Guitars

A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. For right-handed players, the right hand plucks the strings with either the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). The sound is produced by vibrating strings, which in turn resonate the body and neck. Guitars may be acoustic, electric (i.e. with electrical amplification) or both. Classical guitars are also present in the guitar family. Guitars have a body acting mostly as a resonator, which can be hollow in acoustic guitars or solid in most electric guitars, and a neck. Typically, a headstock extends from the neck for tunin ...

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Guitars: Encyclopedia II - Guitar - Acoustic and electric guitar Broadly speaking, guitars can be divided into 2 categories: Acoustic guitars: Unlike the electric guitar, the traditional guitar is not dependent on any external device for amplification. The shape and resonance of the guitar itself creates acoustic amplification. However, the unamplified guitar is not a loud instrument, that is, it cannot compete with other instruments commonly found in bands and orchestras, in terms of sheer audible volume. Many acoustic guitars are available today with built-in electronics to enable am ...

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Bass guitar - Playing styles

Bass guitar - Amplification and effects

Guitars: Encyclopedia - Classical guitar

A classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the guitar family. Classical guitar - Background information. The classical guitar is distinguished by a number of features: It is an acoustic instrument. The sound is amplified by a sound box. It has six strings. A few classical guitars have eight or more strings to expand the bass scale, even out overtone production, and allow lute music written for lutes with more than six courses of strings to be ...

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Guitars: Encyclopedia - Seven-string guitar

A seven-string guitar is simply a guitar with seven strings instead of the usual six. Such guitars are rather rare, but have been utilized by musicians playing in different styles. The jazz guitarist George Van Eps was the first modern guitarist to use this instrument, having Epiphone guitars build one for him in the late 1930's. There are eight-string guitars in use as well, but again, they are relatively uncommon. Seven-string guitar - The Russian Guitar. The classical and acoustic seven-string gui ...

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Guitars: Encyclopedia - Acoustic bass guitar

The acoustic bass guitar is an acoustic string instrument based on the configuration of the electric bass pioneered by Leo Fender's electric Fender Precision Bass. Acoustic bass guitar - History. The first modern acoustic bass guitar was developed in the early 1970s by Ernie Ball of San Luis Obispo, California. Ball's aim was to provide bass guitarists with a more acoustic-sounding instrument that would match better with the sound of acoustic guitars. About his invention, Ball stated: "I ...

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Guitars: Encyclopedia - Twelve string guitar

The twelve string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with twelve strings, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six string guitar. The strings are placed in courses of two strings each that are usually played together. The two strings in each bass course are normally tuned an octave apart, while each pair of strings in the treble courses is tuned in unison. The tuning of the second string in the third course (G) varies: some players use a unison string which is less prone to breakage, others prefer the distinctive high-pitched, ...

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Twelve string guitar - Noted 12-string performers

Guitars: Encyclopedia - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a Beatles song from double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). It was written by George Harrison, who originally composed it with a solo acoustic guitar and a mellotron; an early longer version can be heard on the Beatles Anthology. Eric Clapton played lead guitar on the album version of the song with a Gibson Les Paul guitar. The song was later covered by Clapton, Jeff Healey (in 1990, on his Hell to PayIncluding:

Guitars: Encyclopedia II - Guitar - Parts of the guitar

Guitar consists of several parts. Refer to appropriate article for description of a part: Headstock Nut Machine heads Frets Truss rod Inlays Neck Neck joint Body Pickups Electronics Bridge Pickguard Guitar - Headstock. The headstock is located at the end of the guitar neck. It is fitted with the tuning machines for pitch adjusting. Traditional layout of tuners is "3+3" which means 3 top tuners and 3 bottom ones. Some electric guitars feature 6 in-line tuners or even 4 ...

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