Since I started guitar, my main focus has been shred, learning new techniques and all that, so I focus on scales and whatnot, but in all that time I have neglected rythm techniques and whatnot. The basis for all rythm is chords of course to which my knowledge is minimal. I understand that a root note, third, and fifth makes a major chord, and that shifting the third half a step makes it minor. But how does one go about using chords to form solid catchy rythms? Another problem I ran into is consitancy. I can never keep a rythm consistant and this proves especially taxing when recording. Are there any settings as far as gain and volume, and which pickup to use to get the cleanest and best tone possible?