Origins of the Bass Guitar

 
From old music to new music, there has always been a musical line written for a bass part. Whether it’s the big bowed orchestral bass, the huge bass pipes of a cathedral organ or the ultra low warm sound of a vintage synth bass, the bass line serves as a root and foundation for most [...]

Standard American Fender Stratocaster Guitar

What makes the Fender Stratocaster such an individual guitar is the unique, intimate sound which comes from the three single coil pickup setup. You may find they can be a little loud at times and need time to learn to handle at high volumes, they do have an edge to them  that is great for [...]

Humbuckers vs Single Coil Pick-ups

Electric guitar pick-ups collect or ‘pick-up’ the vibrations of guitar strings which induce an alternating current in the coils of copper wire wrapped around poles in the pick-up. That current is then passed through potentiometers which modify volume and tone and through a guitar lead to an amplifier. The amplifier then uses either valves or [...]