Sound that travels! The Fender Passport series has been around for a number of years now. It goes from portable audio systems to wireless microphones… every product is backed up by Fender, so you know you’re getting the good stuff. This time, Fender announced its new addition to the Passport family, something for the […]
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Fender Elvis Kingman
The only guitar fit for a King! Who watched the movie Clambake? (1967) Perhaps not many of you did… I didn’t, but as soon as I found out about the new Fender Elvis Kingman guitar, I went straight to Youtube and found what Clambake was about! Fender built the King guitars for the first time […]
Difference between Strats & Teles
This is actually a reprint of one of the longest running and hottest topics in all of guitar playing. Welcome to Questions Answered. Jim Miller also authors Tech Notes Online, a weekly Sweetwater column covering all aspects of today’s music, from stage to studio. Q: “Is there a noticeable sonic difference between Strats & Teles?” […]
Fender Eric Clapton Signature Amps
The Eric Clapton signature Fender amp series was announced for general release in October 2011 and boasts a range of options for the blues inspired guitarist and Clapton fans alike. With the look of their original ‘50s counterparts, the EC series includes the 5 watt Vibro Champ ®, 12 watt Tremolux™ and the 40 watt […]
Perfect Waves – Amazing Guitar Song
Well things are humming here at Jamorama HQ as we get closer to the end of the year and New Zealand is warming up as we approach summer. Festivities really start to kick off around this time of year and all of a sudden it seams every weekend is full up with gigs, parties or BBQs. […]
Sustain
Sustainability, in a broad sense, is the capacity to endure. It can be defined as the ability of an ecosystem to maintain ecological processes, functions, biodiversity and productivity into the future. In ecology, the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. Sustainable maintenance of the natural world and the responsible use of natural resources is a defining issue of our time.
In musical terms sustain is the duration of a sound before it becomes inaudible. Guitars have a lot of sustain, which is one reason for their rich sound and tone. Rosewood, maple, mahogany, ebony and spruce, are some of the more popular tonewoods because they are workable as well as durable and beautiful. Unfortunately it has become highly important for the guitar manufacturing industry as a whole to consider preserving the trees from which guitars are made so that they do not become irrevocably lost.
Bob Taylor, cofounder and president of Taylor Guitars, says it’s a simple function of “More people, more goods and a higher rate of harvest than regrowth.” And, he says, “We need good, quality wood.”
Gibson, Fender, Martin, Taylor and Yamaha have put their best foot forward though and joined forces with Greenpeace to create the MUSIC WOOD COALITION:
The Greenpeace Music Wood Campaign is partnering with the music industry to protect threatened forest habitats and safeguard the future of the trees critical to making musical instruments.
6 Affordable Gibson guitars
Here are some really great bargains for all of you out there with the cash-money to burn that you saved on your guitar education through the JAMORAMA LEAD GUITAR course. Head to ebay and type in Gibson – it’s a fresh month for big name celebrities! Lets put our collective money where are mouths are […]
Michael Jacksons Guitarists
Michael Jackson`s legacy has left and interesting aftertaste for the guitar afficionado.
Jackson`s first album began with the luminescent touch of Larry Carlton and Beat It from Thriller features both Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather as well as Jeff Porcaro and, as usual, Quincy Jones` inimitable production. The following album, Bad, featured Billy Idol`s guitarist Steve Stevens and on tour the fiery Jennifer Batten (later to work with Jeff Beck).
Guitars on Fire – Ring the Alarm
I`ll be damned if Im going to leave my favourite Stratocaster Plus in a burning building it`s been to Washington State, New York City, France, California, the UK and all around Aotearoa.