Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Essential Gear For the Beginning Guitarist

!±8± Essential Gear For the Beginning Guitarist

If you have recently bought a new guitar, whether that guitar is electric or acoustic, what follows are some essential items you will need as a beginning guitarist. Probably the number one rule is change the strings. Factory strings are really inferior, and if you do not know how, then a trip to the local music store, or some help from one experienced, to change these strings is essential. As a guitarist, I would recommend one of the following to suit your tastes:

Electric: Rock and Roll, Heavy Metal, Blues, Country - Ernie Ball Super Slinky - Extra Light

Acoustic Steel String: Popular, Folk, any genre - a good start would be either some Martin Light strings, or if you wish to spend a few more bucks, the Dean Markley Alchemy in Gold or Phosphorous (Light) are excellent choices.

Acoustic Nylon/Classical Strings - The Dean Markley brand is quite cheap, and fairly good sounding for an aspiring guitarist.

My suggestion would be to change strings about once a month, especially after much use. More expensive strings, nanoweb-coated such as Elixir last longer, but you will have to fork out a few more bucks.

What is important is your guitar's ACTION. This is essentially how close the strings are to the neck. If the action is lower, the guitar will be easier to play. If you have bought an electric guitar, you may need to have your action adjusted by a professional, to make sure you don't have blisters on your fingers after a week of rehearsal. There are also many brands of "finger-ease" coating to help you play, as well as keep your strings clean.

In addition, action modifications, can also be accomplished by a professional on acoustic guitars, steel or nylon strings.

In addition to new strings on your guitar, you will need to invest in a way to tune it. There are many devices out there, ranging from PC tuners, hand held tuners, as well as the tried and true pitch pipe, for tuning up your guitar to "440" - a normal tuning (from the top-lowest-fattest string) of E-A-D-G-B-E. If you find you are having trouble, turning the guitar tuners (machine heads), for a few bucks you can buy a string winder, which will help you accomplish tightening the strings. String winders, usually also double up, on being able to pull the guitar pegs, located on the bridge of the guitar.

If you only know a few chords on the guitar, you may want to consider purchasing a capo. Essentially a capo is attached across the frets, so that the guitarists can play in different keys while using the same simple chords. Capos come in all varieties and are inexpensive.

You will need some guitar picks and they range in thickness. I prefer Jim Dunlop 60 mm. which can be used for rhythm as well, as lead guitar. They also tend to last longer, than the regular pearloid guitar picks which tend to break, if you do a bunch of strumming. Again, this will become more apparent with practice. Choose a pick that you are comfortable with. The Jim Dunlop's I use usually run about 4 for a buck. Most music stores will give you a few freebies, if you are a customer.

It always a good idea, to invest in a guitar kit, which includes polish, as well as string cleaner. Having clean strings and great looking shine to your guitar add to the overall enjoyment and aesthetics of playing. Martin guitar polish is a great choice for acoustic guitars. GFS has a number of different quality items for guitar polish, as well Fast Frets, for cleaning and maintaining strings

You may want to begin rehearsing guitar sitting down, but sooner or later, especially if you are an electric guitar player, you will need a strap. Straps come in all varieties, and made from various materials. Much of this choice will be of personal preference, such as color, logo such as Fender - what counts is the strap being comfortable. You may want to check out eBay to shop around and compare products and prices.

If your guitar did not come with a gig bag or case, I would advise you to invest in one. Guitars get nicked and scratched up very easily. A gig bag should cost you about 10 or 15 bucks, depending on the quality, but if padded with Styrofoam or other material, can be more expensive. Good quality guitar cases can also be expensive. In essence, you may ask yourself, is this guitar I value, and wish to protect. I tend to have guitars which are encased, but also have a "beater" guitar, which I can take to a campfire or jam, and not worry about the potentials of damage occurring. Plus it doubles up as a canoe paddle, if needed. But seriously, your investment today on a guitar may increase in decades to come. I bought a used Fender Telecaster in 1975 for 0, which is worth about 00 today.

