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Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Jamorama review for new guitar players
On this page you will find a review and explanation of the content in JAMORAMA's newest release. For over 6 years and 200,000 students Jamorama has given regular everyday people the easiest way possible to start learning guitar. Their program is aimed at the beginning and intermediate or just the casual players. You know the type I'm sure, the guy who at a party can grab a guitar and roll out 2 or 3 songs that everyone knows? Though it is aimed at casual guitar players, that doesn't mean someone who wants to play in a band cannot benefit from Jamorama, the things they teach are useful to the guy who wants to record to the guy who just wants to just sit around his living room strumming a guitar, playing his favorite songs.
One of the best things about Jamorama is that you can get it in 2 different ways, you can buy the Download version, which means that in roughly 5 minutes you can start learning guitar. The other way is to buy the PHYSICAL books and DVD's, though yo will have to wait a week or so to get going on your lesson. The good thing about the books and dvd's is that you will also get access to the online members area containing the FAQ area and members forums and other perks that only access to the members area provides.
Jamorama works equally well with Windows or Mac, all though if you are running windows 98, you may have trouble getting the newer version that was built mainly for the newest versions of Windows to work. The older version of Jamorama would be better for you to use if you still use Win 98 and is still available at the Jamorama site.
Now lets go over the CONTENT that you will receive when signed up for Jamorama
You will receive the Jamorama Maestro 2.03 software that contains the lesson Download manager, this newer version also makes it easy to play audio and video within the lesson which is a big improvement over the older version in which you had to download audio,video and lessons separately and piece them together after download.
You get lifetime updates, so if they release another version with additions in it you can download it with no charge
There are 28 Jam tracks that you can play along with (you can start using this in the second lesson
There are 128 video "mini-lessons" that use a dual camera view that shows BOTH hands, this can come in very useful when you need to understand how the picking is done. The video's also show notation, which is handy when the fingering on the fretboard is hard to see.
Easily print out lesson's for those who can't sit in front of their computer and play guitar.
Lessons start right at the beginning so that even the greenest of guitarists can easily understand the lessons
Comes with several "extra's" that explain musical concepts.
EXTRA'S
Free SongPond.com membership-Though only Jamorama Delux members recieve this, its still a cool addition. SongPond allows you to look up and learn your Favorite songs by watching Hi Resolution Video lessons
Guitar Tuner Pro- A set-up that lets you tune your guitar digitally. Useful to the beginner's.
Guitar EarIt! A game that will teach you chords.
Ultimate Metronome-An addition that helps to develope rhythym, every guitarist should use either this or a real physical metronome. This will help you when you start playing with other musicians.
Jayde Musica-Another game that will teach sight recognition,pitch recognition and chord identification.
You will also get Advanced Teaching Techniques that include a 16 page .PDF file that tells you how to get the most out of your Jamorama Lessons. Typically should be read before you get too far along in the Lesson plan.
The online members area contains an informative FAQ and members Forum area where you can go to ask questions or look up a question and see the answers available that someone else may have all ready asked. There is alos an easy to use support ticket creator and the guys at Jamorama generally will get back to you in a couple of normal business days Jamorama also comes with an unconditional 60 day money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied for any reason you will get your money back.
With such an extensive selection of content and the inexpensive price of 49.95, Jamorama makes my number one Guitar teaching aid on the internet today. If you have priced the cost of going to an instructor for personal one on one lessons you know that EACH lesson will run you around 50 dollars. Thats just ONE lesson! Now multiply that times however many lessons It would take to actually KNOW what you are doing with your guitar and the price can be astronomical! Now look at the content you receive with Jamorama and this makes taking guitar lessons from some chain music store sound insane.
I would also like to add that at this time you can TRY Jamorama for FREE! Thats right I said for FREE, now when's the last time you went into a chain store and they told you your first 2 or 3 lessons would be FREE? I'll tell ya, probably NEVER!!
If you would believe a guy who's been playing his guitar's all most 25 years, Jamorama is well worth the cost, there are other programs out there, but the content in Jamorama just blows them all away. To try Jamorama FREE just click the banner ad below and you will be wisked away to the site to sign up! If you are up to it and don't like the program, or are dis-satisfied for ANY reason , don't forget you have 50 days to let the Jamorama guys know and get your money back!
One of the best things about Jamorama is that you can get it in 2 different ways, you can buy the Download version, which means that in roughly 5 minutes you can start learning guitar. The other way is to buy the PHYSICAL books and DVD's, though yo will have to wait a week or so to get going on your lesson. The good thing about the books and dvd's is that you will also get access to the online members area containing the FAQ area and members forums and other perks that only access to the members area provides.
Jamorama works equally well with Windows or Mac, all though if you are running windows 98, you may have trouble getting the newer version that was built mainly for the newest versions of Windows to work. The older version of Jamorama would be better for you to use if you still use Win 98 and is still available at the Jamorama site.
Now lets go over the CONTENT that you will receive when signed up for Jamorama
You will receive the Jamorama Maestro 2.03 software that contains the lesson Download manager, this newer version also makes it easy to play audio and video within the lesson which is a big improvement over the older version in which you had to download audio,video and lessons separately and piece them together after download.
You get lifetime updates, so if they release another version with additions in it you can download it with no charge
There are 28 Jam tracks that you can play along with (you can start using this in the second lesson
There are 128 video "mini-lessons" that use a dual camera view that shows BOTH hands, this can come in very useful when you need to understand how the picking is done. The video's also show notation, which is handy when the fingering on the fretboard is hard to see.
Easily print out lesson's for those who can't sit in front of their computer and play guitar.
Lessons start right at the beginning so that even the greenest of guitarists can easily understand the lessons
Comes with several "extra's" that explain musical concepts.
EXTRA'S
Free SongPond.com membership-Though only Jamorama Delux members recieve this, its still a cool addition. SongPond allows you to look up and learn your Favorite songs by watching Hi Resolution Video lessons
Guitar Tuner Pro- A set-up that lets you tune your guitar digitally. Useful to the beginner's.
Guitar EarIt! A game that will teach you chords.
Ultimate Metronome-An addition that helps to develope rhythym, every guitarist should use either this or a real physical metronome. This will help you when you start playing with other musicians.
Jayde Musica-Another game that will teach sight recognition,pitch recognition and chord identification.
You will also get Advanced Teaching Techniques that include a 16 page .PDF file that tells you how to get the most out of your Jamorama Lessons. Typically should be read before you get too far along in the Lesson plan.
The online members area contains an informative FAQ and members Forum area where you can go to ask questions or look up a question and see the answers available that someone else may have all ready asked. There is alos an easy to use support ticket creator and the guys at Jamorama generally will get back to you in a couple of normal business days Jamorama also comes with an unconditional 60 day money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied for any reason you will get your money back.
With such an extensive selection of content and the inexpensive price of 49.95, Jamorama makes my number one Guitar teaching aid on the internet today. If you have priced the cost of going to an instructor for personal one on one lessons you know that EACH lesson will run you around 50 dollars. Thats just ONE lesson! Now multiply that times however many lessons It would take to actually KNOW what you are doing with your guitar and the price can be astronomical! Now look at the content you receive with Jamorama and this makes taking guitar lessons from some chain music store sound insane.
