By Guitarify on April 26, 2011
What are the actual notes of each natural harmonic? What do they mean by ‘This amp has alot of headroom’? What do you do when a string breaks or you drop your pick on stage? What did Petrucci mean? Guitarists have a lot of questions. And there’s tons of sites willing to try and […]
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By Guitarify on April 8, 2011
It’s hard to tell from a youtube video, the finer sonic elements of this guitars sound. But it certainly much better then I thought an aluminum acoustic would sound. They are made by a fellow named Ed Dowling who has an interesting background which he tells you about on his homepage. He’s named them “Technophonic”,and […]
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By Guitarify on February 17, 2011
I think this looks like what would happen if the Borg assimilated a guitar. The string pitch is being changed by tightening and loosening the strings with servomotors in real time. The player hits keys on a keypad to choose the notes but still picks the strings with the right hand like an ordinary guitar. […]
Posted in DIY, Gear | Tagged circuits, custom, experimental, Gear, guitar, handmade, mod
By Guitarify on February 11, 2011
Just opening yesterday, February 9th, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – “Guitar Heroes – Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York”. The exhibit focuses on three talented and influential guitar builders of Italian heritage, John D’Angelico, James D’Aquisto, and John Monteleone. Along with dozens of stunning examples of these master luthiers, there will be […]
Posted in Gear, Guitars | Tagged archtop, art, Gear, guitar, handmade, vintage
By Guitarify on January 14, 2011
From the torrent of new products pouring out of NAMM this one caught my ear as something actually new, unique and possibly good. It’s Ernie Balls new “Reflex” guitar with it’s revolutionary new system it calls the “Game Changer”. They’re not just saying it’s a game changer, that’s the actual name of the system. I […]
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