Fixing a Poor Home Recording
In Learn - 03/04/12
Professional recording products are becoming more and more accessible on a consumer level. However, making a professional recording takes more than just equipment. What does it take to make a good home recording? What are some ways to fix a bad...
How Power Amplifiers Create...
In Learn - 12/21/11
Power amplifiers are the one which can convert low power frequency signals to higher frequency signals. Their categorization is based upon the amount of power delivered to the load. Classification of an amplifier is done based on linearity,...
Significance of Guitar...
In Guitar - 12/12/11
Guitar amplifiers simply amplify the sound signal fed to it from the guitar and it in turn drives the guitar loudspeaker. Electric guitars are considered a very passive instrument. Main reason behind it is that they do not need any direct power...
Vacuum Tube Amplifiers - Costly...
In Guitar - 12/03/11
Vacuum Tube amplifier consists of vacuum tubes which are used to amplify audio, power and other alternating current signals before transistors were invented. This vacuum technology is still used by guitars. This tube amp basically operates on...
Guitar Buying - Getting Started...
In Guitar - 07/18/11
If you have limited funds after guitar buying, but would like to own an amp, start out with what's known as a practice amp - one that has a decent feature set (tone controls, reverb, and two or more volume controls so that you can sculpt your...
Guitar Effects for Beginners - A...
In Learn - 07/04/11
In the last article I looked at the main types of effects you'll encounter for your guitar. Here I'll deal with the physical form these typically come in and I'll also, based on my personal experiences, recommend a few to get you started. Since...
Boutique Amp Maker Alexander Dumble
In Info - 06/30/11
Alexander Dumble (formerly Howard Dumble until he legally changed his name) makes the most sought after boutique amplifiers in the world. Every amplifier is personally hand-built to order and the waiting list can take several years. And Dumble...
Vintage Guitar Amps Versus...
In Info - 05/03/11
Whilst it's an accepted fact among the guitar playing populace of the world that tube amps sound better than solid state, this generalisation can be dissected into various strands. The first and most prominent is age, those who started playing...
History of the Electric Guitar - Music Technology
Posted in Guitar - Sunday, April 22, 2012 @ 09:45 PM
The fame of the electric guitar started in the big band era when guitarists wanted to amplify their guitars to compete with the large brass sections in jazz orchestras. Earlier, electric guitars were mainly made up of empty acoustic bodies with electromagnetic pick ups attached, to convert the sound into electrical energy for amplifiers.
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