Posted in Gear/Equipment on Oct 25th, 2007
Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a litte uncomfortable if you have never done it before, but it’s really quite simple and should become a regular part of your guitar care routine. Before you do anything, first take time to make some personal observations such as:
1. Which way do you have to turn […]
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Posted in Gear/Equipment on Jul 15th, 2007
Musical instruments are classified by the way they produce sounds. However, there are some problems with such classifications, as questions like this “Is a piano a stringed instrument or a percussion one?” can occur. Sounds are the result of vibrations and each type of instrument produces vibrations from different sources. You are welcome to take […]
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Posted in Gear/Equipment on May 27th, 2007
By Josh Scalf
Generally speaking there are two types of guitar strings that are made. Steel - used on electric and acoustic guitars Nylon - primarily used on classical and flamenco guitars
Guitar strings are normally wound with either type of nickel, brass, or copper alloy. On most standard set of strings for an electric […]
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A luncheon visit by an English friend prompted the playing of some 60s and 70s music such as “The Best Of The Pirates” and The Who - “A Quick One”, and even Frank Zappa’s - “The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life”. All very nice. On cd of course.
A request for The Green […]
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I found this during one my regular motorbike browsing sessions on the web. It’s a very cool story about Tom Truskolaski who rides a Ducati 916 and a 749, and has also played guitar for 24 years. The concept of the Ducati 999 guitar was first realised when Tom decided to […]
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