If you have an acoustic-electric, or an electric guitar, of course you will need a cord to plug in, for amplification. Don't skimp on this item. There are very inferior cords out there which will deconstruct on you. Nothing is worse, than screaming feedback, unwanted buzzes and noise, if an inferior chord is used. This will drive you nuts. Been there, done that. Invest in a plastic molded cord of high quality, avoiding the screw together, and soldered type. You may have to spend 20 or 25 bucks, but you will not be spending 10 bucks a pop repeatedly on junk.

If you have not bought a guitar, then you may be interested in one of the guitar kits available in local music stores or online. Usually such a kit, such as the Epiphone Les Paul II kit or the Fender Squier kit, offers a good deal of these items mentioned, as well as an amplifier to plug your guitar into. I would take time to read the reviews of these items, of which there are many posted, in online stores such as "Musician's Friend." This site is really hard to beat, especially when shopping. It provides a good touchstone for comparing prices and values for music gear, in general.

In Conclusion

New Strings - -
String-winder (optional) - or so
Capo (optional) or so
Finger-Ease Coating for Strings - -
Guitar Picks - 4 for and Up
Guitar Polish - -
Guitar Strap - and up
Tuner or Pitch pipe - (Free online) and up
Gig bag or Case - and up
Guitar cord - and up
A life time of enjoyable guitar playing - PRICELESS!


Essential Gear For the Beginning Guitarist

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller for Xbox 360

!±8±Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller for Xbox 360

Brand : Mad Catz
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Post Date : Nov 23, 2011 00:58:54
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The Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller is the perfect bridge between music gameplay and the thrill of playing a real guitar. Delivering a new experience to music gaming, the 17-fret touch-sensitive neck with six buttons per fret provides a total of 102 active finger positions and six low-latency strings for actual note strumming. The Rock Band 3 Wireless Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller is fully compatible with both standard and Pro modes. Empowering you to rock outside the realm of videogames, the MIDI output connector provides compatibility with MIDI software sequencers and hardware devices, while standard console-specific gaming controller buttons deliver seamless console integration. With an official Fender Mustang body, custom Guitar Strap, right- or left-handed gameplay, plus Overdrive Stomp Box support.

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

2 Great Left Handed Bass Guitars

!±8± 2 Great Left Handed Bass Guitars

Finding a good left handed bass guitar can be difficult that is first imagined. This article is designed to help the confused beginner find the perfect lefty bass for their needs. Whether you're a hard rocker or a soft rock artist I'm sure you'll find one of these models fit for your playing style.

Whilst Ibanez is largely associated with producing heavy metal guitars, bass players will be surprised to note that many of their basses are hugely versatile and offer a huge range of tones. If you're after a bass guitar on a budget then you can't go wrong with an Ibanez model.

Perhaps the most popular left handed bass guitar Ibanez has on offer is the GSR200LB. The GSR has an agathis body; whilst this may not be the most luxurious tone wood you can find it definitely cuts down the cost of the instrument. Musicians can expect to play around 220 for a brand new GSR2200LB and it is worth every penny. This left handed bass uses PSNDP and PSNDJ pickups which have been designed specifically by Ibanez. If you're after a bass guitar that sounds great in a multitude of different styles, plays like a dream and allows you to crank out incredibly heavy riffs then the Ibanez GSR200LB is for you.

If you're a little put off by an Ibanez instrument because you feel you won't be able to utilize its potential to produce huge heavy tones then you might be more interested in the Squier Standard Special P left handed bass guitar. Now I know that Squier doesn't exactly have a great reputation for producing quality instruments but that is an unfair generalisation based on its successful line on entry-level instruments.

The versatility of the Squier P Special even exceeds that of the aforementioned Ibanez bass. Its two single coil pickups really allow the player access to a multitude of different tones. The decision to use a P-bass and J-bass pickup on the same guitar has resulted in an instrument that is ideal for the player who loves to experiment or hasn't found his/her sound yet


2 Great Left Handed Bass Guitars

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Squier by Fender Mini Guitar, Torino Red

!±8±Squier by Fender Mini Guitar, Torino Red

Brand : Squier by Fender
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Price : $99.99
Post Date : Nov 17, 2011 04:34:12
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The Mini is the 3/4-size version (22.75" scale length) of the Bullet and makes an ideal travel guitar for players of all ages and a great first guitar for young beginners. Featuring three single-coil pickups and five-way switching. Now available in Pink.

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