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September 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Rickenbacker 330 Electric Guitar

Rickenbacker 330

 

Rickenbacker Electric Bass 4003

Rickenbacker Electric Bass 4003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rickenbacker Guitars

The fantastic Rickenbacker guitars originate from 1932 and were the first electric guitars to be produced.

The 1960’s and the band that made the Rickenbacker guitar most famous was probably The Beatles. Regularly seen in the early days of The Beatles and used by both John Lennon and George Harrison. Surprisingly and maybe not, all members of The Beatles had Rickenbacker guitars.

The Rickenbacker is made in a range of 6 string models including the 325, 330, 330/12, 360, 360/12, 370/12, 450, 450/12, 620, 620/12 and 660/12. Some of these having the Bigsby tremolo/vibrato tailpiece.

Rickenbacker made a range of bass guitars starting with the 4000 model in 1957 being one of the first electric bass guitars produced. Later bass guitar models included the 4001 and 4003.

Just to finish off, who are some of the famous musicians/guitarists that have played Rickenbackers. Well not a lot, but we can include John Lennon (Beatles), George Harrison (Beatles), John Fogerty (CCR), Roger McGuinn (Byrds), Paul Weller (Style Council) and Peter Buck (R.E.M.).

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Guitar – Gibson SG

July 30, 2011 By 26 Comments
Gibson SG Standard "Angus Young"

Gibson SG "Angus Young"

Gibson SG Guitar

The great and famous Gibson SG Guitar would have to take second place to the Gibson Les Paul models in popularity. That’s the modern Les Paul’s, as the original SG’s were also Les Paul’s. Although I personally have both, the SG is my favourite.

The Gibson SG guitar comes in a variety models such as the SG Special, Standard, Robot, Custom, Reissue models and Artist Series.
The prices for the Gibson SG guitars start around $1,000 and go up to around $5,000. Of course there are always some very special models from the Gibson Custom Shop that go higher in price.

The SG is more at home with the rock and heavy rock bands. These bands include Cream, Black Sabbath, The Who and AC/DC to name a few. There are also some other great guitarists of the SG including Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

The SG (Solid Guitar) is very happy at home with the big rock guitarists. There are not too many examples of SG’s being popular in country music or pop music.

The Gibson SG guitar was originally known as a Les Paul. It’s solid body and double cut-away design are pretty unique. It has the traditional “soap bar” pickups which include Humbuckers, Burstbuckers, P90’s or Alnicos.

Some of the variations are the scratch plate, which the original SG’s had a wing scratch plate under the pickups. Whereas the later models had both the wing or a full scratch plate that sat above and below the pickups.

A couple of unique features of the SG are the Maestro and the Vibriola. The Vibriola is also known as the tremolo arm or whammy bar. The Maestro is large metal tailpiece with a very fancy letter “g” for Gibson engraved on it. This was first introduced in the early 60’s and progressed throughout the 60’s, but then faded out.

The Maestro and Vibriola were reintroduced in the Angus Young AC/DC model around 5+ years ago. This was basically a reissue of the 67/68 SG, except the big engraved “g” on the Maestro became an “A” for Angus. Gibson also replaced the “Crown” on the headstock with an Angus “Devil Schoolboy” emblem.

Just to finish off, who are some of the famous guitarists that have played the Gibson SG. Eric Clapton (Cream), Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix Experience), Carlos Santana (Santana), Pete Townsend (The Who), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Angus Young (AC/DC), Robby Krieger (The Doors), Gerry Garcia (Grateful Dead), Frank Zappa, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Elliott Easton (Cars) and Mick Box (Uriah Heep).

gibson sg electric guitar

Gibson SG Guitar

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How to Play the Guitar-Guitaring for Beginners: A couple of easy steps to getting started now

May 23, 2011 By 2 Comments
Fender Stratocaster "Blackie"

Fender Stratocaster "Blackie"

Article by How to Play the Guitar-Guitaring for Beginners: A couple of easy steps to getting started now

Rob Boykin

Learning how to play the guitar is not as challenging as one may possibly feel. The guitar is a pretty versatile instrument, but is not very different within the music world. The guitar is also an extremely fun instrument to play.

When trying to discover how to play the guitar you should put in a significant amount of practice time so that you can get the abilities that you simply are striving for. If you could practice every day you would not need to practice a whole lot of hours a day. It would not hurt you to dedicate a minimum of two hours a day depending on your time schedule.

Strengthening your fingers is a very critical factor to do when trying to understand how to play the guitar. Your fingers are basically the most significant factor when trying to discover how to play the guitar. You ought to work on speed and diverse fingerings.

Learning the notes isn’t a requirement simply because some of your greatest players could not tell you what note they played, but they know where their fingers were. Playing by ear is really a good thing. It will aid you whenever you have to adlib throughout songs. To be thorough you should learn the notes too as play by ear.

Ensure that you don’t get frustrated when just starting out; you will not be a professional overnight. As you practice, you’ll begin to notice certain issues about your playing. You will begin to do issues you could not do the other day during practice. It will take time, but you’ll get it.

Getting guitar chords music books is 1 thing that could assist you a wonderful deal. Seeing how others puts particular notes together will give you ideas that you can use whenever you are putting together your songs. Maintain yourself motivated by setting particular goals and whenever you make them set new ones.

You may also use the internet to assist you understand how to play guitar. You will discover online eBooks that are excellent and you will discover even internet sites that you simply can go to whenever you need assist such as forums or blogs. This need to be sufficient to get you began. So now, understand how to play the guitar and bear in mind to keep practicing. Practice will make perfection. You’ll be able to do this.

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