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| How Gibson Guitar Pickups are made? |
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| We get alot of emails pertaining to how Gibson makes their guitar pickups. This file should answer all your questions. We have also included Gibson's Top 10 hottest pickups. |
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| Adjusting your guitars truss-rod |
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| When string tension is placed on an guitars/instruments neck, the neck will naturally want to bow forward with the tension. A certain amount of bow (relief) is necessary for an instrument to play cleanly. When strings are plucked they vibrate in somewhat of an elliptical pattern. Because this pattern is wider near the center of the neck, relief is necessary to give the strings proper clearance above the frets and prevent buzzing. |
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| Choosing The Right Guitar Bridge |
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| When planning a custom guitar or even a large-scale hot-rod job, many guitarist give alot of thought to the finish, pickups, and switching. The basic hardware often gets overlooked. This isn't too big of a deal until it comes to the bridge. Bridges make a great deal of difference in the feel and tone of your guitar. The bridge also presents some limitations for pickups and other logistical stuff. In short, not every bridge will work on every guitar. So how do you narrow down the choices for your particular instrument? |
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| Balancing your guitar pickups |
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| If your guitar has 2 or more pickups, having the volume or output balanced between them is extremely important. Especially on a Stratocaster style guitar which has 3 separate pickups. |
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| Guitar Finishes |
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| Throughout History, instrument builders have used many different surface coatings to protect and visually enhance their instruments. Renaissance lute makers simply used egg whites to seal the wood and provide a slight sheen. Violin builders of Stradivarius' era guarded their complex varnish "recipes" and passed them down from generation to generation. More recently, luthiers have employed lacquers to add the final touch to their craft. |
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| Guitar Neck Woods |
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| From plain white maple to colorful tropical exotics, there are rainbows of musical instrument woods. There is no one best wood. The choice you make should be based upon your application and personal taste or preference. Part of the beauty of wood is the uniqueness of each piece. There are wide ranges of color, striping, streaking, figure size, interval, etc. All varied by whims of nature. Pictures are included for reference. |
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| Wah Wah Mod For Better Tone |
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| Tone sucking is the commonest complaint about wah pedals. The design of the most common "Crybaby" wah and of the Vox reissues is a throwback to earlier years when true bypass was not considered to be an absolute requirement in pedal design. The input of the wah circuit is connected to the guitar signal all the time, and the loading of the wah input affects the treble of the guitar signal disproportionately, giving a deader sound even when the wah is "bypassed". |
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| Changing Strings On A Acoustic Guitar |
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| If your having problems changing strings on your acoustic guitar here are some simple steps to get you going! Take your time and you will get it! |
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| Basic Guitar Setup |
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| Why do some guitars seem to just play themselves? In many cases it's simply a matter of a basic setup getting the neck, the string height and the string length just right for your individual playing style. Here's a step-by-step procedure for easy, do-it-yourself guitar setup.
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| How a acoustic guitar is produced |
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| Before we get started let's learn the basics of sound. If you put your finger gently on a loudspeaker you will feel it vibrate. If it is playing a low note loudly you can see it moving. When it moves forwards, it compresses the air next to it, which raises its pressure. Some of this air flows outwards, compressing the next layer of air. The disturbance in the air spreads out as a traveling sound wave. Ultimately this sound wave causes a very tiny vibration in your eardrum, but that's a whole other story. |
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| Guitar String Terms |
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| If you ever wondered what 80/20 bronze, hex core wire or maybe even composite classical strings meant, look no further. We have a list of guitar string terms, thanks to D'Addario. |
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| Using a Guitar Compressor |
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| A compressor basically works like an automatic level control, restricting the overall dynamic range of an input signal. In other words, it limits the amount of variation between the loudest and the softest sounds. |
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| An Overview on Guitar Woods |
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| Here's a general overview about the types of wood used on guitars. It's recommended to study these, since it does effect how the guitar will sound. Besides that you will be a expert the next time you buy a guitar! |
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| Adjusting action on a Acoustic Guitar |
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| Any useful discussion of acoustic guitar setups should include a close look at the truss rod, the nut, and the saddle. Each of these parts contributes significantly to the way your guitar plays, and each can develop its own set of problems. You can make many of the adjustments I'll describe yourself if you're careful and use a little common sense. If you have a serious problem with your guitar, however, you should not hesitate to take it to a reputable luthier. |
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| Why do strings break? |
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| Although it's not a exact science on why guitar strings break, there are some simple reasons that will up the chances. Guitar Strings can break for any of the following reasons. |
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Did You Know? |
Minor Keys contain 13 chords.
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Archived Files |
| Tuesday, May 27 | | · | How Gibson Guitar Pickups are made? |
| Wednesday, May 21 | | · | Adjusting your guitars truss-rod |
| Wednesday, April 02 | | · | Choosing The Right Guitar Bridge |
| Saturday, March 29 | | · | Balancing your guitar pickups |
| Thursday, March 20 | | · | Guitar Finishes |
| Thursday, February 13 | | · | Guitar Neck Woods |
| Tuesday, January 14 | | · | Wah Wah Mod For Better Tone |
| Saturday, January 04 | | · | Changing Strings On A Acoustic Guitar |
| Saturday, December 28 | | · | Basic Guitar Setup |
| Thursday, December 12 | | · | How a acoustic guitar is produced |
| Tuesday, December 10 | | · | Guitar String Terms |
| Tuesday, November 26 | | · | Using a Guitar Compressor |
| Monday, November 04 | | · | An Overview on Guitar Woods |
| Friday, October 25 | | · | Adjusting action on a Acoustic Guitar |
| Wednesday, October 16 | | · | Why do strings break? |
| Thursday, October 10 | | · | Nickel Guitar Strings |
| Monday, September 30 | | · | Guitars Intonation |
| Sunday, May 19 | | · | The Guitars Anatomy |
| Sunday, May 05 | | · | Keeping that guitar in tune |
| Sunday, April 07 | | · | Shift the Range of the Tone Controls |
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