Gibson vs Fender the top two biggest guitar brands in the world. A huge debate is which one is the best or better. I will be telling you about 1 model of each brand. The Fender “Stratocastor” and Gibson “Les Paul”. I have a 1980 Les Paul and a 2007 Startocastor; and use both quite often. Let's start off with the tone. The Gibson has more of a thick, creamy tone all around, it can also scream if you want it to. Fender can have multiple tones because of the more options on the pickup selector,…
the G&L Tribute Series, delivers a wide range of tones that span genres, from rock n' roll to post-punk. Its distinctive personality and incredible playability are sure to please both advanced and intermediate electric guitar players. As the Dayton area's leading authority on guitars, Centerville Music has a few thoughts on it: A Unique Hybrid: The shape of the Fallout is based on another instrument from G&L, the SC-2, which was notably played by Devo's Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh. While the…
PART FOUR: Creative Process 381_CP_SONG 1: Can’t Stop I started with the guitar and formed a riff based in the key of Em. I transposed this riff onto a sparkly synth sound and could hear a strong bass line that would accompany it. I had three successful ways of approaching the creation of Can’t Stop. Firstly, completing a section and moving to the next before adding production elements. Secondly, having short breaks and returning to listen with fresh ears to recognize sounds that were not…
titles, as a unit the group performed very well. The group includes Big Nick Riviera who had the blues tone of voice and occasionally accompanied the band with his harmonica, Mike “El Rey” Lewis who played the guitar, Rocky Heyer…
bass. The first notable change was in the nineteen-twenties by a man named Lloyd Loar, which at the time worked for a notable guitar producer called Gibson. He added electrostatic pickups on a small handheld bass; but, no sound could really be produced since the first electric amp we created in the nineteen-forties. The nineteen-thirties was an odd time for a bass guitar. Many upright basses were too bulky to be a horizontal bass; but, the upright basses were experimented on as a horizontal…
The Electric Guitar was invented in the early 1900’s. It was the new kind of guitar which sound through an amplifier, which is powered by electricity. Many brands soon made electric guitars of their own to sell, brands such as Gibson, Fender, Martin, etc. They had made electric guitars with a distinct style and sound. Some were common and affordable and some were expensive and rare. Many famous acclaimed bands and musicians…
bass. The first notable change was in the nineteen-twenties by a man named Lloyd Loar, which at the time worked for a notable guitar producer called Gibson. He added electrostatic pickups on a small handheld bass; but, no sound could really be produced since the first electric amp we created in the nineteen-forties. The nineteen-thirties were an odd time for a bass guitar.…
effects to add character to a guitar's sound goes back a long time, taking many forms. In the fifties, guitarists experimented with gain to overdrive their guitar amplifier, even poking holes in the speakers with pencils. Well before before loud overdrive/distortion effects became main staples of rock, distortion was used on electric guitars in blues. It was more subtle and in order to emphasize harmonics and enrich the bass tone to add great sustain sounds. Because vintage blues recording…
The very first electronic amplifiers were made for guitars and the first guitar amplifier didn’t appear until the 1930’s, when an amplifier for the Hawaiian steel guitar was developed. Most people believe the first guitar amp was a fender, however some research suggests it was a ford, made when an electrolytic capacitor tube was made with a built in power supply that was now able to be plugged into walls. These amplifiers had terrible bass and treble and the only controls allowed for treble…
Hendrix threw light fluid into his Strat, lit a match and dropped it on the guitar, which he then hit on stage. Almost 45 years later, Jimi Hendrix's record company manager revealed that Hendrix had traded his Strat for a cheaper guitar, turning it on and uploading it to auction. Hendrix's intact Strat was sold at auction for £ 237,000. Fender's Hard Times From 1983 to 1985, Fender had to reduce the production costs of their guitars. They succeeded by removing a tone knob from the standard…