Famous Guitars Of This Century

Angus Young (AC/DC)-SG

Gibson

Slash-Les Paul

Orville Gibson was the founder of the company's famous guitar manufacturers at this time, gibson's famous brand in the early 1930s the company started producing acoustic guitar and holow-body. In the 1950s Gibson launched his first solid body electric guitar named les paul. Gibson had experienced a decline in the quality and the nearly bankrupt when purchased by Norlin in the late 1960s.
Until now the Gibson guitar is still a legend amongst the amateur and professional guitarist.
Slash: Guns N’ Roses, Les Paul
Angus Young (AC/DC) playing his custom, heritage cherry SG
The Edge (U2) with his Explorer model.

Fender

Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)-Mustang

Keith Richard (Rolling Stone)-Telecaster

In 1946 a radio service and assemblers amplifier Clarence Leonidas Fender is better known as Leo Fender designed the first solid body guitar success with a magnetic pickup comersial named Esquire. Esquire version two pickup called the Broadcaster. Gretcsch also has a drumset marketed with names like "Broadkaster", so Fender changed his name to Telecaster. In 1954, Fender introduced the Fender Stratocaster or Strat. Stratocaster look more fancy and featuring various improvements and innovations over the Telecaster. Fender introduces an electric bass guitar called the Fender Precision Bass in 1951.
Fender also introduced many other models in the next decade, including Jaguar and Jazzmaster, the Jazz Bass. Fender Twin Reverb amplifiers also produced at the time. Due to the lack of health-Leo Fender, guitar company fender was sold to CBS in 1965.

Ibanez

Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) -

PGM401

Ibanez is a brand of electric guitars made in Japan, which successfully marketed throughout the world. Ibanez guitar company founded in Nagoya, Japan in 1957 Hoshino Gakki as subsidiaries, the Japanese musical instrument importer who began guitar ibanez to create its own model and its variants
2351 is the first variant produced by Ibanez, models and shapes very similar to the Les Paul made this company claimed copyright infringement in 1977 and later resolved in court the following year.
One of the famous model ever manufactured Ibanez RG, this guitar was first introduced in 1985.



PRS (Paul Reed Smith) 

Mike Einziger (Incubuz) -  Paul Reed Smith Archtop Electric Guitar

Santana - MD Custom

If there is a very desirable guitars of the guitarist, surely that is the PRS Guitars. Paul Reed Smith is owner and founder of  guitar company called PRS. Paul Reed Smith grew up in Bowie, Maryland, he made his first guitar when I was in College at St. Mary's College of Maryland, he offered his guitar to the local bands from stage to stage.
Until recently PRS is still one of the best quality of expensive guitars, Paul said “We don’t do something just because that’s the traditional way. If the best possible guitar results from using a robot for one procedure and a lot of hand-sanding or hand-inlaying for another, then that’s how we do it. Our tradition is a byproduct of our quality, so excellence is always the goal. We never lose sight of that.”

John Lennon (Beatles) - Capri 325

Rickenbacker
The first electric guitar was not developed until the early twentieth century. George Beauchamp received the first patent for an electric guitar in 1936, Beauchamp discover Rickenbacker, originally known as the Electro String Instrument Company, with Adolph Rickenbacher. The spelling of the name of the company are different from Rickenbacher's that he was given the nickname of Germany, which is considered as a suspect during the world war. Although the Rickenbacker began producing electric guitars in the late 1930s, the brand was popular in the 1960s, when John Lennon used a Rickenbacker guitar for the debut of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964. George Harrison then buy yourself a Rickenbacker guitar, and the company then give him one of the twelve string electric guitar. Paul McCartney also used a Rickenbacker bass for the recording. The Beatles continue to use a Rickenbacker guitar throughout their career, and make the instrument is very popular among the musicians of the time.

Gretsch

Chet Atkins - Chet Custom

In 1883 a young German immigrant named Friedrich Gretsch began his musical instrument store in Brooklyn, not just sell, he also
producing some instruments like the banjo and drums, at the age of 39 he died, his company was continued by his son, the success of the Gretsch himself started when became the endoerser for the famous guitarist Chet Atkins. At that time the Gretsch successfully juxtaposed with other classy guitar such as Gibson and Fender.

Dave Martone - Fly Series

Parker
Parker guitars manufactured in America by Parker Guitars was founded by Ken Parker in the early 90s Ken Parker once ... ever make and repair guitars often asked many guitarists access; what they like and don't like with their instruments. From their answers that inspired Ken Parker to create a guitar that favored many guitarists. Inspiration also helps Ken Parker to create guitar Parker Fly, a type of guitar's most famous guitar parker
The famous guitar parker with a light weight make it can compete on the world music industry. Even guitar parker made of mahogany wood though, lighter than other guitars made of mahogany wood.

ESP (Electric Sound Product)  

James Hetfield (Metallica) - Snakebyte

The company was founded first in Shibuya, Japan in 1975. For the first time in 1983 parts of ESP penetrated American market, ESP began crafting custom instruments for local New York artists between 1984 and 1985. Among these artists were Page Hamilton (Helmet), Vernon Reid (living colour), Vinnie Vincent & Bruce Kulick (KISS), and Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones). This time, ESP also introduced a series of 400 as the first production line which is distributed in the United States.

