A dreadnought is a type of acoustic guitar. And it refers specifically to the shape of the body of the guitar, which was originally created by theC.F. Martin & Company(or Martin Guitars). Acoustic guitars come in a variety of body types, each of which have different names (we’ll be ...
I saw that in the jazz section there was no mention of jazz metal, a loud obnoxious and flamboyant form of jazz that mixes heavy guitars and drums with saxophones pianos and jazz beats, although it could be summed up as prog jazz/prog metal. Jazz metal is more then that Reply Victoria...
Metal, or Heavy Metal, is a sub-genre of rock music that has become a genre in its own right and spawned countless other sub-genres. Featuring a band setup with electric guitars, bass and drums, the distorted guitar sounds to give it the ‘heavy’ non-commercialised and aggressive sound...
Ash trees are known for their dense hardwood. Ash timber is an excellent choice for making furniture or indoor wooden flooring. Due to its strength, ash timber is also used to make baseball bats, tool handles, and musical instruments such as electric guitars. Ash trees produce clusters of sma...
“folk music” may be distinguished by the use of songs with political agendas and the use of traditionalinstrumentsand acousticguitars. On the other side of themusicalspectrum, lines between folk music and art music were blurred beginning in the 19th century, when art music composers introduced ...
Let's start with Yamaha. This Japanese musical instrument titan is well known for far more than just pianos, with high-quality guitars, studio equipment and even motorcycles among their incredibly varied catalogue. The first Yamaha piano can be traced as far back as 1900 and was built by Tora...
So what kind of wood is good for making guitars? And what kind of timber will have an impact on the tone? For each performer, how to choose a sound suitable for their own guitar or bass is an important issue. Let's talk about a few common materials. Rosewood (red sandalwood) ...
To assure we get things right, the build process is highly interactive between the you, Mark Kane and Prime Guitars. To start the process, some buyers will send us You-Tube or audio clips of a tone they are dreaming of. Alternatively we have had great success just talking out your ...