I would also like to add that at this time you can TRY Jamorama for FREE! Thats right I said for FREE, now when's the last time you went into a chain store and they told you your first 2 or 3 lessons would be FREE? I'll tell ya, probably NEVER!!
If you would believe a guy who's been playing his guitar's all most 25 years, Jamorama is well worth the cost, there are other programs out there, but the content in Jamorama just blows them all away. To try Jamorama FREE just click the banner ad below and you will be wisked away to the site to sign up! If you are up to it and don't like the program, or are dis-satisfied for ANY reason , don't forget you have 50 days to let the Jamorama guys know and get your money back!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Coming soon at guitar-stuff-4-you.com !
OK all my viewers, the plan for this week is too add Downloadable Tabs to the site from my own collection of Tabs, since not everyone has the program to view the tabs in the form they are in now, I am transferring them to .PDF format. Acrobat is a free program so anyone with a PC should be able to get it. You will have to get it to view the tabs. Also will have bass tabs on all the ones that have a bass tab included.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Content Question
so as loyal and precious page viewers, What type of content would YOU like to see added at Guitar-stuff-4-you.com?
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Capo and Its Uses
The idea behind that capo is so simple , and so unassuming that all-most all beginners should have one. The usefullness of this small bit of accessory can save Experienced guitarists during a gig just as easily as saving a newbie time in learning a song that is proving difficult to get the right "sound" for. In case You have never seen a capo before or seen one but not know what it was and what it is for, I'll first show you a typical capo and give you a basic run-down on how to use one.
The typical capo will look like this, though there are variations on the standard theme.
Basically what a capo is , is a clamp that you can attach to the neck of your guitar. It can be un-clamped and moved up and down the fretboard, changing the key of all your open strings. This means if you need to change the key of the song you are playing you can do so without having to tune down or up, your instrument. Say for example you are playing for a singer who suddenly decides to change key in the middle of a performance. You can use a capo to stay in the key he/she might require, without having to change the chords you are used to. Also if you are trying to figure out a particular song and the key just doesn't seem to be matching up, slap on a capo at different positions on the neck until you get in range of the song. The capo also allows you to play a range of keys with only knowing a few chords. Say a bunch of musicians you are jamming with play in A minor and you only know first position chords? The capo to the rescue!
As you saw in the image above, a capo is nothing more than some plastic, a pad of rubber, and a metal spring for tension. There are however many different styles of capo out there. Some use thumbscrews, some are made from metal or another alloy. If you yourself find a capo useful-I know I do! Its probably best to spend a little for a good one, these are usually easier to remove and put back on and usually do the job better and last longer.
OK, once you get your hands on a capo it's probably best you figure out how to use it right? On most guitars a capo will work and have the instrument sound good when the long bar that lays over the strings is right up close to the fret on the headstock side of the fret. You never , ever want to put a capo right on top of the fret! This way (snug against the fret) keeps the string in place. If you move the capo too far in-between frets it can produce fret-buzz on the open strings.
If you were in tune before placing the capo, you most likely still will be but its best to check until you get better at using a capo. Typically though you should be able to slap one on and just go.
The normal capo can be used to do a few tricks too, say you want to be able to play an easy E major chord higher up on the neck, but want to leave that deep bass of the sixth string "E", take a capo and at the seventh fret clamp down on strings A thru high-E, now bar chord the D,G and B strings for an easy E major chord still with that low bass!
The capo once you understand it can be messed around with for lots of different chord positions and key tunings, move yours around and just play with it and I'm sure you will start to discover the possibilities!
Below are some examples of different style capo's
then there was this, that someone randomly had posted on the internet but still, if you're in a jam and REALLY need a capo....
For the Special surprise new style of capo out on the market youl'll have to visit http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com and look under the articles links for this same article! You won't be disappointed!
The typical capo will look like this, though there are variations on the standard theme.
Basically what a capo is , is a clamp that you can attach to the neck of your guitar. It can be un-clamped and moved up and down the fretboard, changing the key of all your open strings. This means if you need to change the key of the song you are playing you can do so without having to tune down or up, your instrument. Say for example you are playing for a singer who suddenly decides to change key in the middle of a performance. You can use a capo to stay in the key he/she might require, without having to change the chords you are used to. Also if you are trying to figure out a particular song and the key just doesn't seem to be matching up, slap on a capo at different positions on the neck until you get in range of the song. The capo also allows you to play a range of keys with only knowing a few chords. Say a bunch of musicians you are jamming with play in A minor and you only know first position chords? The capo to the rescue!
As you saw in the image above, a capo is nothing more than some plastic, a pad of rubber, and a metal spring for tension. There are however many different styles of capo out there. Some use thumbscrews, some are made from metal or another alloy. If you yourself find a capo useful-I know I do! Its probably best to spend a little for a good one, these are usually easier to remove and put back on and usually do the job better and last longer.
OK, once you get your hands on a capo it's probably best you figure out how to use it right? On most guitars a capo will work and have the instrument sound good when the long bar that lays over the strings is right up close to the fret on the headstock side of the fret. You never , ever want to put a capo right on top of the fret! This way (snug against the fret) keeps the string in place. If you move the capo too far in-between frets it can produce fret-buzz on the open strings.
If you were in tune before placing the capo, you most likely still will be but its best to check until you get better at using a capo. Typically though you should be able to slap one on and just go.
The normal capo can be used to do a few tricks too, say you want to be able to play an easy E major chord higher up on the neck, but want to leave that deep bass of the sixth string "E", take a capo and at the seventh fret clamp down on strings A thru high-E, now bar chord the D,G and B strings for an easy E major chord still with that low bass!
The capo once you understand it can be messed around with for lots of different chord positions and key tunings, move yours around and just play with it and I'm sure you will start to discover the possibilities!
Below are some examples of different style capo's
then there was this, that someone randomly had posted on the internet but still, if you're in a jam and REALLY need a capo....
For the Special surprise new style of capo out on the market youl'll have to visit http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com and look under the articles links for this same article! You won't be disappointed!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
GEAR TATS INTERVIEW
Guitarstuff4U: So mr. Gear Tats, what made you decide to start the Gear Tats business?
Gear Tats: Well I grew up playing guitar in the eighties when Hair Bands were the rage and they had these amazing guitar players. All of those guitarists had great custom graphic guitars that I would drool over and dream about owning. I remember CC Deville had a bunch of cool guitars in one of Poison's videos, as well as Queensrych, Anthrax, Warrent, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Vernon Reid,John Petrucci. The list is endless. They all had these amazing looking axes. A few times I attempted to do some customizing on my own but the results were always pretty bad. I've wrecked a few guitars in my day I'm sorry to say. Years and years later my friend bought a vinyl cutter was showing me some decals that he had made which got my gears spinning. This could be a way to make custom guitar graphics that would look great and were affordable to the average guitarist.
