Guitar pickups: colour idenfication codes

Submitted by guitar-list on Tue, 2007-01-09 22:40
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When swapping out the pickups in your guitar you will find that different manufacturers use different colour codes to identify the wires of each coil.

This link at alexplorer.com lists some of the most widely distributed pickup manufacturers with their prefered color schemes.

Beginning slide guitar

Submitted by guitar-list on Mon, 2007-01-08 22:03
Chrome guitar slide

This is the first in a series of 16 free videos about learning electric slide guitar, by John Armstrong a professional guitar teacher.

Vox V847 Wah: modifications

Submitted by guitar-list on Mon, 2007-01-08 21:42
vox v87 wah

If you like tinkering with electronics this page on home-wrecker.com describes some modifications to the vox v87 wah wah pedal. By changing some of the components, you can tweak the range and limits of the wah effect.

Epi Stathopoulo dies

Submitted by gtr_admin_70 on Sun, 2007-01-07 17:56
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Epi Stathopoulo dies of leukemia, leaving Orphie in charge as president and Frixo as vice president. The brothers feud and Frixo sells his stock in 1948.

The company falls on hard times in the postwar years, and by the mid-'50s is making few instruments, mostly upright basses and the Harry Volpe student model guitar.

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1943-01-01

House of Stathopoulo becomes Epiphone

Submitted by gtr_admin_70 on Sun, 2007-01-07 17:54
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The House of Stathopoulo officially becomes the Epiphone Banjo Co. By this time the ornate Epiphone Recording banjos are among the most highly respected of any maker. Epiphone also introduces a Recording line of guitars, most of them with carved tops.

Location

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1928-01-01

Epi Stathopoulos is born

Submitted by guitar-list on Sun, 2007-01-07 17:32
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Epimanondas (Epi) Stathopoulos is born, he was named after an ancient Greek military hero. His father, Anastasios, owned a large instrument factory in Smyrna making violins, mandolins, lutes and traditional Greek lioutos.

Locations

Smyrna
Turkey
Smyrna
Turkey
Smyrna
Turkey
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1893-01-01

Guitar effects: reverb basics

Submitted by guitar-list on Thu, 2007-01-04 16:24
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This is another video guide from Gary Schutt, about the basics of reverb. Reverb effects create a copy of the incoming signal slightly time-delays it, making it sound like you are in an echoing room.

Compression effects: introduction

Submitted by guitar-list on Thu, 2007-01-04 16:05

This is an introductory video guide from Gary Schutt about compression effects. Gary gives a quick run though of the uses of compression. The best part is when he says:

Palm muting

Submitted by gtr_admin_70 on Thu, 2007-01-04 02:43

Palm muting is a common technique in rock guitar playing. Resting the side of your palm on the guitar bridge gives a percussive quality to distorted chords. The trick is using just the right amount of palm pressure: too much and you wont get any sound, too little and you will loose the chunkiness.

Tools for guitar maintenance and setup

Submitted by guitar-list on Thu, 2007-01-04 02:30

This is a video guide to tools for basic guitar setup and maintenance, by Tim Ambrosius a guitar technician and manager at Keller Music in Cincinnati, Ohio.