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Almost all new guitarists would feel confused by the guitar terms when they are first picking their guitar online. So here are some common words I listed . Hope this article can help you. Abalone: Abalone is the hard, internal lining of the giant sea snail's shell that is used for decorative and orn...

1. Is a Resonator Guitar Hard to Play? It depends which type of resonator guitar. A square neck resonator will be much more challenging as you’re playing an instrument that is completely different to a standard guitar. It will require time to get used to the totally different style and movement nece...

Blues songs are a mainstay of acoustic fingerstyle guitar, drawing on a rich tradition of acoustic blues players like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, and incorporating the contemporary sounds of players like Keb’ Mo’ or even John Mayer. Acoustic fingerstyle blues immediately resonates with a listen...

1.The sound of it： great big, midrange-forward, loud tone People describe [the tone] as nasal- or crunchy-sounding—or just weird. But that’s exactly how a Gypsy-jazz guitar should sound.’----Thomas Davy 2.Its Origins The instrument was conceived in the early 1930s through a collaboration between the...

1.Three different kinds of Resonator guitars There are three main resonator designs: The tricone, with three metal cones, designed by the first National company. The single-cone "biscuit" design of other National instruments. The single inverted-cone design (also known as a spider bridge) ...

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