Guitarstuff4U: Where did you get all those cool designs? Did you come up with them or do you have a partner that does that?
Gear Tats: I design all of the decals myself. I've been a graphic artist since high school, and even when I went to college for music I still kept up with all the graphic programs on the computer and studied art on my own. I've also done a few custom decals for clients who had a design in their mind that they really wanted which was fun.
Guitarstuff4U: Any other designs slated to come out in the near future?
Gear Tats: Oh yeah! It's really limitless as far as design possibilities. Not only will we be moving into multi-colored designs in the future but also designs inspired by customer feedback through facebook and twitter. We're really interested in finding out what people would like to see on their guitars and then giving them the best versions of that.
Guitarstuff4U: Are specific designs meant for certain styles of guitar or can any design be put on any guitar?
Gear Tats: We do have a few decals that are designed for specific body shapes like tribals, or a new line of pin-stripping we are about to launch. Others are designed to fit on most guitars but come in two sizes, electric and acoustic. We are also looking at creating a few killer designs for Flying V's. We can't ignore those guys.
Guitarstuff4U: No you most certainly shouldn't, especially since it seems EVERYONE these days is playing a flying-V or some other non-traditional body style guitar.
Guitarstuff4U: On the technical side of the spectrum, you say that Gear Tats are permanent yet can also be removed if you wish it, how does that work? I would imagine some kind of solvent would be involved, as you couldn’t just use water, instruments rarely get wet but I'm sure it does happen.
Gear Tats: These decals are made from high quality sign vinyl which does have an adhesive on the back of it. It is designed to stand up to moderate use on indoor signs without fading of falling off. When it is removed from a surface it doesn't leave any residue behind that I have found. The only side effect I have noticed when removing a decal that had been on one of my guitars for a few years was that the surface was much cleaner where the decal had been.
Guitarstuff4U: Were there any design you had that didn’t "make the cut" so to speak? and might we see those designs if things take - off for Gear Tats?
Gear Tats: Yeah there were a few that didn't "make the cut" :). Mostly because of the learning curve involved with the decal creation process. The way that these decals are made involves removing the parts of the design where the guitar body shows through. Some of my earlier designs were very intricate and the time it took to remove all of those little bits of vinyl would have sent the price of them through the roof. Maybe down the road we'll introduce a Premier Line of GearTats that will include these amazing designs for customers that want something a little more intense looking.
Guitarstuff4U: ok thats all we have for now Bassers and Guitar'ers, if you want to see more about Gear Tats you can view whats on stock at GEARTATS
Gear Tats: Well I grew up playing guitar in the eighties when Hair Bands were the rage and they had these amazing guitar players. All of those guitarists had great custom graphic guitars that I would drool over and dream about owning. I remember CC Deville had a bunch of cool guitars in one of Poison's videos, as well as Queensrych, Anthrax, Warrent, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Vernon Reid,John Petrucci. The list is endless. They all had these amazing looking axes. A few times I attempted to do some customizing on my own but the results were always pretty bad. I've wrecked a few guitars in my day I'm sorry to say. Years and years later my friend bought a vinyl cutter was showing me some decals that he had made which got my gears spinning. This could be a way to make custom guitar graphics that would look great and were affordable to the average guitarist.
Guitarstuff4U: Where did you get all those cool designs? Did you come up with them or do you have a partner that does that?
Gear Tats: I design all of the decals myself. I've been a graphic artist since high school, and even when I went to college for music I still kept up with all the graphic programs on the computer and studied art on my own. I've also done a few custom decals for clients who had a design in their mind that they really wanted which was fun.
Guitarstuff4U: Any other designs slated to come out in the near future?
Gear Tats: Oh yeah! It's really limitless as far as design possibilities. Not only will we be moving into multi-colored designs in the future but also designs inspired by customer feedback through facebook and twitter. We're really interested in finding out what people would like to see on their guitars and then giving them the best versions of that.
Guitarstuff4U: Are specific designs meant for certain styles of guitar or can any design be put on any guitar?
Gear Tats: We do have a few decals that are designed for specific body shapes like tribals, or a new line of pin-stripping we are about to launch. Others are designed to fit on most guitars but come in two sizes, electric and acoustic. We are also looking at creating a few killer designs for Flying V's. We can't ignore those guys.
Guitarstuff4U: No you most certainly shouldn't, especially since it seems EVERYONE these days is playing a flying-V or some other non-traditional body style guitar.
Guitarstuff4U: On the technical side of the spectrum, you say that Gear Tats are permanent yet can also be removed if you wish it, how does that work? I would imagine some kind of solvent would be involved, as you couldn’t just use water, instruments rarely get wet but I'm sure it does happen.
Gear Tats: These decals are made from high quality sign vinyl which does have an adhesive on the back of it. It is designed to stand up to moderate use on indoor signs without fading of falling off. When it is removed from a surface it doesn't leave any residue behind that I have found. The only side effect I have noticed when removing a decal that had been on one of my guitars for a few years was that the surface was much cleaner where the decal had been.
Guitarstuff4U: Were there any design you had that didn’t "make the cut" so to speak? and might we see those designs if things take - off for Gear Tats?
Gear Tats: Yeah there were a few that didn't "make the cut" :). Mostly because of the learning curve involved with the decal creation process. The way that these decals are made involves removing the parts of the design where the guitar body shows through. Some of my earlier designs were very intricate and the time it took to remove all of those little bits of vinyl would have sent the price of them through the roof. Maybe down the road we'll introduce a Premier Line of GearTats that will include these amazing designs for customers that want something a little more intense looking.
Guitarstuff4U: ok thats all we have for now Bassers and Guitar'ers, if you want to see more about Gear Tats you can view whats on stock at GEARTATS
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Plans for the web page
OK anyone out there viewing this or the web page at http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com I've got a new page up about COOL GEAR, you'll have to look to see the content!
I'm also planning on redoing the layout and way the interviews are posted on the web page, I'm thinking of giving each interview its own page, with links to the pages on either one central page ( will most likely do this after a few interviews have been accumulated for easy referencing) or a list of links to separate pages on the main page If I put up a poll would you fans vote on it? sounds like a good idea to me!
I'm also planning on redoing the layout and way the interviews are posted on the web page, I'm thinking of giving each interview its own page, with links to the pages on either one central page ( will most likely do this after a few interviews have been accumulated for easy referencing) or a list of links to separate pages on the main page If I put up a poll would you fans vote on it? sounds like a good idea to me!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Who's ready for the Thor Rune interview? I hope you ARE! here it is!
Guitarstuff4U: Just for info I play a Gibson Epiphone Les Paul with a Marshall MG-15 amp, whats your current set up for live play and /or practice (if you set up different for practice that is)?
Thor Rune: My live rig currently consists of an ADA MP2 tube preamp, and an Alesis Quadraverb 2 for effects and a Digitech DHP55 for harmonization. That all gets fed in to a Peavey Classic 50-50 tube power amp and a Marshall cab with Celestion G12T75 speakers. I use an ART X15 foot controller to change tones.
