One of the many different types of guitar is a bass guitar.
This variety of guitars features sounds that are one octave below your standard guitar. These guitars have a maximum amount of seven strings. The minimum amount of strings on a bass is four. My favourite brand of bass guitars is Ibanez. This brand is a brand straight out of the U.S.A
Friday, 16 December 2016
Post 2, The process of a guitar
A lot of work goes into building a guitar. I have learned all I know about building guitars through Mr Jeff Kiesel. At home I have a kiesel Vader model guitar. It plays beautifully and I have to say the hand made touch instead of a machine being used in the production really shines through.
Kiesel guitars are handmade in the USA.
The process of a guitar being made is a very long one. It starts off with the woods. Imported from different countries around the world, which in then kiln dried for up to 3 weeks. After it is kiln dried,the wood has lost any moisture it may have retained. The workers can then cut out the rough shape of the guitar body and neck.
After the rough shape is formed, the body and neck are then sanded down to make the guitar smooth.
The next process is the drilling of the electrics cavities and pickups cavities. After that the guitar will be painted and a finish will be added. Sometimes a veneer or a cap will be put on top of the body which is basically a piece of wood with a different colour.
This paint is let dry for 24 hours and once it is dry, the guitar finally starts to take shape and look like the instrument we all know and love.
Now, on to the electrical elements. Pickups are sometimes handwound or wound by machines. these consist of magnets wrapped in copper wire to detect electric signals from the strings. Pickups are the thing that gives the guitar sound, so how these are made is vital and will most likely be my next blog post. They are then wired into the guitar with knobs and an input jack. Tuners are then installed and strings and there you have it. That's how a guitar is made. After the initial product is made, It must go through about 5 quality inspections, ranging from sound tests to wood moisture tests.
Hello my name is Seán and I have been playing music for the large majority of my life. My favourite instrument is the guitar and more specifically the electric guitar. My blog will be dedicated to the geography of guitars. Im not sure what to put in this that's geography related but I'll try and keep it as close to the topic as I can.
Post 1- My Favourite Guitars
At home I have an arsenal of guitars. They all have different Amounts of strings, different sounds and all look very different.
My favourite guitar is my Jackson 8 string fanned fret guitar. Jackson guitars have always been my preferred guitar brand to use as they are extremely playable and the wood that is used has a great tone to it.
In the photo below, the 8 string is the second guitar from the left.
most of Jacksons guitars are made with American swamp ash with a quilted maple top and an ebony fingerboard from Africa.
There are many different constructions of guitars, neck thru, bolt on and set neck
Neck thru means that there is 3 solid pieces of wood in the guitar the first one being the middle of the body and the neck. The other two pieces are the wings at the side.
Bolt on means that the body and neck are separate in production. They are then bolted on with heavy duty screws.
And finally set neck means that the guitar is crafted out of one solid piece of wood.
