Moveable Chords, Other Scales, Tube Amp Details

Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers questions from off of his Guitar Blog website...

Q #1). I've got the hang of all of the simple G, C, D, E and other chords on the end of the neck as well as linking them together to create a cool progressions. The only thing is I don't know many chords other than F shapes and power chords to play further up the neck like you usually do in your videos. Could you tell me some chords that can be used on the upper part of the neck, maybe even a video? - Tyler Norfolk, VA.

Q #2). In my attempts to master the locations of the scale degrees on the fret-board, I've been deriving on paper (and on my guitar) every possible mode of the major scale in every possible key. But what about scales that don't follow any arrangement of the W-W-H-W-W-W-H step pattern, like a scale that could have a flat second with a major sixth, third, or seventh? How should I think of those to best memorize them? Are they related to each other?
- Nathan

Q #3). I was wondering if you could talk about how to properly turn on and off a tube amp and also discuss speaker impedance settings. - Jim, Michigan

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[andrewwasson]

@markfromoz,

I'm guessing that amp of yours is a lower wattage amplifier. I have a couple of older tube amps - one running at 40 watts, (and a really old 60 watt bass amp), neither of them have the standby switch. Once you begin hitting the 100 watt + amp and amp head models... the standby switch will normally be there, even on the older ones.

- Andrew

[andrewwasson]

@LeJo82,

I'd agree with gooney0's response as well... The acoustic steel strings are heavier gauge and better balanced for the acoustic guitar - not for the low action set-up of an electric guitar. Electric guitar strings can be okay on the acoustic, (as long as you don't try slapping them on a Classical guitar). But, you'll get definitely have poor tone and a really flat projection of sound. The acoustic guitar strings will be thicker and resonate far better, so perhaps stay w/them.

- Andrew

[gooney]

@LeJo82 You can use electric strings on either guitar. I don't know about acoustic strings, but I wouldn't put those on an electric.