For home practice I recently picked up a Pod xt which is pretty convenient for jamming by myself or recording demos. Every now and then ill crank up my 5150 if I need a little adrenaline rush lol. Luckily I have very nice neighbors. Guitar wise I have a bunch, but live I normally rely on my Charvel Model 6 and my Steinberger. I'll bring out others occasionally for shits and giggles but those 2 are so versatile they can do everything I need.
Guitarstuff4U: which one has no head on the Neck?
Thor Rune: Yeah the Steinberger is "headless"
Guitarstuff4U: when you are practicing, how long do you usually play for? Are there any special thing you do while practicing that you believe make you a better guitarist?
Thor Rune: Marz always rags on me for not practicing enough lol. He's right too I'm really lazy with actual "practicing" (as opposed to rehearsing).
I would say the best thing to do to make yourself better is play with other musicians. No amount of practice by yourself can make up for that. I've met plenty of musicians who could tear it up in their bedroom but as soon as they have to actually play along with others they're lost.
Guitarstuff4U: Have you ever heard of / or use Guitar Pro? cause i agree with Marz that program is the bomb for guitarists
Thor Rune: Guitar Pro is an amazing tool for learning songs; there's such a vast library of tabs out there for it. I've never really used it for tabbing my own stuff though as I use Cubase instead. It's not nearly as powerful as Guitar Pro for creating quality tabs but it's good enough for my needs which is usually just working out guitarmonies and solos for myself.
Guitarstuff4U: "guitarmonies" i like that, and i totally agree if you don't jam with others, you don't get the whole thing about keeping time with others and learning to improvise. and learning to "shred" as people call it nowadays doesn't necessarily mean you can play a song beginning to end. So, then what would you recommend to someone like me who can't "solo" but still can play a good rhythm get better at soloing then, scales? I know some but not enough.
Thor Rune: Scales are good to know for theoretical and harmony purposes, and scale runs are a good way to get from point A to point B in a solo, but relying on them can make solos sound rather predictable and linear. I'd say the best thing for writing tasty solos is to try singing what you want to hear... or humming if your voice sucks like me ;). The point is to think melodically, chances are if you can't sing it you're overplaying. As far as improving your soloing technique there's nothing wrong with learning other peoples solos and figuring out what they do so that you can incorporate their tricks in to your repertoire. One of the best ways to learn parts is to use something like VLC player, which lets you slow down songs without changing the pitch. That way you can learn the tricky parts at a slow speed and work your way up to full speed. A lot of players are too focused on trying to play everything super fast right away instead of worrying about playing cleanly and articulation. Start off slow until it "clicks"; when that happens playing at full speed is way easier and it'll sound a lot better because you're aware of every note and nuance in the part.
Guitarstuff4U: Does everyone in the band contribute to writing songs? or is it more like KISS is set up where only one or 2 or 3 of you write?
Thor Rune: As for the writing Marz does pretty much all the writing. Kingdom Earth was pretty much written by the time I joined the band so that concept was all his idea.
Guitarstuff4U: OK this one's going to be easy compared to the rest of these questions, lol. this is a simple one, what brand strings do you use both on stage and off?
Thor Rune: Let's see... I use either D'Addario or Dean Markley strings. I used to have to use special double-ball end strings for the Steinberger but I got an adapter that lets me use regular strings with it. The special strings were getting quite hard to find and kinda pricey.
Guitarstuff4U: what about your gear when it comes to maintenance, for instance do you change your own strings? take your ax to the shop? DO more than that maybe? such as adjustments to the bridge or neck( just for info: I strongly recommend all new and mid level guys take their instrument to a qualified "shop" for such adjustments)
Thor Rune: I do all my own guitar setup unless it requires fret dressing or some similar alterations. I think every guitar player should at least be familiar with what's involved with setting up their guitar even if they're not comfortable doing it themselves.
great Thor, and thanks for your answers and taking the time to talk with me and I'm sure all your fans will appreciate it
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Pick your PICKS!
this was originally written by Ted Drozdowski and appeared in Gibson Lifestyles page
The guitar pick might seem like the lowliest piece of gear in a six-stringer’s ensemble, but the truth is it’s a mighty device that needs to be reckoned with. Any player who’s never explored the sizes, materials, sound-producing qualities and other subtleties of the plectrum should consider becoming pickier about picks.
The history of the pick dates back at least to the Egyptian empire. Drawings of instruments being played with quills and other early picks appear on walls of the pyramids. Turtle shell, bone, ivory and stone were all used for pick construction early in the plectrum’s development. Today the materials employed for pick making are much more varied – and far less dangerous for reptiles, elephants and whales. And they all have an impact on sound and playability.
Here are 10 tips to keep in mind when picking the right pick:
Size Matters
The typical guitar pick is slightly more than an inch-and-a-quarter long and an inch-and-a-quarter wide, but they run as small as the size of a fingertip and as large as more than two inches across. Les Paul used the latter, in a triangle shape, for the last decades of his career. The big picks were easier for his arthritic fingers to grasp. Jazz players often prefer smaller picks, which promote string contact with the fingers. That creates a warmer more muted tone. Most rock, country and blues players go for the standard-sized pick, which is large enough to grip solidly, avoid accidental finger contact with the strings and can be turned or palmed easily to grind the strings or to allow a quick switch to finger-picking.
Material Issues
Today picks are typically made of plastic: nylon, polyethylene, celluloid and other varieties. Derek Bailey, the late great British improviser, made his own picks out of dental material used for making crowns and caps. Shell picks are rare but still available, and picks are also made in bronze and steel. In general, the harder the pick material the brighter and more biting the tone produced. A problem with metal picks, with the exception of fingerpicks, is that they tend to chew up the surface of pick guards, guitar tops and fretboards.
Skinny or Wide
Generally speaking, thin picks are great for strumming acoustic guitars while thicker picks, usually identified as medium gauge and heavy or extra heavy, are appropriate for electric instruments. Using a thin pick to play with a super distorted sound helps turn tone to mud, for example, but thin picks can accent the ringing individual notes of chords on acoustic guitars.
Durability
Thinner picks tend to rip and tear more often, and wear out faster. A bout of power strumming can wear the tip off a thin pick mid-song, which subsequently interferes with picking accuracy, tone and attack. So be sure to get a gauge that’s going to be right for your playing style.
Stylin’
The kind of music you play is also a factor. Heavy sound? Heavy pick. Black metal guitarists are more likely to have super thick picks of 1.5 millimeters or greater between their thumbs and forefingers. Those are perfect, also, for digging into the kind of heavy gauge strings that respond best to low tuning. Jazz players who play flat wound strings often prefer heavy picks, too.
Numerology
Often music stores have a display that offers picks according to size. Here’s a list of standard measurements for different gauges: thin picks typically are .44 millimeters or thinner; mediums range from .45 to .69 millimeters; heavy picks go from .85 to 1.20 or bigger; and extra heavies tag in at 1.5 millimeters or greater.
Branding
Here’s something most working players don’t consider when selecting picks – they offer a cheap way of self-promotion. Plenty of pick makers will put your own or your band’s logo, name, contact info, website, etc. on their products and most often for less than you’d pay for picks at the local guitar shop. Fans seek them as collectibles and they’re a cool visual calling card.
