in Modern Music
- Music to Make You Cry
- Musical and Not-So-Musical Findings This Weekend
- Penance
- The GearPage is Down!!!
- The Right Way to Play a Wrong Chord
- The Things I Never Thought I’d Do (…and, of Course, Made a Huge Deal About Never Doing)
- The U2 Concert
- Three New Songs from U2
- Tone & Life (Or Just Tone…that Means Life)
- Until the End of the World
- What I’ve Been Listening to…….and Doing
- Wordpress: The Sweet Sweetness
- Ya….Another Guitar Center Post….
Archive: Um.... Posts
- And for the 8th Time…
- Best Thing I’ve Ever Heard………Ever!!!!
- Going Back to Solid State
- Got a Solid State Amp Today
- Guitar Jerks
- Hope
- How to Feel Better and Buy More Gear
- I Been Thinkin' About My Doorbell
- I Just Can't Do It……(Profuse Apologies…this is Undeniably about U2)
- If I Ruled the World
- My Nightmare
- The Cure for Boredom (if you're a gear junkie)
- Tonal Musings
- You Know You're a Gear Junky When…
Archive: Worship Leading Posts
- Aesthetics
- Delay Makes Everything Better
- Gear Initiation
- Get Out and Play (In a Nice Way)
- Honestly…
- I Hate it When I'm Wrong
- Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
- Not Yelling Cut
- Rhythm….Time….Tem-po!
- Worship Leading Choose Your Own Ending (Part 1)
- Worship or Lead?
- Worship Performances…..and Loneliness
- You Know You're a Worship Leader When…
Archive: Worship Mindset Posts
- A Simple Question
- Break Out Those Acoustics
- Free Fallin’ Altar Call
- Garden State & Ways I’ve Killed the Music
- Have Fun
- Leaving All the Pedals at Home Tonight…maybe
- Marketing Yourself as a Musician
- Matchless & I Don't Have it All Figured Out
- New Site for Worship Musicians
- Perspective
- Playing with Other Musicians
- Taking Ourselves Seriously
- The Band That Started it All
- The Power of Music
- This Weekend’s Musical Non-Negotiables
- Turning Up
- Why We Need Girls
- You Know You’re On the Worship Team When…
Archive: Zany Music Video Posts
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- Broken Headstock
- Chris Stout
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- Cool Musings
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- Electric Community
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- Everybody Lies
- Feedback is a Joyful Noise
- Fred McKinnon
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- Greg Loesch (compulsiveguile)
- Holokinesis
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- Les Paul Player Doctor
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