EQ is short for equalization, which is the process of altering the levels of frequencies that comprise a signal. The three main frequencies that can be adjusted are bass, middle and treble.

On an amp, bass (or low end) is how many bass frequencies you want in the signal. The higher the bass, the fatter you sound!

Middle (or mid) is the middle frequencies of the signal. According to Kerry King of Slayer, middle gives your sound "balls" but this is completely a matter of opinion.

Treble (or high end) is how many of the higher frequencies you want in the signal. I like this fairly high because it makes it easier to pull off pinch harmonics, however too much can make your sound harsh and can result in unwanted feedback.

A very common effect on most guitar amps is reverb. Reverb is short for reverberation and makes you sound like you are playing in a large hall, where the sound waves would reflect off the walls and then into your ears. I generally like a subtle amount of reverb, however it depends on the song and the guitarist.

Fundamentally, drive (or gain) is how distorted your guitar sounds. Lower drive levels are nice for crunchy chords and higher drive levels are great for that heavy metal sound.

	AC/DC - Back In Black
	Black Sabbath - Paranoid
	Blink 182 - All The Small Things
	Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
	Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
	Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
	Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
	Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
	Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
	Limp Bizkit - Faith
	Metallica - Enter Sandman (Intro)
	Muse - Plug In Baby
	Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
	Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
	Pink Floyd - Money
	Queen - Tie Your Mother Down
	Radiohead - My Iron Lung
	Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
	Steve Vai - The Animal
	Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
	Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

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