Oddball Shapes
Manufacturers have tried all kinds of frills in pick design, from shark-tooth-like cutaways to tips of different materials to holes for supposedly easier grip. Don’t be distracted by these oddballs. Ultimately they offer no advantage over the conventional V-shape.
Grip
It may seem obvious, but harder, less flexible picks are typically difficult to grasp and keep in place. Hard nylon has a tendency to slip more often than softer plastics, and thicker picks are more difficult to control than medium models. The trade off is finding the pick that stays between your fingers best and gets to the core of the tone you’re looking to crank out of your amp. Some picks have a special high-friction coating to aid grip. Others offer a flexible middle that allows improved grip plus a means to vary attack by applying different degrees of finger pressure.
Technique
How you use a pick also affects your choice of plectrum. Down strokes employed by the likes of Metallica are best done with thick picks. Circular picking requires a more flexible pick. Ditto with alternate picking and sweep arpeggios.
get some picks here! https://www.hotpicksusa.com/
or you can go directly to Amazon with this link Picky picks
The guitar pick might seem like the lowliest piece of gear in a six-stringer’s ensemble, but the truth is it’s a mighty device that needs to be reckoned with. Any player who’s never explored the sizes, materials, sound-producing qualities and other subtleties of the plectrum should consider becoming pickier about picks.
The history of the pick dates back at least to the Egyptian empire. Drawings of instruments being played with quills and other early picks appear on walls of the pyramids. Turtle shell, bone, ivory and stone were all used for pick construction early in the plectrum’s development. Today the materials employed for pick making are much more varied – and far less dangerous for reptiles, elephants and whales. And they all have an impact on sound and playability.
Here are 10 tips to keep in mind when picking the right pick:
Size Matters
The typical guitar pick is slightly more than an inch-and-a-quarter long and an inch-and-a-quarter wide, but they run as small as the size of a fingertip and as large as more than two inches across. Les Paul used the latter, in a triangle shape, for the last decades of his career. The big picks were easier for his arthritic fingers to grasp. Jazz players often prefer smaller picks, which promote string contact with the fingers. That creates a warmer more muted tone. Most rock, country and blues players go for the standard-sized pick, which is large enough to grip solidly, avoid accidental finger contact with the strings and can be turned or palmed easily to grind the strings or to allow a quick switch to finger-picking.
Material Issues
Today picks are typically made of plastic: nylon, polyethylene, celluloid and other varieties. Derek Bailey, the late great British improviser, made his own picks out of dental material used for making crowns and caps. Shell picks are rare but still available, and picks are also made in bronze and steel. In general, the harder the pick material the brighter and more biting the tone produced. A problem with metal picks, with the exception of fingerpicks, is that they tend to chew up the surface of pick guards, guitar tops and fretboards.
Skinny or Wide
Generally speaking, thin picks are great for strumming acoustic guitars while thicker picks, usually identified as medium gauge and heavy or extra heavy, are appropriate for electric instruments. Using a thin pick to play with a super distorted sound helps turn tone to mud, for example, but thin picks can accent the ringing individual notes of chords on acoustic guitars.
Durability
Thinner picks tend to rip and tear more often, and wear out faster. A bout of power strumming can wear the tip off a thin pick mid-song, which subsequently interferes with picking accuracy, tone and attack. So be sure to get a gauge that’s going to be right for your playing style.
Stylin’
The kind of music you play is also a factor. Heavy sound? Heavy pick. Black metal guitarists are more likely to have super thick picks of 1.5 millimeters or greater between their thumbs and forefingers. Those are perfect, also, for digging into the kind of heavy gauge strings that respond best to low tuning. Jazz players who play flat wound strings often prefer heavy picks, too.
Numerology
Often music stores have a display that offers picks according to size. Here’s a list of standard measurements for different gauges: thin picks typically are .44 millimeters or thinner; mediums range from .45 to .69 millimeters; heavy picks go from .85 to 1.20 or bigger; and extra heavies tag in at 1.5 millimeters or greater.
Branding
Here’s something most working players don’t consider when selecting picks – they offer a cheap way of self-promotion. Plenty of pick makers will put your own or your band’s logo, name, contact info, website, etc. on their products and most often for less than you’d pay for picks at the local guitar shop. Fans seek them as collectibles and they’re a cool visual calling card.
Oddball Shapes
Manufacturers have tried all kinds of frills in pick design, from shark-tooth-like cutaways to tips of different materials to holes for supposedly easier grip. Don’t be distracted by these oddballs. Ultimately they offer no advantage over the conventional V-shape.
Grip
It may seem obvious, but harder, less flexible picks are typically difficult to grasp and keep in place. Hard nylon has a tendency to slip more often than softer plastics, and thicker picks are more difficult to control than medium models. The trade off is finding the pick that stays between your fingers best and gets to the core of the tone you’re looking to crank out of your amp. Some picks have a special high-friction coating to aid grip. Others offer a flexible middle that allows improved grip plus a means to vary attack by applying different degrees of finger pressure.
Technique
How you use a pick also affects your choice of plectrum. Down strokes employed by the likes of Metallica are best done with thick picks. Circular picking requires a more flexible pick. Ditto with alternate picking and sweep arpeggios.
get some picks here! https://www.hotpicksusa.com/
or you can go directly to Amazon with this link Picky picks
Saturday, December 10, 2011
new pages up at Guitarstuff-4-you.com
2 , thats right! 2 new pages up at http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com/! I've put up a page strictly for the interviews! and another page for Articles and Video with an introductory article from Gibson's lifestyle page about picks and choosing picks, should be an interesting read for any strummers pickers or Ax Slingers out there!
plans for the webpage
ok people, 2 new add ons planned for the page today, borrowing a camera to get an introduction video for the front page, and i have an article about picks i want to get posted on the page, look on the "Media" link also the interview with Thor Rune should go up sometime today
Friday, December 9, 2011
due to unforeseen circumstances
Thor Rune's interview has been pushed back to later tonight, as i had to leave and give someone a ride right when he got online to give his interview, we only got about half done, so it'll be there true believers! just have a little patience (or maybe try to learn it on guitar!)
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Coming Tommorrow!
A new interview this time with The Worshyps other Ax-slinger Thor Rune! check - in sometime tomorrow, will probably be posted as early as i can get it on the site and the blog! This interview is better prepared and hopefully will answer any of The Worshyps fans questions about the band and or Thor himself.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
its a new day!
lets see what should i set for a goal today? I know! lets makes some Money! lol.
On the serious side I hope everyone enjoyed the interview with Mr. Nova, hopefully I can get Mr Thor to give us a chat as well! I promise that if he does I'll get some better questions to ask.
On the serious side I hope everyone enjoyed the interview with Mr. Nova, hopefully I can get Mr Thor to give us a chat as well! I promise that if he does I'll get some better questions to ask.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Marz Nova (The Worshyp) interview!
hey listen up all you guitar freaks and geeks, strummers, pickers and finger pickers!
