How do I level up? What can I do to get better gigs? Earn more money? Turn my parttime career into a fulltime, bill paying, family supporting endeavor? Here are three ESSENTIAL tips plus a little lesson on open tuning. Thanks for watching!

MERCH: https://thejostore2.creatorspring...

GUITAR AND HOME RECORDING GEAR:
*I will make a small amount of money if you order through the links below, at no extra cost to you*

Throbak Overdrive Boost:
https://shop.throbak.com/ODBJO

Throbak 55/56 SB MXV P90s:
https://shop.throbak.com/5556JO

GREAT mics for speaker cabs:
Heil PR30: https://amzn.to/3R3u0Mm
Shure SM57: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AW5D4N'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AW5D4N
Sennheiser e609 Silver: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/oqJWrE'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/oqJWrE

My acoustic microphone:
Miktek C5 small diaphragm condenser: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKAj3Q'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKAj3Q
They come in matched pairs, too: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkEVZb'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkEVZb

Mic cables (mic to pre, pre to interface OR mic to interface):
15 ft: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXEG9o'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXEG9o
20 ft: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9gq3Kj'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9gq3Kj
50 ft: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0AXx3'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0AXx3

Audio interface:
Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Duo: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkoP7R'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkoP7R

Monitor cables TRSXLR male
5ft (right monitor) https://sweetwater.sjv.io/KjEAQe'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/KjEAQe
10ft (left monitor) https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4oqPg'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4oqPg

Monitors:
Yamaha Powered 5" Monitors HS5: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0AXm3'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0AXm3
Yamaha Powered 8" Monitors HS8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AW5DbN'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AW5DbN
HS8 bundle with stands and a sub: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/m51BAa'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/m51BAa

If you do want to go ALL OUT, here's my mic pre:
Chandler TG2 Abbey Road edition: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyEgox'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyEgox
requisite PSU1 power supply: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKjG9X'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKjG9X

==GEAR I use EVERY DAY==
*I will make a very small amount of money if you order through these links below, at no extra cost to you*

Revv D20 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eAaLQ'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eAaLQ
UA OX Amp Top Box https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNyLk3'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNyLk3

PolyTune headstock tuner https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0znKV'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0znKV

D’Addario NYXL 1046 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daLXW2'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daLXW2
D’Addario NYXL 1149 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Nkzdx1'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Nkzdx1
D’Addario 10.548 (VERY COOL) https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2yDKG'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2yDKG
D’Addiaro Baritone 1362 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/

Dunlop Large glass slide 213 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0zndV

Revv Shawn Tubbs Tilt Overdrive https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZmraE
Nobels ODR1 Natural Overdrive https://sweetwater.sjv.io/oqz2ME
Jackson Audio Hourglass Dual Compressor https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R5YY1y

Line6 HX Effects https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1DznX
Eventide H9 MAX https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EK9n6D
Strymon Mobius Modulation https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75yAg5
Strymon Timeline delay https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXnvk0
Meris Mercury7 Reverb https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4ARdg
Meris Polymoon Delay https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQGvdD

Revv D20 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eAaLQ'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eAaLQ
UA OX Amp Top Box https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNyLk3'>https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNyLk3
Blackstar HT Stage 100 Mk III https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0JbJd

Support the channel:
Paypal tip jar: [email protected]
Venmo tip jar: @justinostrander

My guitar setup guy:
https://www.macmillanguitars.com

My favorite studio headphones:
https://www.gkmusic.com


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