Gretsch G2202 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass Guitar

This is a new and mint condition, 2003 Gretsch G2202 Electromatic Junior Jet electric bass guitar in a beautiful translucent black/brown burst finish. It's a simple short scale bass with 19 frets. It's lightweight - good for children & people with small hands, allowing for easier & faster playing. The body is a laminate Les Paul style, but flat on top, with rounded edges and no binding. Neck, head and fingerboard: short 30" scale, 3/8" thick rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays & bolt-on maple neck. Electronics: a single passive mini humbucker located in the middle of the neck and bridge. It's actually located where the 24th fret would be. This is the ideal location for it because it's right under a natural harmonic. The single mini humbucker has master volume & tone controls. This ultra cool bass has chrome hardware, an adjustable bridge & a pearloid pickguard. Case is not included.Included is a certified factory warranty.

Do you remember when you started to learn your instrument? I bet you thought it was impossible at first and that you were never going to be able to get it. Well, the same can be said for perfect pitch training. You may think it seems like an impossible task at the beginning, but with the pure pitch method and a little bit determination you will be amazed at how quickly you can see the results of your hard work.

The Pure Pitch Method - Does Perfect Pitch Really Exist?

Can you really learn perfect pitch?

Okay, lets start by by explaining what perfect pitch actually is. Basically - perfect pitch is when the listener has the ability to recognise notes and chords just by ear.

Have you noticed that some guitarists can identify and tune their guitar to E without a tuner and that piano players can almost always identify middle c by ear? Well, that is basically the beginning of perfect pitch. If most musicians can name one note by ear, then learning the other 12 notes isn't going to be to much of a task is it? If you find that you can often pick out chords, identify single notes or work out the intervals between two notes then you're already well on your way to developing perfect pitch! Remember - we all have perfect pitch, but we just need to know how to unlock it. The pure pitch method could be the key to unlocking your musical potential.

Like me, have you always been jealous of musicians who claim they have perfect pitch? Can a product like the pure pitch method really help you achieve perfect pitch? Read on to find out if the pure pitch method can really work for you...

Don't worry - there's no special musical gene that some musicians have and some musicians don't. No musicians are ever born with perfect pitch - instead it's something that's simply developed over time. Some musicians seem to develop the skill themselves naturally, whist others find that the only way to achieve it is by using a course like the pure pitch method.

Perfect pitch explained...

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Qwik Tune QT-15 Automatic Guitar and Bass Tuner

Introducing the newest addition to the Qwik Tune line of tuners. The QT-15 automatic guitar and bass tuner is made to tune those severly out of tune guitars. This tuner is fast, accurate and a great value. Batteries included.
Customer Review: Nice little tuner
It may not be the fanciest tuner, but it is very easy to use and works just fine. Very small (bigger than a Zippo though) and lightweight as well.
Customer Review: THIS IS EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED TO GET BY, AND VERY PORTABLE TOO
Smaller than a Zippo lighter, this machine is extremely handy for the beleaguered and going deaf player of the acoustic guitar such as myself. As much as I resist defying the word of another reviewer, I must say that I very gladly have received this handy tuner today and find it as good or better than many with all the bells and whistles and a much higher price tag. For one thing, you can slip it into your pocket, or hand, or mouth, or hat band, or strap sack (I never use a strap) as easily as a guitar pick (which I also never use) and find it ready to go between tunes. In fact, when it arrived today, it came already charged up and ready to tune. Among several other excellent qualities besides the handy size, one other great thing about this tuner is that it is NOT a hot pink as pictured here on the product page, but a respectable and unobtrusive red. In fact, I almost passed up purchasing this piece only because it looks hot pink in the picture; it is red. It is very red. The great and actually generously sized LCD meter copies the kind of needle VUF (is that the right initials? It's been a generation since they were popular) meter that is very readable even for an old guy with failing eyes like me. In other words, get this tuner. It is affordable; it is durable; it is portable, and I haven't even started to read the fine manual to discover what else it might be. I used to be devoted and faithful only to my now rather bulky Korg GT3 Auto Guitar / Bass Tuner which slipped into inner breast pockets or long jean pockets, but since a move to another hermitage I cannot find it. In any case this Qwik Tune is so much smaller and humbler and gentler and kinder and magic. Never mind the high priced tuners with all the bells and whistles that do everything and make you a tuna sandwich, too. This great, simple tuner does everything you will need to get by on your journey, and does it well.