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Four Phenomenal Female Vocalist

Four rock bands which I will review  is a rock band who all have one thing in common that they have female vocalists, my reason for reviewing these four band is because they have great influence in the trend of music into their respective genres

The first band that I will review is the cranberies, who had never heard their hits? I guess you know 'em. This band was founded in Limerick Ireland in 1990, the band has a vocalist who has a unique and distinctive voice, Dolores O'Riordan joined the band through an audition after the first vocalist  resign. their single entitled "Linger" and "Zombie" delivers them to the international music stage. In terms of musicality and the drummer Fergal Lawler Dolores O'Riordan are the most influential persons in the career of this band.

This second band named Hole, the band has a genre of alternative rock music, they get special attention from the rock music listeners and especially with their preety attractive live show for 90s female rock band. Hole was guarded by Courtney Love, widow of the late Curt Cobain, Courtney Love is famous for sloppy style and its sophisticated lifestyle, latest news vagrancy says she lived in a hotel with the compassion of others.

The next band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, in addition to the unique name of this band have characteristics in terms of a minimalist sound, their personnel numbered only three people, they uniqly play live without a bass instrument that is usually used as a conventional instrument for most bands. sexy voice from the Karen O attracted me to this band, to be honest I fell in love with this band because Karen O she look very hot in terms of musicality and physically (^ ~ ^), their single called maps and gold lion make them reach the the top their career.

The last band I discuss is Paramore, hahaha i'm sure all teens like this band, by bringing genre of power pop and emo band has managed to gain the hearts of their fans are mostly teenagers, the vocalist Hayley Williams is an attractive female vocalist, she has a strong stamina with a voice that kept constant throughout the concert.

Which of them you like the most?

 

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GL-48 Effects Controller For Guitar

GL-48 guitar effects looper

GL-48 is the ultimate floor based dynamic audio guitar effects switcher and amp, in other words this is a tool to facilitate you in managing all the pedals become one with the major pedal as a main control.
This tool is useful for the guitarists who use many effects pedals that are sometimes confusing when the user must turn on the pedals at the same time.

GL-48 guitar effects looper

Specification :

• 8 Loops FX with control

• 4 Patchs/Presets x 10 Banks (total 40 Patchs/Presets programmable switches)

GL-48 guitar effects looper

• Tuner Out/Mute control

• Buffer Input control 

• Micro control Digital System with Midi Out port. 

• Dimension : 37cm x 20 cm x 6,5 cm aluminum 3mm, METALIC (RED)

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GL-48 made in Indonesia

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Outsmarting The Old Bass Strings

I will give you tips on how to outsmart your bass strings that are no longer have a good sound, the way is quite powerful when you're in a state can not get the new strings in addition to save expenses.

The way is easy, you have to do is boil these strings into the water for several minutes, then mix in vinegar sufficiently, wait about 5 minutes then remove and drain.
The last step is installing the strings that have been dried it Good luck, now you already have a string bass has sustain good as new.

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Recognizing Pickup

The pickup is part of the guitar that serves as the voice signal from the string catcher and then converted into electricity which will be supplied to the amplifier.
There are two kind pickups that are classified by energy source, the first is passive pickups and the other one is an active pickup.
 
The following is an explanation of these two kind pickup:
1. Passive pickups. Pickup of this type do not require batteries as power, this kind use potensio 250K size up to 500k with a mono output jack.
2. Active pickup. Pickup requires batteries for power, using potensio size 25K, has a stereo output with a TRS (Tip Ring Slave) serves as an on / of for battery-powered.

The next classification is kind picup based on the design and character of the sound it produces:
1. Single Coil
Pickup of this type has the character of the clean sound is clean and sharp, guitarist that use this kind pickup types rarely use distortion because of this type is less suitable when used by guitarists that rock and metal genre because of the sound produced when use distortion will taste thin and too sharp .
2. Humbucker
Physical of this type looks like two single coil that together, Gibson is one brand of guitar that use pickups humbucker kind, if you've heard or played a guitar like a Gibson of course you know the character of the sound it produces, thick, sharp and clear but the clean sound produced is not as good as the kind single coil.
Pickup of this type is suitable for various genres, especially rock and metal because the voice is terrible when use distortion.

3. Mini Humbucker.
This pickup has the physical characteristics like single coil but sound like a humbucker

Another classification that affects the sound produced is based on the type of magnet used, ceramic magnets and Alnico magnets, some experts say that the pickup truck that uses a ceramic magnet over voiced Hars.

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Taking Care Your Guitar

A good guitar is a guitar that provides comfort for the users and of course must have good sound quality, but without the periodical maintenance guitar performance will decline even though the guitar is a leading branded.
Every musician is required to treat the instrument used, professional musicians who may not have to do it themselves, therefore I will give you tips take care a guitar for amateur musicians and beginners.
Below is how to maintain the guitar:

 1. Softcase / Hardcase. This is the most effective tool for guitar and parts are protected, if you frequently travel long distances perform live performances you should use a "hardcase", but if still rare you can select "sofcase" as a place to store your guitar, you should know hardcase and softcase to protect the guitar is made of metal to prevent rust.
2. Strings. Wipe the strings after you play the guitar, do not forget loosen the strings if the guitar was not played, if it is rusty you should immediately replace with new strings because of rust caused fals notes.
3. Clean periodically all parts of the guitar, dust and sweat from hands can cause corrosion if left too long.
5. If there is a case of severe damage to the neck bent or broken parts that you should immediately bring the guitar to a guitar clinic or a specialized guitar repair in a nearby town where you live.

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