Guitar-stuff-4-you.com has lucked into a short lil interview with singer/guitarist from one of the best new metal bands of 2011. His name is Marz Nova and I was lucky enough to chat with him the other night about his set-up and the debut album(Kingdom Earth) that's available RIGHT NOW!! at iTunes, Amazon.com (both physical & digital) Napster, Zune market as well as their web store http://www.theworshyp.com So here we go, enjoy! Firstly a little info on the band (lifted directly from their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/theworshyp (god bless copy and paste! heh)
The Worshyp are a Heavy Metal band based out of Toronto, Canada. The bands founder Marz Nova named the band The Worshyp as a salute to how heavy metal fans love, and almost worship, their music as if it were a religion. The name has no ties to any real organized religion. In the spring of 2010 Marz recruited Danish guitarist Thor Rune as well as bassist Mig Diablo & KK Devina both from Peru and former band members of Ex Iron Maiden Vocalist Paul Di'Anno. The band's chemistry is based on strong vocal melodies sang over driving guitar riffs set to today's lower tunings.
In asking Marz for any helpful input he might provide (him being a practicing musician) for the website www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com, Marz had replied,
"I have taught guitar for years. The biggest mistake that I see is that people do not understand how to practice. For me playing what you know how to do is just rehearsing. Practice is learning something new. You should always practice with a click to make sure your meter is perfect. Also practice very slowly. Don't speed anything up until you can do it perfectly. I only practice about 90 minutes per day but I use that time very wisely. I practice what I cannot do. I see improvement with every session. Hope this helps"
I found this to be so helpful that I went on and asked a few more questions.
as our conversation went on, I mentioned the fact that I use GuitarPro to help figure out and learn new songs
Guitarstuff4U: Being a teacher is there any kind of lesson out there that fans might use to learn to play?
Marz Nova: "Personally some of the most helpful lessons that I could recommend are Doug Marks' Metal Method lessons. Especially the theory lessons. There's also tons of stuff on YouTube that is really helpful. I highly recommend learning by ear and checking it with tab, however there is a pile of incorrect tab out there."
Guitarstuff4U: Yah I've run afoul of incorrect tabs too , though i think some of those reports are generated by people who don't know the song is recorded tuned down, so when it doesn't match they think the tab is bad. have you ever used Guitar pro? or seen it?
Marz Nova: "Yes, I love Guitar pro. It's the best bang for your buck out there in my opinion."
guitarstuff4U: Yah, GP is the stuff all right, I've learned a lot of songs with it.
Any way I play a Gibson Epiphone Les Paul cherry sunburst (Jimmy Page) and have like 4 amps but really only use the Marshal MG15 whats your current set up?
Marz Nova:I am currently switching gear. On Kingdom Earth I used a Marshall JCM 900, Gibson SG Supreme and a Jackson Kelly. I have 2 Jackson Kelly's for live and I am thinking about picking up a couple of King Vs. I use a Traynor 100 Watt head and 4x12 Tranor Cab for live. I used a POD XT LIVE but am switching to a Roctron Prophecy II soon. On The new album (Evil Abounds) I used both a Krank and a 5150 head, and a Marshal 12x4 cab. I used a couple of Jacksons and a 1980 Les Paul Standard for axes.
Guitarstuff4U: I had a friend that let me play his Charvel, the one with the Strat style body , had the tremolo system and all. Ever tried a Charvel?
Marz Nova: I had an 80s Charvel and Thor still splays one. Nice guitars.
Guitarstuff4U: sounds like a damn sweet set up man, this has been so interesting to me having heard your new stuff, and now knowing what went into the songs...(this was where Marz informed me that what i heard was actually off the Kingdom Earth cd! my bad Marz heh)
Marz Nova: That is our debut album, that was released back in January. Kingdom Earth. No one's heard anything off of Evil Abounds yet.
Guitarstuff4U: Marz I want to thank you for taking the time to talk to me and for accepting and answering my messages at Facebook!
Marz Nova: No problem at all. Evil Abounds won't be released until first quarter 2012. I think you'll really dig it. Peace
Every one who wants a copy of The Worshyp's new CD can get one in January at iTunes, Amazon.com (both physical & digital) Napster, Zune market as well as their web store http://www.theworshyp.com
I have to say I really dig their new T-Shirt, the design reminds me of concert T's from back in the late 80's.
If you havent ever heard The Worshyp, you can check out this video from their YouTube channel
Guitar-stuff-4-you.com has lucked into a short lil interview with singer/guitarist from one of the best new metal bands of 2011. His name is Marz Nova and I was lucky enough to chat with him the other night about his set-up and the debut album(Kingdom Earth) that's available RIGHT NOW!! at iTunes, Amazon.com (both physical & digital) Napster, Zune market as well as their web store http://www.theworshyp.com So here we go, enjoy! Firstly a little info on the band (lifted directly from their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/theworshyp (god bless copy and paste! heh)
The Worshyp are a Heavy Metal band based out of Toronto, Canada. The bands founder Marz Nova named the band The Worshyp as a salute to how heavy metal fans love, and almost worship, their music as if it were a religion. The name has no ties to any real organized religion. In the spring of 2010 Marz recruited Danish guitarist Thor Rune as well as bassist Mig Diablo & KK Devina both from Peru and former band members of Ex Iron Maiden Vocalist Paul Di'Anno. The band's chemistry is based on strong vocal melodies sang over driving guitar riffs set to today's lower tunings.
In asking Marz for any helpful input he might provide (him being a practicing musician) for the website www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com, Marz had replied,
"I have taught guitar for years. The biggest mistake that I see is that people do not understand how to practice. For me playing what you know how to do is just rehearsing. Practice is learning something new. You should always practice with a click to make sure your meter is perfect. Also practice very slowly. Don't speed anything up until you can do it perfectly. I only practice about 90 minutes per day but I use that time very wisely. I practice what I cannot do. I see improvement with every session. Hope this helps"
I found this to be so helpful that I went on and asked a few more questions.
as our conversation went on, I mentioned the fact that I use GuitarPro to help figure out and learn new songs
Guitarstuff4U: Being a teacher is there any kind of lesson out there that fans might use to learn to play?
Marz Nova: "Personally some of the most helpful lessons that I could recommend are Doug Marks' Metal Method lessons. Especially the theory lessons. There's also tons of stuff on YouTube that is really helpful. I highly recommend learning by ear and checking it with tab, however there is a pile of incorrect tab out there."
Guitarstuff4U: Yah I've run afoul of incorrect tabs too , though i think some of those reports are generated by people who don't know the song is recorded tuned down, so when it doesn't match they think the tab is bad. have you ever used Guitar pro? or seen it?
Marz Nova: "Yes, I love Guitar pro. It's the best bang for your buck out there in my opinion."
guitarstuff4U: Yah, GP is the stuff all right, I've learned a lot of songs with it.
Any way I play a Gibson Epiphone Les Paul cherry sunburst (Jimmy Page) and have like 4 amps but really only use the Marshal MG15 whats your current set up?
