Guitar

Hey, that's right it's me, the best in the business. No need to get star struck, I promise.(pause for laughter) I may be the best drummer, from the best band, with the best set, but I hope you can handle the radical emanating off this stage. (Shrug) Oh right, for those of you who don't know, my name's (point to self) Tommy Lee. The famous drummer of Motley Crüe, one of the best bands of this decade. You probably are just here for the autographs at the end, but you're going to sit through this…

music thus far, the electric guitar is perhaps the invention that most important to the powerful sound of rock and roll. The coming of the electric guitar has had a profound effect on the sound, aggressiveness, and feel of the music. It is clear that the electric guitar will continue to be a mainstay of and shape the sound of rock music for many years to come. The patent for the first electric guitar was filed in 1931 by the company Rickenbacker Electro. This aluminum guitar was designed by…

This micro-goose neck pickup is called “The Feather” and is meant for a variety of instruments depending on whether they create vibrations when being played. They're perfect for percussion, string, and some wind instruments, too. The cello, violin, guitar, or even ukulele can benefit from a pickup that feeds into an amplifier. What's Included Pickup microphone Mounting hardware Battery Myers Pickups The company was started by Gregg Myers, who is currently the CEO, owner, and inventor, but…

If one guitar is good, then two guitars are better right? This can be true depending on the kind of music you are recording. Let’s look at a few ways to double up on guitar parts while recording and mixing that can add some excitement and dimension to a recording. Create the guitar wall of doom If you are into heavy guitar sounds, I know that I already have your attention. With words like “doom” describing your sound, what’s not to like? When recording those bone crushing rhythm guitar tracks…

married the steel-string guitar with a body constructed more like a cello, where the bridge exerts no torque on the top, only pressure straight down. This allows the top to vibrate more freely, and thus produce more volume. In the early 1920's designer Lloyd Loar joined Gibson, and refined the archtop "jazz" guitar into its now familiar form with f-holes, floating bridge and cello-type tailpiece.(3) The electric guitar was born when pickups were added to Hawaiian and "jazz" guitars in the late…

that my guitar teacher had taught me how to play, but I was performing with a band that was more advanced in their playing skills than I was. This day helped shape me into who I was by helping me realize that when you mess up, it’s not the end of the world. I got up this morning and hurriedly got ready for the day. This was one Saturday that I wasn’t going to sleep in. Right after that I walked into my room and pulled my guitar case out of my closet. I undid the latches and lifted my guitar out…

It was that time on a particular Wednesday, more specifically 2:30 pm to 4:20 pm; I sat in the lecture room at HKU preparing myself to pay full attention to Dr. Giorgio’s lecture. He stood in front of 200+ students and lectured us about “Seeing music”. As the lecture progressed to the topic about sexuality and music, he projected a YouTube video featuring the famous guitarist of the 1970s, Jimi Hendrix. The video was recorded at Miami in 1968, where Hendrix is performed one of his best-known…

The guitar solo took more articulation with the additional notes compared to the guitar rift. Legato definitely fits, the rift and the solo blend together appropriately. McJagger's vocals definitely add an unique accent. Harmony- The chords are in major during the whole lapse of the song. McJagger's vocals are also in major. Timbre- First and foremost, McJagger's voice strikes me at the end of the song. It's comical how he can create an authentic McJaccer monkey esque noise. The guitar rift…

into the ever-so-charming wordsmith that is Courtney Barnett. The singer-songwriter out of Melbourne, Australia is known for her quirky lyrics, her soft-spoken vocals, and her carefree guitar pop-rock sensibilities. “Pedestrian at Best” may be Barnett’s loudest work to date. It’s muddled with brash and aggressive guitar playing, topped off with Barnett’s static-heavy vocals. It’s a 90s Nirvana and grunge fan’s dream. She opens the song with the lyrics: “I love you, I hate you, I’m on the…

was called “Ghost in the Guitar” by Paul Shipton. It was first published in 2000. The main characters of this book were Katy and her boyfriend Tom. They both wanted to be famous. They had a band with their friends, and the name of the band was Steel City. At the beginning, Katy and her boyfriend Tom played pop music with their friend in a band they called Steel City. Katy played electric piano and wrote some their songs, and Tom was a guitarist. Aruna played bass guitar in the band and was…