360 degree SPINNING guitar neck is incredible!

Introducing the Future of Guitar Design: The Spinning Guitar Neck by Matthias Krantz In the world of musical innovation, there are pioneers who push the boundaries of traditional instruments to create groundbreaking designs. One such visionary is Matthias Krantz, an acclaimed guitar designer known for his revolutionary approach to instrument craftsmanship. In this blog post, … Read more

How to set your intonation correctly, and always play in tune

In this guitar lesson I go over everything you need to know about setting your intonation on any guitar. It works for hard tails, tune o matics, floyd rose, all bridges. You will use this information for the rest of the time you play on your gibson, fender, Ibanez, or any guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3phxqPP9UTU See also https://www.electricherald.com/how-to-intonate-a-guitar-or-bass/ … Read more

A DIY Tunable Pickup: Any sound, one pickup

A guitar pickup is a device used to capture the sound of vibrating guitar strings and convert it into an electrical signal that can be amplified and heard through a guitar amplifier or recording equipment. Pickups are an essential component of electric and electric-acoustic guitars, as they play a crucial role in shaping the instrument’s … Read more

EXCELLENT — The Mathematical Problem with Music, and How to Solve It — “Performance is an art of compromise” – Temperament, timbre, intonation, tuning, voice, tone

Equal Temperament purpose — Divide octave into 12 equal intervals (ratios) to facilitate octave transposition on keyed / digital / discrete instruments.   VIDEO DESCRIPTION / NOTES   There is a serious mathematical problem with the tuning of musical instruments. A problem that even Galileo, Newton, and Euler tried to solve. This video is about … Read more

Microtones, the frequency spaces between notes — Don Ellis

From wikipedia: Holton built Ellis a custom trumpet which he received in September 1965.[15] Its additional (fourth) valve enabled it to produce quarter tones. The inspiration for this may have been due to his studies of Indian music, which includes bent pitches that some ethnomusicologists refer to as “microtones”. However, it was probably more the result of Ellis’s … Read more

Timbre vs Tone — One guy on internet demystifies “guitar amp tone”, showing it almost wholly concerns EQ settings and internal circuitry

(( Do not miss the microphone comparison, speaker cabinet comparison, string comparison, etc linked at the end of this post, which are all equally revelatory. )) From video comments — ”I am just a performer, I know nothing about circuits but in one summer I reversed engineered the whole guitar industry and made it open … Read more

Homogenization of DMB’s “sound” ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY3hwEVCong From the video comments — “I think the overall sound quality is becoming homogenized. The players switch up instruments nearly with every song, presumably to get differing sounds? Possibly for fresh strings to keep in-tune after such full-blast playing. The drums sound more homogenous than ever — every song now has the exact same … Read more

Cello strings on a bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGf1UohY–Y   Using cello strings on a bass guitar is not a common practice and is generally not recommended due to several reasons: 1. **String Length and Tension**: Cello strings are designed for a much longer scale length and higher tension compared to bass guitar strings. As a result, installing cello strings on a bass … Read more

Esoteric Nature of Music (1977 VHS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-89o3vC9bI   The esoteric nature of music refers to the belief that music possesses hidden or mystical qualities that transcend its audible or physical manifestations. This concept is rooted in ancient philosophical, spiritual, and mystical traditions and encompasses various aspects of music theory, composition, performance, and perception. Here are some key aspects of the esoteric … Read more