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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Distortion: The Ultimate Electric Guitar Effect
The electric guitar has the ability to produce clean harmonic sounds and beautiful, warm melodies. However, there is no guitar effect as powerful as distortion.
For newbies, distortion is an effect produced by increasing the amplifier gain setting to a high level. The result is a crunchy, cutting sound.
On the lower, heavier gauge strings, such as the low "E" string, distortion produces a "chugging" sound that resembles a deep growl or bark. This type of sound is commonly used in rhythm guitar.
On higher strings, such as the "B" string, distortion creates a "whining" or "crying" sound which makes a perfect effect for lead guitar.
I recommend you play around with some different distortion guitar pedals, such as the Boss Metal Zone. Screw around with the settings and find out what works for you. If you don't want something so intense, feel free to simply increase the gain setting on your amp. The effect works best when the treble and bass are high and the mid-tones are low.
Enjoy!
For newbies, distortion is an effect produced by increasing the amplifier gain setting to a high level. The result is a crunchy, cutting sound.
On the lower, heavier gauge strings, such as the low "E" string, distortion produces a "chugging" sound that resembles a deep growl or bark. This type of sound is commonly used in rhythm guitar.
On higher strings, such as the "B" string, distortion creates a "whining" or "crying" sound which makes a perfect effect for lead guitar.
I recommend you play around with some different distortion guitar pedals, such as the Boss Metal Zone. Screw around with the settings and find out what works for you. If you don't want something so intense, feel free to simply increase the gain setting on your amp. The effect works best when the treble and bass are high and the mid-tones are low.
Enjoy!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Beginner Electric Guitars
Everyone's gotta start somewhere. So I've decided to put together a list of great beginner guitars. Although each guitar is a good buy, the final decision is up to personal preference.
- Epiphone G-310 SG - This guitar is modeled after the Gibson SG. It has the same build, only the hardware is not as expensive. Also, the humbucker pickups in the Epiphone G-310 are lower in quality than its father Gibson SG. This is a great beginner electric guitar.
- Squier Stratocaster - This guitar is fun and cheap. I picked one up for $100 once. They look cool, sound great, easy to take apart for traveling. The pickups on this guitar are single coil, so the sound is a more twangy stiff sound as apposed to the Epiphone, which produces and overall warm sound. The Squier Strat is an awesome beginner electric guitar.
- Danelectro 56-U2 - Very affordable and fun. It is basically a hollow bodied guitar. It is modeled after the original 1956 model. Consider the 56-U2 when shopping for beginner electric guitars.
- Yamaha Pacifica 112 - This guitar comes equipped with a maple neck, and alder body, and a rosewood fretboard. The pickups on this guy include two single coils and one humbucker. Great beginner guitar.
- Epiphone Les Paul Special II - This is a guitar modeled after the Gibson Les Paul. The guitar features open-coil humbucker pickups, and looks fantastic. That's why this guitar made it on the list.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
History of the Electric Guitar
I've decided to start off this electric guitar blog with a brief history of the electric guitar. I've always found it interesting to know the origin of the things I take for granted today. Since I love the electric guitar I figured why the hell not list the history on my electric guitar blog. Enjoy:
The concept of the electric solid body guitar developed from the popularity of Hawaiian music in the 1920s and 1930s. The electric Hawaiian guitars were the first instruments to produce sound electrically. And thus begun the history of the electric guitar.
The first electric guitar was created in the 1930s by a man named Adolph Rickenbacker. The first electric guitars had small soundholes in the body. This type of guitar is called a semi-hollow body electric guitar. This type of guitar is still popular today.
Further along in the history of the electric guitar comes the pickups. The first pickups used on the original electric guitars were called tungsten pickups. These electric guitar pickups made it possible to create guitars without the small soundholes. These were named solid body electric guitars or hard body electric guitars.
The electric guitar began to get more popular during the 30s and 40s. During this time of the history of the electric guitar, bands were starting to incorporate its sound in their music. They needed to have
louder guitars to be overheard by sections of their bands such as the brass sections. The acoustic guitars could not produce the necessary volume.
In the 1950s Gibson introduced Les Paul's unique guitar known as the Gibson Les Paul. This guitar is still around today and used by many excellent guitarists.
Then came Leo Fender. He designed the Fender Broadcaster which later became known as the Fender Stratocaster. This guitar is known as the Strat for short. The Fender Strat became an extremely popular guitar.
There you have it, a brief history of the electric guitar. Nothing intense, just a little something to help you appreciate the this great toy that we all take for granted! Keep checking back to my electric guitar blog for daily updates on the electric guitar.
The concept of the electric solid body guitar developed from the popularity of Hawaiian music in the 1920s and 1930s. The electric Hawaiian guitars were the first instruments to produce sound electrically. And thus begun the history of the electric guitar.
The first electric guitar was created in the 1930s by a man named Adolph Rickenbacker. The first electric guitars had small soundholes in the body. This type of guitar is called a semi-hollow body electric guitar. This type of guitar is still popular today.
Further along in the history of the electric guitar comes the pickups. The first pickups used on the original electric guitars were called tungsten pickups. These electric guitar pickups made it possible to create guitars without the small soundholes. These were named solid body electric guitars or hard body electric guitars.
The electric guitar began to get more popular during the 30s and 40s. During this time of the history of the electric guitar, bands were starting to incorporate its sound in their music. They needed to have
louder guitars to be overheard by sections of their bands such as the brass sections. The acoustic guitars could not produce the necessary volume.
In the 1950s Gibson introduced Les Paul's unique guitar known as the Gibson Les Paul. This guitar is still around today and used by many excellent guitarists.
Then came Leo Fender. He designed the Fender Broadcaster which later became known as the Fender Stratocaster. This guitar is known as the Strat for short. The Fender Strat became an extremely popular guitar.
There you have it, a brief history of the electric guitar. Nothing intense, just a little something to help you appreciate the this great toy that we all take for granted! Keep checking back to my electric guitar blog for daily updates on the electric guitar.
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