November 7th, 2008
Peter Lenkefi has written a great article about the tradition of Fender guitars. Here’s a short excerpt:
Without a doubt, Fender guitars are the top-of-the-line in guitars. Success in business is often measured according to the amount of money and sales a company is able to secure. The success of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation proves there are two other elements to consider: dedication and perseverance. From the beginning, it was company owner Leo Fender’s main goal to fender guitars the best as possible. The first fruits of his labor would prove positive his dedication He would reach his goal by designing the Telecaster, a solid-body electric guitar with a Spanish design. This guitar, like many Fender guitars that would follow, was the first of its kind. Only a few years after gaining fame with the Telecaster, Fender followed with the Precision Bass and Stratocaster. These Fender guitars are now collector’s items.
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August 3rd, 2008
Info for potential musicians about bass guitar chords, bass guitar notes, bass guitars for sale, and bass guitar lessons and why the bass is an attractive instrument for would-be musos.
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January 26th, 2008
With a bass amplifier, however, things are a little bit different. There are some very good cheap bass amps out there, but when you are using them you sometimes run into a problem. The bottom line is that you do not want to buy a cheap bass amp without enough power. You see, people are just simply not very good at hearing very low sounds.
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January 4th, 2008
The sound or music that comes out of the guitar is based on the modern or western scale of twelve tones. The letters A to G symbolize the scales which helps in making them easy to remember. And with the guitar like all of the other musical instruments, you also have the “flat”, the “sharp” and the “natural.” The tones are read as A, A#, B, B#, C, C#, etc. In your quest to learn how to play the guitar you will discover that music is remarkably similar to math; for every sound wave that travels in the air there is an equivalent sound. Read all of
Learn How To Play The Guitar - Scales.
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June 29th, 2007
A Successful Band Needs Direction First
It takes more than a group of good musicians to make a successful band. Besides musicianship there are many other factors that affect the success of a group. Today I would like to outline some of them so that you may avoid the pitfalls and problems that all bands face when trying to achieve success.
To start with, I would like to talk about group direction. Before anyone in the group even thinks about picking up their instrument, the direction of the group should be discussed and agreed upon. There are a few different directions a band can go. A ‘60/40’ group is one that plays approximately 60% old pop standards and 40% ‘top 40’ tunes. A band heading in this direction will play most of its gigs at dances, hotels, weddings etc. and can be assured of a steady income. Recognition for a band like this will probably be restricted to a local level.
Choosing a
style of music that everyone in the band enjoys is a must. To gauge the popularity of different styles and to get a feel for which genre you would like to play in, it would be a good idea to listen to other established groups playing live . Once you have decided upon a style, stick to it. You will notice that your crowd will get smaller because you are playing to a niche market; but you need to remember that you can’t please everyone and it is far better to give really pleasing shows to a select group than average shows to many.
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April 17th, 2007
If you play a member of the brass family, you will find that King musical instruments are a pretty good bet. I am not saying that a king musical instrument is always the best bet, but I have been playing them for a few years, and have been pretty happy with the results. The real problem, though, with buying a musical instrument is that they are so expensive that you can not really get the chance to try out a few of them before deciding what to get. Yes, King musical instruments are good, but so are Selmer musical instruments, as well as those of many other brands.
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January 27th, 2007
If you are looking for a subwoofer package for yourself, then one of the first things that you will want to do is to consider the cost overall that you want to pay for your subwoofers package; if you have a budget, then you will obviously have to work this item into that budget, and so this is going to take some thinking.
As well, you will want to make sure that whichever package you are looking at fits all of the requirements that you wish, because you certainly don’t want to end up with items that you don’t need and then not get the ones that…
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December 31st, 2006
There are some rock gods who do not strut about, do scissor jumps or crowd surf. Roger Waters is one of them. He’s no oil painting and he doesn’t attract the attention of the paparazzi. He transcends all of this and holds his place in history as one of the greatest songwriters of all time. His lyrics are especially admired, for their ability to explore emotions.
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