Archive for October 24th, 2009
This is the third article on electric guitars. With the first two covering the make up of an electric guitar the same information can also be used to describe a bass guitar. Some of the items we will discuss this time only pertain to a guitar.
Whammy Bar: This is found on some electric guitars depending on the model guitar you have. This is a bar that is attached to the bridge and is used to distort the sound (almost making your guitar sound like it’s crying.
Capo: You can play the same chord structures in a different key using this bar that attaches to the frets.
Reverb: This sound is added through a box (often called an effects box), it adds an echo to sound.
Vibrato: The bending of a string to produce a pulsating sound.
Tablature: Referred to as guitar tabs, it is music that is translated into guitar frets, a good choice if you are learning to play guitar.
There is much more to cover as far as learning guitar, but I will leave that for another time.