So, is there a marketplace for this (old school) style of playing? Well, plenty of people want to learn how to do it for sure, and it`s all in your hands and your ears for me. Buy the right albums too.
My commercial song based album project with reknowned producers Turei, George and 50hz is available here at www.jakeedwards.net:
When it comes to songwriting I just can`t sufficiently explain, no matter how hard I try, how, where and why to do it.
You need to talk to God about that one.
Okay so here`s the deal regarding intonation. Intonation problems are created when the length of the guitar string is not precisely matched to the length of your guitar. Why does this matter? Well, when you play a guitar you are dividing the string into different lengths in the process of fretting notes, this causes the strings frequency to increase or decrease in an inverse relationship with the strings length.
Simply put if you play your E string at the twelfth fret – an octave above open string tuning – you are dividing the string in half. Now, if the division of the string isn`t exact then the pitch of the note will be out. That is why your electric guitar has moveable saddles in the bridge – so you can check and resolve intonation problems because nothing sounds more out of whack than skipping to the twelfth fret for a burn up and finding that all your notes are just a little bit flat or sharp.
SO, if you want to Test your Intonation plug in your tuner and for each string perform the following actions:
1. play the open string and make sure it is exactly in tune.
2. play the same string at the twelfth threat and adjust your bridge saddles until the string is exactly in tune.
3. play a harmonic at the twelfth fret and double check the tuning.
4. Repeat across all strings.
5. Start playing.
Cheers,
Look into my eyes, thats it, you are feeling sleepy. When you awake you will have perfect pitch!
I know we have talked about tunning your guitar and intonation, but that is really ONE thing you need to learn about, and that is also why I insist so much on it.
Years of using electronic tuners with lights live on stage means I’ve lost a bit of the natural ear skill – ’cause years ago we used to just get on with it and tune up. Anyway, if you’re a beginner use your ears , not the lights it’ll do you good. Alcohol tends to impair your judgement as well if you’re a novice too.
Lately Ive been slacking and throwing down songs as fast as I can without tuning up – just to preserve ideas – but, in any jam or live situation, playing out of tune is a criminal offence.
Now, if you’re having a problem with your tuning and intonation then maybe, just maybe, you’ve got a twisted guitar neck or you need the Buzz Feiten tuning system. So what I’m really trying to say is, when you go out to buy a guitar, get yourself a gem by looking to avoid the tuning – intonation problem that the B.F.S. addresses… because my Stratocaster sure doesn’t suffer from this problem, no way. Jose!
So, what is INTONATION?
Okay so here’s the deal regarding intonation. Intonation problems are created when the length of the guitar string is not precisely matched to the length of your guitar. Why does this matter? Well, when you play a guitar you are dividing the string into different lengths in the process of fretting notes, this causes the strings frequency to increase or decrease in an inverse relationship with the strings length.
Simply put if you play your E string at the twelfth fret – an octave above open string tuning – you are dividing the string in half. Now, if the division of the string isn’t exact then the pitch of the note will be out. That is why your electric guitar has moveable saddles in the bridge – so you can check and resolve intonation problems because nothing sounds more out of whack than skipping to the twelfth fret for a burn up and finding that all your notes are just a little bit flat or sharp.
SO, if you want to Test your Intonation, plug in your tuner and for each string perform the following actions:
1. Play the open string and make sure it is exactly in tune.
2. Play the same string at the twelfth threat and adjust your bridge saddles until the string is exactly in tune.
3. Play a harmonic at the twelfth fret and double check the tuning.
4. Repeat across all strings.
5. Start playing.
Cheers,
If you spent thirty years listening to rock riffs, live concerts at Wembley, Hammersmith, Shea Stadium; saving for a `66 Shelby Mustang Fastback Coupe, an Indian motorcycle, drinking Cider from a skull and buying amps that go up to ELEVEN then what the hell good is a silent guitar to you? Nigel Tufnel – look away now.
…about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike? Unless of course all that “heavy nitrogen” music has your ears bleeding at the sound of a pin dropping.
SO what`s the deal?
Well; my friend Dimas plays Jazz and when we met up for a jam in Wellington he brought with him a Yamaha Silent Guitar that was light, easy to assemble and once plugged in to an amp made an absolutely fantastic sound.
His was a nylon string model but a steel string is available for those seeking the blues twang thang! If you want a light, portable travel guitar that`s an absolute breeze to play check these machines out.
The L.R. Baggs pickups, onboard reverbs, AUX in for rehearsal coupled with the fact that these babies assemble and dissemble like a 3 year old’s jigsaw into a small convenient traveling bag ensure that these machines are ideal for the mobile or traveling musician.
In a way they almost fulfill a steampunk ethic in their simplicity of approach but attention to sonic detail – so I`ve included a picture we came across on the internet of the ultimate Steampunk Flying V guitar.
We`ve started a group about music and travel on facebook for those of you who like to combine the two. You can join it here.
Cheers,
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