Marz Nova:I am currently switching gear. On Kingdom Earth I used a Marshall JCM 900, Gibson SG Supreme and a Jackson Kelly. I have 2 Jackson Kelly's for live and I am thinking about picking up a couple of King Vs. I use a Traynor 100 Watt head and 4x12 Tranor Cab for live. I used a POD XT LIVE but am switching to a Roctron Prophecy II soon. On The new album (Evil Abounds) I used both a Krank and a 5150 head, and a Marshal 12x4 cab. I used a couple of Jacksons and a 1980 Les Paul Standard for axes.
Guitarstuff4U: I had a friend that let me play his Charvel, the one with the Strat style body , had the tremolo system and all. Ever tried a Charvel?
Marz Nova: I had an 80s Charvel and Thor still splays one. Nice guitars.
Guitarstuff4U: sounds like a damn sweet set up man, this has been so interesting to me having heard your new stuff, and now knowing what went into the songs...(this was where Marz informed me that what i heard was actually off the Kingdom Earth cd! my bad Marz heh)
Marz Nova: That is our debut album, that was released back in January. Kingdom Earth. No one's heard anything off of Evil Abounds yet.
Guitarstuff4U: Marz I want to thank you for taking the time to talk to me and for accepting and answering my messages at Facebook!
Marz Nova: No problem at all. Evil Abounds won't be released until first quarter 2012. I think you'll really dig it. Peace
Every one who wants a copy of The Worshyp's new CD can get one in January at iTunes, Amazon.com (both physical & digital) Napster, Zune market as well as their web store http://www.theworshyp.com
I have to say I really dig their new T-Shirt, the design reminds me of concert T's from back in the late 80's.
If you havent ever heard The Worshyp, you can check out this video from their YouTube channel
You can also view this interview and more at Guitar-stuff-4-you.com just click on the link for Interviews-Reviews-Media in the "Music" section, see ya in the funny pages!
Randy Rhoads........
Today Randy would have been 55 years old. Damn how i want to know what he could have done had he lived. Randy was one of 3 guitarists who inspired me to pick up a guitar around the age of 12-13. I wanted one of his flying V polka dot guitars bad when i first started! Randy was atrue innovator his style is still mimicked all over the world today. Without you Randy what would the state of Metal be in today? One can only guess, but I know one thing , it wouldnt be the same without him. I hope wherever we go after death He can still rock out on his av guitar and a Marshall stack!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Goal for the day accomplished!
2 new pages up at the site, I got the second effects page up with pics and info on the BR-80 and the Morpheus Drop Tune pedal, along with some tuners (tried to keep those on the common side). The other page is a short how-to guide for the changing of strings with example pics.also posted on this blog earlier If Im not mistaken. I also managed to get the allmost-mebbe done logo for the page up on the home page slider image menue bar. any comments ? feel free, I would love to hear good and bad.
how to change guitar strings
Just like everything else in this world guitar strings wear out, they get "stretched" from tuning, body oil and humidity play a role in degrading your strings, people who sweat more or if you smoke or play in smoky clubs youll
need to change your strings more often. Also if you play for hours a day, youll want to keep your strings in good condition. Youll know its time to change strings when you start to see tarnish on the strings, or if your instrument
has a hard time staying in tune. You may also notice your strings dont sound as "brite" as they did when new. If you havent changed your strings for 2 or more months , then its probably time to do so.
a few things youll need to get the job done: A set of replacement strings, you can use the page on this site (http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com) about strings to get an idea of what brand you might want to use. A set of needle nose pliers, preferably the kind that also has wire snippers built in, if not then a pair of wire cutters. A string winder, (see image) and lastly a clean cloth to wipe down your fretboard and get those hard to reach areas under the strings.
step 1: Begin the process of changing strings on your electric guitar by taking your string winder, and loosening the sixth string on your guitar (be sure you're loosening the string - the pitch should drop).
step 2:Once you've completely loosened the string, unwind it from the tuning peg, and remove it from your guitar entirely. You may find it helpful to snip the string in half using your pliers, and remove it that way.
CAUTION: Only remove one string at a time! Removing all six strings at once dramatically changes the pressure exerted on the neck of the guitar. Relieving this pressure, and then quickly adding this pressure back by putting on a new set of strings can cause some serious problems for your instrument.
Be careful with those old electric guitar strings! If left laying around, they can end up in the bottom of your foot, or stuck in your vacuum cleaner. To prevent accidental injury (or a serious repair bill), loosely wrap and immediately dispose of old electric guitar strings.
Take a moment now to clean the newly exposed areas of your guitar with a slightly damp cloth.
step 3: Open your new set of electric guitar strings. Find the sixth string (it'll be the heaviest-gauged string in the pack), and unravel it/remove it from it's packaging.
Feeding the new string through your guitar varies from instrument to instrument - for some electric guitars, you'll simply feed the string through the tailpiece, in a manner similar to stringing an acoustic guitar. For quite a few electric guitars, however (like the one in the accompanying photo), you'll need to feed the new string through the body of the instrument. Flip the guitar over, and locate the appropriate hole to feed the new string through. Slowly feed the new string through the back of the body, and out to the bridge on the other side of the guitar.
step 4: After you've successfully fed the string through the body of the guitar, flip the instrument over, and pull the entire length of the string through the bridge.
step 5: Rotate the tuner for your sixth string, so the hole in the tuning peg forms a right angle to the neck of the instrument.
Bring the string up the neck of the guitar. Pull the string fairly taught, and using your eye to estimate, measure about one-and-a-half inches past the tuning peg you'll eventually be feeding the string through. Crimp the string lightly at that point, so the end of the string points out at a right-angle (see photo).
step 6: Slide the string through the hole in the tuning peg, up to the point where the string is crimped. The end of the string should point outwards, away from the center of the headstock. You may want to crimp the other side of the string emerging from the tuning peg (see photo), to better hold the string in place. Begin turning the tuner in a counter-clockwise direction to wind the new string, using your string winder (if you have one). As it tightens, look down the length of the guitar, and be sure the string is sitting properly on the bridge of the guitar.
step 7: In order to control how the string wraps around the tuning peg, it helps to remove slack in the string, by creating artificial tension. As you continue to slowly wind the new string, take the index finger of your free hand and push down slightly on the string, against the fretboard of the guitar. With the remaining fingers in that hand, grasp the string, and gently pull up and back, in the direction of the guitar's bridge (see photo). If you pull too hard, you'll pull the string out of the tuning peg altogether. The goal is to eliminate the string slack near the tuning peg, allowing you to wrap the string more precisely.
step 8: Different guitarists prefer a different method of wrapping their strings around the tuning peg. Some prefer their first wrap-around to go above the exposed end of the string, and then cross over, with all subsequent coils falling below the string end. Your primary concern should be making sure there are several full coils of string wrapped around each tuning peg. Try to make your coils as neat as possible, and be sure they don't wrap on top of each other. Because of it's bulk, you may find the sixth string to coil slightly more awkwardly than the other strings.
step 9: Once you've successfully wrapped the string around the tuning peg, bring the string into approximate tune. When completed, take your pliers and snip off the excess string protruding from the tuning peg. Leave approximately 1/4" of the string, to prevent slippage. Dispose of the excess string immediately.
step 10: Initially, this new string may have trouble staying in tune. You can help correct this problem by stretching out the new string. Grab the string, and pull it approximately one inch away from the surface of the guitar. The pitch of the string will probably have dropped. Re-tune the string, then repeat the process, until the string no longer falls out of tune.
