In episode 174 of the Guitar Music Theory podcast, I sit down with Carrie Underwood guitarist Matt

Revere to explore how he recreates iconic 80s tones and jams on classic riffs using the latest

tone junkie pack. Greetings, guitar engineers, welcome to the guitar music Theory podcast. I'm your host, Desi Cerna. If you're new here,

this podcast is all about understanding how music works on the guitar. Scales, chords, progressions, modes,

song analysis, you name it. Whether you're a casual strummer or an advanced player,

my goal is to help you make sense of music and get better at playing guitar. Today, in episode

174, I'm joined by a very special guest, Matt Revere. Matt is the guitarist for Carrie Underwood

and a tone wizard who works with the folks at Tone Junkie.

If you're into amp modeling and digital rigs like the Kemper profiling amplifier or Line 6 Helix,

you've probably come across Tone Junkies' legendary amp profiles.

Matt and the Tone Junkie team have just released a new sound collection called the Inspired

by the 80s pack. It features guitar tones based on iconic songs like Every Breath You Take,

Money for Nothing, You Give Love a Bad Name and Time After Time. In our conversation,

Matt walks us through his workflow as he dials in these tones, explains how he

dissects each track, and demonstrates the sounds. We also jam on some classic riffs and geek out

over guitar technique and tone shaping in general. If you want to check out the Inspired by the 80s

pack, just Google Tone Junkie 80s pack and it'll take you right there.

But before we dive into the conversation, I want to invite you to enroll in a free video

course at my website, guitar music theory.com. I'll help you get started on a personalized plan

that matches your current skill level, whether you're learning the basic chords,

bar chords, finger picking, lead guitar, or even worship music.

Go to guitar music theory.com or click on the link in the show notes to enroll in a free

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