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    Horizontal Bass Essay

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    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…

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    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…

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    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.…

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    Guitar Distortion Essay

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    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…

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    Guitar History

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    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…

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    Tempo Change

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    tempo change relayed a very important message. In this song it is not a huge tempo change, like going into half time, but it just goes to show that even five BPMs can greatly change the emotional direction of a song or piece. In this piece the two guitars act as voices in conversation. They go back and forth using call and response, ether playing together or on there own seprit parts. When the tempo change comes in at one minute and ten seconds it helps setup the more somber and gloomy phase of…

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    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…

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    (PRS) with some of the highest quality guitars in the profession, but did you know that when amplifier designer Doug Sewell became part of the PRS team, the brand began to produce phenomenal amplifiers, too? That’s right—Dayton, Ohio’s music professionals at Centerville Music love the Paul Reed Smith Archon Twenty-Five amp, and here’s why. Versatility: This amp isn’t only for high-gain or metal musicians, even though it is a high-gain amp. No matter which guitar you use with this amp, it will…

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    My Mixing Process

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    my acoustic guitar is a featured instrument within the tracks, Stereo Spread gave the guitar a lot more space. Double bass EQ: - As I was capturing the sound of a double bass as a whole I pushed my bass signals at around 300hz; to capture the to neck sound I pushed the EQ at 2000Hz. Multipressor: - This helped me capture and boost just my bass frequencies without boosting any rattles from the neck or bridge. Electric guitar Depending whether I used an amp or if the electric guitar was…

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    Kid Cudi Short Biography

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    and piano. The synthesized portions of the song, like the guitar, contribute to the aesthetic of rap. The collaboration with major electronic artists MGMT and Ratatat delivers almost all of this versions instrumentals. The reimagining of the piece stayed true to the original chord progressions to allow a natural build up in instrumentation. While the electric guitar in Cudi’s version isn’t as distinct, both Cudi and Lissie have a guitar solo that is featured within the middle of the track. Both…

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