I hope this helps anyone looking at my page to save some cash and get your new strings on correctly. You will soon be able to see images at my site Guitarstuff4U
Once you've completed changing the sixth string, repeat the process for each additional string on your electric guitar. Changing strings is a process that is challenging and time consuming at first, but after you've done it a few times,
becomes a simple bit of regular necessary maintenance.
Note: If your guitar headstock is built with three tuners on each side, instead of all six on one side, the direction you turn the tuner changes for your third, second, and first string. you turn the tuner changes for your third, second, and first string.
need to change your strings more often. Also if you play for hours a day, youll want to keep your strings in good condition. Youll know its time to change strings when you start to see tarnish on the strings, or if your instrument
has a hard time staying in tune. You may also notice your strings dont sound as "brite" as they did when new. If you havent changed your strings for 2 or more months , then its probably time to do so.
a few things youll need to get the job done: A set of replacement strings, you can use the page on this site (http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com) about strings to get an idea of what brand you might want to use. A set of needle nose pliers, preferably the kind that also has wire snippers built in, if not then a pair of wire cutters. A string winder, (see image) and lastly a clean cloth to wipe down your fretboard and get those hard to reach areas under the strings.
step 1: Begin the process of changing strings on your electric guitar by taking your string winder, and loosening the sixth string on your guitar (be sure you're loosening the string - the pitch should drop).
CAUTION: Only remove one string at a time! Removing all six strings at once dramatically changes the pressure exerted on the neck of the guitar. Relieving this pressure, and then quickly adding this pressure back by putting on a new set of strings can cause some serious problems for your instrument.
Be careful with those old electric guitar strings! If left laying around, they can end up in the bottom of your foot, or stuck in your vacuum cleaner. To prevent accidental injury (or a serious repair bill), loosely wrap and immediately dispose of old electric guitar strings.
Take a moment now to clean the newly exposed areas of your guitar with a slightly damp cloth.
step 3: Open your new set of electric guitar strings. Find the sixth string (it'll be the heaviest-gauged string in the pack), and unravel it/remove it from it's packaging.
Feeding the new string through your guitar varies from instrument to instrument - for some electric guitars, you'll simply feed the string through the tailpiece, in a manner similar to stringing an acoustic guitar. For quite a few electric guitars, however (like the one in the accompanying photo), you'll need to feed the new string through the body of the instrument. Flip the guitar over, and locate the appropriate hole to feed the new string through. Slowly feed the new string through the back of the body, and out to the bridge on the other side of the guitar.
step 4: After you've successfully fed the string through the body of the guitar, flip the instrument over, and pull the entire length of the string through the bridge.
step 5: Rotate the tuner for your sixth string, so the hole in the tuning peg forms a right angle to the neck of the instrument.
Bring the string up the neck of the guitar. Pull the string fairly taught, and using your eye to estimate, measure about one-and-a-half inches past the tuning peg you'll eventually be feeding the string through. Crimp the string lightly at that point, so the end of the string points out at a right-angle (see photo).
step 6: Slide the string through the hole in the tuning peg, up to the point where the string is crimped. The end of the string should point outwards, away from the center of the headstock. You may want to crimp the other side of the string emerging from the tuning peg (see photo), to better hold the string in place. Begin turning the tuner in a counter-clockwise direction to wind the new string, using your string winder (if you have one). As it tightens, look down the length of the guitar, and be sure the string is sitting properly on the bridge of the guitar.
step 7: In order to control how the string wraps around the tuning peg, it helps to remove slack in the string, by creating artificial tension. As you continue to slowly wind the new string, take the index finger of your free hand and push down slightly on the string, against the fretboard of the guitar. With the remaining fingers in that hand, grasp the string, and gently pull up and back, in the direction of the guitar's bridge (see photo). If you pull too hard, you'll pull the string out of the tuning peg altogether. The goal is to eliminate the string slack near the tuning peg, allowing you to wrap the string more precisely.
step 8: Different guitarists prefer a different method of wrapping their strings around the tuning peg. Some prefer their first wrap-around to go above the exposed end of the string, and then cross over, with all subsequent coils falling below the string end. Your primary concern should be making sure there are several full coils of string wrapped around each tuning peg. Try to make your coils as neat as possible, and be sure they don't wrap on top of each other. Because of it's bulk, you may find the sixth string to coil slightly more awkwardly than the other strings.
step 9: Once you've successfully wrapped the string around the tuning peg, bring the string into approximate tune. When completed, take your pliers and snip off the excess string protruding from the tuning peg. Leave approximately 1/4" of the string, to prevent slippage. Dispose of the excess string immediately.
step 10: Initially, this new string may have trouble staying in tune. You can help correct this problem by stretching out the new string. Grab the string, and pull it approximately one inch away from the surface of the guitar. The pitch of the string will probably have dropped. Re-tune the string, then repeat the process, until the string no longer falls out of tune.
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Once you've completed changing the sixth string, repeat the process for each additional string on your electric guitar. Changing strings is a process that is challenging and time consuming at first, but after you've done it a few times,
becomes a simple bit of regular necessary maintenance.
Note: If your guitar headstock is built with three tuners on each side, instead of all six on one side, the direction you turn the tuner changes for your third, second, and first string. you turn the tuner changes for your third, second, and first string.
And here we go )again on the web)
goal for today! finish Pedals and effects page #2 Get ftp set up correctly, hope fully this time without messing up the rest of the site. who knows I might even get to the other page I need to get set up! by the way if you havent visited Guitarstuff4U lately, theres a new page listed under FEATURED: NEW Tech thats a nice lil bit of amazing. I highly recommend checking it out
http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Late Post!! My own fault
sorry i hadn't posted here in a bit, i was editing the webpage and somehow everything got wiped out! allmost a month and half's worth of work down the toilentia. Any way I'd say i got it about 90% back up and around 97% functional so I'm reposting the link to all guitarists out there. I'd like ya ta give the site a visit and reply to this with any ideas or suggestions ya might have for the site, even if its to just go ahead and reflush. Theres some juicy new tech posted on the FEATURED: NEW Tech page.
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visit GUitarstuff4U at
http://www.guitar-stuff-4-you.com
Thursday, December 1, 2011
another day to keep up the spirit!
yet another day working on the web site, wow, there is so much stuff i want to put on there but with my limited web design skills its being difficult, I f anyone at all has any suggestions I'm all ears. I want this site to b the best it can be obviously, just having a rough time expanding the layout, and the look isn't exactly what i want but until i understand the intracacies of designing and editing a webpage I'm stuck with what i got lol, ah well the price of doing this right?
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