Gibson Les Paul

available on the market today, you will find yourself looking at guitars with a wide variety of body shapes and weights. Most all of guitars are designed not only to look aesthetically pleasing, but function properly. So I will be going over different types of guitar body shapes and guitar body woods that are used. This way you can have a better understanding of why the guitars are designed a certain way.Guitar Body Shapes Body shapes are not just cosmetic, many of the shapes and features of guitars to search some functioning purpose. Cutaways If the body is cutaway where it joins the neck, this helps a musician access the upper frets of the neck. There are two types of cutaway: single, as in the Gibson Les Paul or the Fender Telecaster, and double, as in the Fender Stratocaster or the Gibson SG. Body Contour This refers to where the guitar body is sculpted to make it fit more comfortably with the human body. A good example is the Fender Stratocaster, which is contoured at the back (called the 'tummy contour ') and on the front (called the 'forearm contour '). Balance and Weight A good body shape will be balanced weightwise, so the guitar sits well when worn with a strap without tilting toward the headstock or the body. The larger or thicker bodies, especially those made of heavier woods, can be very heavy and tiring to play. Guitar Body Woods The look of each piece of wood is unique; even within one tree species, pieces vary from one to the next in grain…

I was in North Carolina for a week, so I decided to bring my acoustic guitar down for the trip, because I could not go without it for a whole week. Anyways, I had been just playing one night and out of nowhere my aunt said “Wow, Evan I am thoroughly impressed! I thought this guitar thing was just a phase, but damn you’re getting really good!” I just laughed and said “Thank you”. She replied “Well let me show you something”. She came back from her bedroom with a worn guitar case, she popped open…

Eddie Cantor was an American Broadway star that loved to sing, write songs, and dance. Cantor is from New York City and was born on January 13, 1892 and died on October 10, 1964 by the age of 72. In 1907, Cantor made his first ever widespread appearance in Vaudeville at New York’s Clinton music hall and was known for being the member of the Gus Edwards Gang, then going to a tour in vaudeville with Lila Lee as team Lee and Cantor. His Broadway stage appearances were making him really popular…

hollow acoustic guitars with a slightly modified design. Simultaneously at this time, solid body guitars were being tested which were made from a single piece of wood without any hollowing in its body from other manufacturers again. In 1945, Richard Bougerie was electronic equipment for the US Military but helped make an electric pickup and amplifier for a certain artist. In conjunction with guitar maker, Les Paul, they integrated this technology into their guitars for a more professional level…

Carlo Joseph (or CJ). CJ was a young Italian boy from town, very popular kid actually. When I first met him I actually disliked him, thinking he was a little annoying brat. I hadn’t realized he was a very well influenced musician, such as myself, till later on. He told me that he played for some time and also knew a little piano. I had to get CJ to play with Louie and I. At one point, I convinced him to play with us, and that’s how the first band was formed, “Bitter Minds”. CJ would come to…

1950’s: Blues and Jazz used around 15watt valve amps on maximum settings. The first Commercial amplifier was made by fender (Leo Fender) who worked with Dick Dale, a surf rock guitarist known as the king of the surf guitar, who is now 78 years old, in developing a guitar amp that he got up to 100watts without it being broken. Fender then was called K&F manufacturing. The Les Paul amp is developed. 1960’s: Guitarists in this era began experimenting with the sound of distortion from their…

In a world where technological and scientific advances are realized daily, communication with people around the world is a common occurrence, and knowledge is becoming increasingly accessible, a wider window has opened for the individual to explore, discover, and/or create their ideal self. We see ourselves passing the times of idle wonder and theory of our past philosophers and intellects. The consequence, however, is that knowing yourself, as well as projecting and thereby sharing this self…

A vacation without a prior plan, a pilot without a map, or a family without a mission statement, leads to chaos rather than a destination. A sense of direction and a common purpose to work toward is what a vacation, pilot, and family need to function fully and vibrantly. A vacation without some sort of planning will result in wasting the vacation time because of undecided decisions that need to be made upon arrival. A pilot without a map becomes aimless flying; a family with no mission statement…

hard to read Hamlet. In the play, Hamlet seemed to be faking his madness for most of the interaction on stage, except for the scene in which he kisses Ophelia. This seemed very genuine, he takes a break from his “mad” rant, in which he constantly repeats “get thee to a nunnery.” He pauses and takes the time to show his love for Ophelia. This pause reveals to Ophelia there is sanity behind his madness, and that he is putting on a show. Because of the sudden break, the audience may be confused on…

People read about the history of Scotland, about how people suffered British imperialism and civil war that took place in XIII century. But for some people reading books about history is not fully enjoyable and some may find books boring. In order to deliver the true feeling of Scotland in the late 13th century and give educational words about hardship times, that would stick within the mind forever, world needs something in larger scale. Mel Gibson gave the world opportunity of enjoyment and…