Tuning for sound – What some of the great guitarists have done. Albert King one the early great blues guitarists often used dropped open tunings and also tuned as much as a tone and a half lower than Standard E. He used light gauge strings the lighter-gauge strings were a factor in King’s string-bending technique […]
Here’s a great post put together by Native Instruments… blog.native-instruments.com/getting-started-with-music-theory
Similarly to Fenders “Digital Campaign” to address the “drop out rate” other brands are also looking towards digital applications to enhance user experience to maintain engagement. Are digital campaigns going to produce results? It will be interesting to see how the music industry and digitalization mesh. MUSOPIA APPS KEEP BEGINNERS ENGAGED INDUSTRY LEADERS including Yamaha, […]
Happily, stumbled on this on YouTube 😉 14 Awesome Songs in Alternate Tunings to play! And then there’s this interesting take on tuning… “We all have been tuning our guitars wrong” | Can you hear the difference? Bonus Lesson: TUNING – Official James Taylor Guitar Lessons A guitar, though a precision instrument, has subtle tolerances […]
Options addressed The Internet has really opened up the doors to a lot of things not least how we can learn to play the guitar. Today there is large YouTube guitar community offering lots of tips and tutorials for free however it might take a while to sift through things before you find something good. […]
An interesting new device that’s just come out that is worth noting. Can this really help with one of the cornerstones of musical discipline and develop rhythm ability? The Modern Metronome Soundbrenner Pulse Smart, wearable, and powered by vibrations. www.soundbrenner.com/news/vega-tremolo
On the path set out by the Floyd Rose’s revolutionary take on the tremolo in the 80’s where a whole new level of stability and versatility opened up new approaches to playing styles, here comes the VegaTrem double-action VT1 UltraTrem vibrato. Music Radar www.musicradar.com/news/vega-tremolo VegaTrem website vegatrem.com/guitar-tremolo Kickstasrter campaign kickstarter.com/projects/vegatrem-vt1
Boss team up with Swedish Guitar builder Strandberg A new address of Virtual Sound Modeling with Boss sound technology & Strandberg’s address of guitar design. Top-level guitarists dare to be different and are never afraid to step forward and let their individual voices shine. To support their ambitious artistic drive, they look to innovators like […]
Fender address “drop out rate” with Fender Digital division Can Fenders online education expand the guitar market? Fender Digital is betting that with a team of 85 producing content designed to inspire and assist guitarists, it can keep them playing longer. Fender’s market research claims 90% of first-time guitarists give up within a few months, […]
Fender buy Sonic Ladder, makers of Riffstation April 25, 2017 – Fender today announced the acquisition of Sonic Ladder Ltd., a software development firm based in Dublin, Ireland, which took effect April 2015. The strategic acquisition marks a significant milestone for Fender Digital, as the brand continues to take a leadership role in the evolution […]
IK Multimedia is an international music technology company founded in Modena, Italy in 1996, IK Multimedia now operates worldwide with offices in Italy, the US and the UK. In 1996 two Italian engineers got together to solve a problem, could you get the sound of classic analog gear from a computer? Or put another way […]
iRig 2 Mobile Interface Since 2010 iRig has provided a mobile experience allowing guitarists to plug into their iPhone to play, practice and record with apps like IK’s AmpliTude, Apples GarageBand and many more. iRig 2 builds upon the success of its predecessor by introducing essential new features — like adjustable input gain, cross-platform compatibility […]