Guitar Strings Picked
Guitars are the future of music:
Which comes first, the music or the video? the question is moot now that artisan Ben Lewry of visionary instruments, has built an lcd video display into his guitar. After several prototypes, his custom video guitars now can run visualizations or movies by simply popping in a usb thumbdrive into a back panel.
Visualizations can even be triggered with midi signals by playing the guitar. Steven Wilson, of porcupine tree, was so taken by Ben’s designs that he’s now rocking a video guitar to sold out shows around the world.
Mahogany topped guitars:
Guitar is amplified at high sound pressure levels. This is why maple is the wood of choice for electric guitar tops. West coast big leaf maple is the softest and lightest of the maple family, with a wood grain that resembles waves.
Aside from a visually breathtaking pattern, the wavy fibers of ‘curly’ maple reduce the long grain stiffness and vibrate more freely. (this is the secret to the bright, clear powerful sound of the parker fly, the only solid-body guitar made with a curly maple body.
When used as a top, mahogany has a relatively low velocity of sound, (compared to other topwoods) considerable density and a low overtone content producing a solid tone and respond best at the upper end of the dynamic range. Mahogany topped guitars have a strong “punchy” tone that is well suited to country blues playing.
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