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Play the tones you keep chasing

the room, the amp, the reverb tail

before a single word of theory

even if you've been stuck for years

now it feels like the player you admire is sitting across from you

The room

sit in the room with someone who can actually play

forget boring lessons and complicated terms

we start from the sound you want and work backwards

Tones

Warm

Neck-pickup jazz

Touch

Edge-of-breakup

Space

Spring-tank clean

Sustain

Fuzz that sings

Wide

Chorus wash

Vocal

Slide & open tuning

Time

Rhythm in the pocket

the tones you love

now like an x-ray

one listen and you know what's under the hood

then we get it under your fingers

Formats

A small group, every week

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play with others

play more and love the process

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70 years

of guitar tone and every week something new to steal

Era snapshot · 1950s

Players

  • Chet Atkins
  • Les Paul
  • Scotty Moore

Tones

bright, slapback

Gear

  • tweed combo
  • Gretsch
  • tape echo

A typical structure

Intro · Verse · Verse · Solo · Verse

A typical tempo

112 bpm

What to steal

fingerstyle independence

Era snapshot · 1960s

Players

  • Wes Montgomery
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Steve Cropper

Tones

thumb warmth, fuzz

Gear

  • Fender blackface
  • L-5
  • Fuzz Face

A typical structure

Intro · Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Solo

A typical tempo

118 bpm

What to steal

octaves, chord-melody, rhythm fills

Era snapshot · 1970s

Players

  • David Gilmour
  • George Benson
  • Jimmy Page

Tones

singing sustain

Gear

  • Hiwatt
  • Marshall
  • Big Muff

A typical structure

Intro · Verse · Chorus · Solo · Chorus · Outro

A typical tempo

96 bpm

What to steal

bends with vibrato, scat-unison lines

Era snapshot · 1980s

Players

  • Pat Metheny
  • Mark Knopfler
  • Steve Lukather

Tones

chorus wash, fingerpicked Strat

Gear

  • JC-120
  • Strat
  • rack chorus

A typical structure

Intro · Verse · Pre-chorus · Chorus · Verse · Pre-chorus · Chorus

A typical tempo

120 bpm

What to steal

intervallic lines, dynamics without a pick

Era snapshot · 1990s

Players

  • Jonny Greenwood
  • Bill Frisell
  • Jeff Buckley

Tones

textures, volume swells

Gear

  • AC30
  • Tele
  • delay

A typical structure

Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Bridge · Chorus

A typical tempo

92 bpm

What to steal

space, ambient voicings

Era snapshot · 2000s

Players

  • John Mayer
  • Derek Trucks
  • Kurt Rosenwinkel

Tones

edge-of-breakup Strat, slide

Gear

  • Two-Rock
  • Strat
  • Klon

A typical structure

Intro · Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Solo · Chorus

A typical tempo

104 bpm

What to steal

pocket, thumb-over voicings

Era snapshot · 2010s

Players

  • Julian Lage
  • Cory Wong
  • Tom Misch

Tones

clean Tele, funk

Gear

  • Princeton
  • Tele
  • compressor

A typical structure

Intro · Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Bridge

A typical tempo

108 bpm

What to steal

right-hand time, chord voicings

Era snapshot · 2020s

Players

  • Mateus Asato
  • Isaiah Sharkey
  • Plini

Tones

hi-fi cleans, hybrid picking

Gear

  • Kemper
  • HSS Strat
  • reverb

A typical structure

Intro · Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Outro

A typical tempo

100 bpm

What to steal

melody-first phrasing

Song breakdown

or just send a song you love

and get a full breakdown

we'll show you the voicings

chords, feel and structure for you

you can go deeper

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About Lovem

About

about Lovem

ten years of teaching guitar

what creates a signature sound

how has the playing evolved over time

you'll hear the inner workings of a sound

you're not learning songs anymore

you're building a sound

whether you're in Mohali or anywhere online

that is the whole job and it is worth doing

FAQ

Banger's Vibe is Lovem Mittal’s guitar studio in Sector 68, Mohali, teaching electric and acoustic. Sessions run one-on-one or in a small group of three to four, in the room or live online, in any slot between 9 AM and 10 PM IST, on weekdays and weekends. Come once, twice or three times a week. The first session is a free trial.

Both, separately. Beginners get the room and the ear first; working players get new angles on tone and phrasing.

In Mohali, no — the room has amps and a couple of guitars. Online, you need a guitar and anything that makes it audible.

Two camera angles, low-latency audio, and a recording, a voicing sheet and a practice plan after every session.

SCO No. 24, MC Building, Basement, District One, Sector 68, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Punjab 160062. Pick any time between 9 AM and 10 PM IST.

Yes. The first session is a free trial — in the room or online. Bring the tone or the song you are chasing and see how we work.

One-on-one or a small group of three to four. After the free trial it runs in monthly blocks, paid by UPI or card.

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