In this way, the traditional six strings of the guitar are stretched across the body and across the frets up to the neck of the guitar, whereas the harp strings are not pressed against any fret or bridge, and simple stand out to be plucked or strummed in the same kind of manner as a harp is normally played. The exact number of harp strings varies from one model to the next, and the tone and pitch of those strings varies too, as indeed does the very octave. In some cases the harp strings are tuned to an octave above that of the guitar's normal six strings, providing a complimentary and very distinctive sound which can give the impression of two quite separate instruments being played, but complimenting each other and resonating together in a beautifully balanced way.

There are two examples of harp guitars however which are not custom built, and which are available, and whilst not indicative of the majority or range of harp guitar styles available, they do provide an example of how these guitars reflect the nature of two such different instruments. The first case is known as the Pikasso, and has four necks with two separate sound holes. In total the Pikasso has forty two strings. An alternative model is the Oracle Harp Sympitar which only has twenty four strings, although there are a dozen strings which run through the neck and are referred to as sympathetic strings. These instruments are extremely specialised, and to play them is quite a challenging feat.

The guitar is not an easy instrument to learn to play, but through its popularity has generated a large number of teachers and resources to aid learning. The harp is far less popular, mainly through its expense, and so is very much harder to learn. A harp guitar is so very specialised that learning it could well be a life's achievement, and those who can play it well are noted particularly in the musical world.

What Exactly is a Harp Guitar?

There are also some harp guitars which have the harp strings tuned to an octave below that of the guitar's six strings, and this provides an undertone which helps to lift the voice of the guitar above a background of resonance. Because these harp guitars are so rare, it is difficult to be precise about the exact number of harp strings, their incorporation into the body of the guitar and even the octave they are tuned to, since many of the harp guitars in existence have been specially commissioned, and often the player or musician has specifically designed or requested a particular style, in order to compliment their style, music genre, or even the type of performance.

If you have never seen a harp guitar before, you may already be envisaging some instrument in your mind which managed to combine the traditional image of a guitar with the classical, almost fairy tale impression of a harp - but how? In fact, a physical combination of the two traditional shapes and designs of the instruments is almost exactly what a harp guitar is. The harp guitar is certainly rare, but at its heart it is still simply a standard six string instrument, following the design and features of an ordinary six string guitar. However, just above these normal, standard six strings are a number of other strings - harp strings, which are spread between two usually curved parts of the guitar body.

Many people have never even heard of harp guitars, and their appearance on stage or in a music hall is likely to generate interest end curiosity before it has even begun to be played. A harp guitar sounds very much as though it has managed to combine the standard guitar with an instrument normally seen being manhandled onto a stage by a couple of strong men, and the idea of combining two such different instruments certainly sounds intriguing.

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Hal Leonard Alan Jackson Guitar Collection - Guitar Recorded Version

All of the guitar parts, plus the cool Dobro, fiddle, piano and pedal steel solos for 12 of Jackson's best: Chattahoochee Don't Rock the Jukebox Gone Country I Don't Even Know Your Name It Must Be Love It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Mercury Blues Pop a Top She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues) Summertime Blues Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) Who's Cheatin' Who.

Those of you who have been reading my articles for some time know that I'm a big fan of the open position chord. This is where both hands play a chord together. It's a great technique that allows beginners (and pros) sound good at the piano right away. But, it's just one method or way to approach chord piano playing.

Another method I use is something called the crossover technique or arpeggio. Here the left hand plays a cascade of notes ascending or descending (usually ascending) while the right hand plays melody. This technique is especially suited for New Age piano playing because we can get a gentle flow of notes in the left hand. In fact, you can use over 2 octaves just in the left hand. This covers a lot of musical space so to speak and creates a lovely backdrop over which melodies may be composed or improvised.

For example, in the upcoming lesson, "Winter Sky," we have a 16-bar phrase in the Key of B flat. The chords are all charted out for you and you can hear me playing the left-hand crossover pattern. This pattern uses much of the left hand right away. The right-hand plays octave melody notes and the whole piece is finished in a few minutes.

Usually, when we use the open position chord, we skip the third in the left hand. In this lesson, we use the third to create a denser sound. And it works out well! You see, when you block out or chart the chords using the crossover technique, you create a harmonic background, a canvas of sound over which you paint in your foreground using melody instead of paint! A unique, but very helpful way of seeing how an improvisation or composition can be structured!

