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The Return of the Soapbar Pickup(0)
A vintage design is revisited for those seeking classic tones! Discover why several “guitar heroes” liked the sound of the original P-90s. Its signature sound can be heard on classics such as Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” and “Theme from an Imaginary Western.”
The Guitar Capo
In this article, Ric Flauding, session guitarist, explains that a guitar capo is a clamp device that you position on different frets of the guitar to change the pitch or key of the open strings. Ric also explains the various types of capos, how to put them on the guitar, their uses, and gives you a recording assignment to round out the instruction. Besides session work, Ric is a former staff arranger for The Crystal Cathedral. For three years he headed up the film composition department at Biola University. His studies with guitar included jazz great Barney Kessel. Ric is also on the online training staff of Alexander University. Ric was also Dave Mustaine’s (Megadeth/Metallica) guitar teacher, and guitar consultant on a recent album.
Guitar Wood Types & Tones
If you thought that your guitar tone was just the amplifier you run through, the pickups in your guitar or the pedals in front of your amp, think again. Wood types play a large role in how your tone is defined. Frank Falbo of Seymour Duncan explains it all.
Understanding the Difference in Guitar Tone Woods
One of the reasons that PRS instruments appeal to me - aside from the sound and the craftsmanship - is the wood. Most PRS guitars have mahogany bodies and necks with figured maple tops, though their more recent line of hollowbodies offer an optional flame maple top *and* back.