Most acoustic guitars have six strings. The most common variation on this is a 12-string guitar, where each string is doubled with another string sounding the identical pitch, creating a rich chorus effect. Acoustic guitar players produce sound with both their fingers and...
A guitar scale is a sequence of notes, played on the guitar, in ascending or descending order, that form a specific pattern and/or tonal quality, in a specific key. For example, the C major scale is a sequence of notes derived from the key of C, that create a major-sounding tone. ...
A:A great-sounding track is determined by the artist or producer. If I succeed in accomplishing their idea, that's the home run. That doesn’t mean that everyoneelsethinks it sounds good. Sometimes, really strange-sounding audio is the goal. But really, great performances drive the listening...
When a Thursday night patron of the Broadway Oyster Bar exhorts the musicians with a shouted “The Show Must Go On, Tom Hall winces, then resolutely mounts the stage, straps on his metal-bodied National Steel guitar and, with the help of his backup band, The Illusions, launches into an ...
effects processors. So, while moving the mic around we’d look for positions with a solid, consistent low end rather than an aggressive, ‘slap-in-your-face’ sound. The loudest spot is not necessarily the best, but a solid sustain for each note in the lowest register is a very good ...
“Garden Of Eden” is one of Scarem’s more sanguine sounding tracks, and the opening riff is a great example of what modern melodic rock is all about. Lesperance’s guitar work carries some serious muscle here. Don’t miss the “solo” section either. It’s got a bit of a “Cupid’...
Martin D-15M Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Check Price on SweetwaterCheck Price on Amazon If you make a purchase from this link, we earn a commission (at no additional cost to you). The dreadnought is the go-to classic and the most common type of acoustic guitar out there. Chances are if...
Ayron Jones, "Blood In the Water" Ayron Jones has tapped into something special, bringing a bit of emotionally charged blues to some electrifying guitar playing. This song is a powderkeg, displaying Ayron’s raw vulnerability at the open, building to an explosion of “bad man” guitar play...
We ended the week with a game of I made some boring but safe choices where I picked a set which I knew was average, which kind of paid off as my opponents got a few poor rounds while I didn't but the main reason is probably that I was lucky with the bets I actually took.Have ...
The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the biggest musical gems to come out of the '90s, and are still going strong with 11 albums under their belt. We want to know which of their records you think is the best in this week's Loudwire Nights Album of the Week poll....