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Multiples

Keith Fullerton Whitman recorded Multiples at the Harvard University studios where he had access to vintage synthesizers and electronics. The eight tracks on this album flow from piercing electronic tones to interlocking clusters of repetitive guitars.
Customer Review: No diggity
I can appreciate how Whitman went to harvard and dicked around with their instrument archive more than I have to like it. Don't get me wrong, I am a massive fan of the ambient-drone-classical-noise genre a la Stars of the Lid, Jessica Rylan, david lee myers and ellen band, home made electronics, bending circuits, all that geeky know all that Keith Whitman embraces. But frankly I find his music unbearable. Which is a shame because he's probably still riding on that glowing but unknowing review @ pitchfork which has made him a demigod in many peoples eyes [oh my GOD, what thought provoking and intelligent titles 'Stereo Music For Acoustic Guitar, Buchla Music Box 100, Hewlett Packard Model 236 Oscillator, Electric Guitar And Computer (Part One) ' the kind of titles that have tried so hard to erase so much pretense that it loops back around and you want to shoot yourself). Quite like the 'music itself'. I can imagine the guy at pitchfork, puffing at a pipe, Wittgenstein on hand, truly pretending to 'get' Stereo Music for Hi Hat. Some people say something this audacious is genius, I say something/one this audacious is scary because he could almost pass for a musician, if you forget that the first half of his career was built drilling drum-and-bass computer programming in your brain via the Hrvatski cell tower. Whitman is NOT a musician. He has no control over the often interesting sounds he produces from obscre machinery, the moment he begins to bring it together with 'stereo music for farfisa compact duo deluxe', he loses it all over again. What starts with a promising organ line and simple but satisfying drum pattern spirals into another useless mess of drone drone and drone. its as if his random clicking and chirping is a safety net for lack of compositional skills-- I would appreciate the dronage more if he had proven himself through some other avenue as a musician first, not just academically but intuitively.
Customer Review: Very original and creative electronic-influenced ambient classical music - non-fans of the genre will hate it, though
I bought this album only because it was on pitchforkmedia's top 50 albums of 2005 list. What makes it great is the fact that it sounds entirely original and inspired as it's very interesting to listen to. Unfortunately, I fear that non-fans of the genre will simply hate it. It took me several listens to get used to it, as a lot of the songs are pretty hard to listen to on the first try. As for what it sounds like, it's essentially electronic-influenced ambient classical music. He uses a fair amount of guitar and piano sounds here, and a LOT of electronic noises (I know this because the song titles say what he uses). I hated it the first time I listened to it, but after several listens I finally found its greatness. For those looking for some great contemporary classical ambient albums, this is a GREAT buy. Highly recommended! Highlights include: the entire album!

A guitar has a long neck, the fret board, up which runt eh strings. It is this long board which is used by the secondary hand to press the strings down in an arrangement which will create the chord to be played. Typically most guitars are made of wood, and so this fret board is a long, slender wooden board. Not only that, but the fret board is under a great deal of pressure, since the strings are pulled very tightly indeed. In fact, on many guitars the strings are made from steel, and tightened quite considerably, putting the fret board under a great deal of pressure. Wood is a natural product, obviously, and so therefore prone to the same problems that all natural products suffer from, and that is aging and deterioration.

If you talk to a guitar enthusiast it may well be that they have heard of truss rods, and may even be capable of showing you where their truss rod is to be found, but to the average person or beginner, most people would be hard pressed to know whether their guitar even had a truss rod. So what is this feature, and what does it do? First of all, if we think about the problem that may be caused by not having a truss rod, then we can see where its role fits in.

Those truss rods that allow movement in both directions are known as double truss systems. In some cases the truss rod can only be accessed by completely removing the headstock of the guitar, which is the part at the very top of the fret board, and so altering the style of the guitar is something done only very rarely.

This metal rod acts a little like a backbone for the fret board, meaning that aging, humidity and any other causes of natural deterioration will not result in warping or disfigurement of the fret board, helping to ensure that the notes still sound clear and accurate, and the life of the guitar is lengthened. Most classical guitars only use nylon strings, and so there is far less pressure on the fret board. For this reason, you may not always find truss rods included, but where you do find them, they can sometimes come with an extra feature which allows an alteration in the tone of the notes played to be heard. By adjusting the truss rod by turning it either clockwise or antic clockwise, the fret board can be adjusted to an angle either side of the normal centre. This can adjust the distance of the strings from the fret board, allowing a different playing method to be adopted, as well as altering the tone very slightly.

Certainly guitars, as with most wooden products, are treated carefully with sealants and varnishes to help nourish and protect the guitar for a good long life. However, with most wooden products the problem of slight warping may only lend character, for a guitar, and warping spells disaster, since the design and measurements of a guitar are very exact, to ensure that the notes are crisp, clear and accurate. Because of the length of the fret board, any warping or bending could cause the notes played to be altered quite noticeably, and so these would render the guitar useless. Not only that, but slight warping can lead to cracking, and with so much pressure on the fret board already from the strings, this would lead inevitably to breakage of the fret board completely. The truss rod, therefore, is a strong metal rod which runs up through the fret board from one end to the other, and can be tightened usually using an Allan key at the top.

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