Guitar Accessory
Guitar Accessory
Guitar Plectrums & Guitar Strings
There is a wealth of guitar accessories available and many manufacturers make the same type of product. Many products come do the same thing but have large differences in price point so this can sometimes be confusing for many new guitarists.
The old saying “You get what you pay for” does ring true in some circumstances but the volume and quality of guitar accessories available are ever becoming harder to distinguish. For example: If you were buying a product made of a solid wood, this would cost much more than a product made of plywood, why? Simply because the raw materials are more expensive.
The guitar accessories I am going to talk about are guitar plectrums and guitar strings.
Guitar Plectrums (Picks) are usually small triangular pieces of plastic that you use to strike the strings of your guitar with. Plectrums have many different thicknesses, materials, and sizes that all factor into the job they do, these variants create a different sound. More thinner and flexible plectrums generally are best suited to playing rhythm guitar, as they pass the strings quickly with less resistance. You’ll also hear a lot more of a flicking sound (a little like a scratch) as they pass over the string that is to some, desirable. This only really happens with the thinnest of plectrums.
The thicker picks can be used more for lead guitar playing, as they produce a good amount of attack. They generally produce a more even sound and you get less flicking sound as they pass the strings. However, the sound you produce will differ, dependant on how hard your plectrum grip is. If you have a rigid grip a thinner plectrum may be beneficial as trying to play fast with a thick plectrum could be tricky.
The plectrums I use are the Dava Control’s. The have a thinner central area that alters how hard the pick is dependant of how close to the tip you hold it. So I suppose you could call it a combination thickness plectrum. Guitar Plectrums only cost a few pence anyway so I would recommend getting a few different ones and try them out to see what you like best.
Guitar Strings come in different gauges, the first question you will be asked when you go into a music shop to buy a replacement set of strings is “what gauge do you want?”
String gauge affects the tone and the playability of your guitar. If you have a higher gauge string, there is greater tension. Heavy gauge strings generate a higher volume, however the greater the tension, the more finger pressure is needed to fret the strings properly.
One major benefit of higher tension strings is that they vibrate in a shallower fashion, which allows closer adjustment to the fret board before getting string buzzes. A pretty standard Acoustic guitar string gauge is 12-54, and 9-42 on electric guitars. Altering your string gauge may require adjustment to your guitar in order to maintain the same action (Height between the string and fret board). On the flip side, lower string tension will cause the strings to lie lower which may result in buzzing, but if you already have a high action then you could solve that problem with a new set of strings.
I actually prefer a medium gauge (a set of 10’s) string as it produces a more reliable string bend. The ones I use are the D’addario XL’s 10- 46 (regular light gauge) on my electric guitars and on my acoustic guitars I always use Brass wound D’addario EJ16 Light (Gauge 12-53). Brass strings produce a rich bright tonality that lasts well.
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What kind of guitar accessory is this?
This blue laser kind of pick is used by “The Fray” on “How to Save A Life”. I would like to know what it is called because I’d like to try it out and see if the music store can get me one.
Picture of what I am talking about below:
http://www.imagebay.com/bay.php?view=62316_guitarthefray.jpg
If I am not mistken that is an E-Bow but I have never heard of the Fray but from looks it looks like the E-Bow
http://www.ebow.com/
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A guitar is the dream of millions of music lovers. It is one of the most stylish instruments, and it plays a significant role in rock music, country music, and pop. More recognized as a stringed-instrument, the guitar is played by producing vibration on the strings, which in turn blows air into the sound hole. However, the electric guitars rely on the amplifier that has the ability to electronically boost up the sound quality.
A guitar has a variety of guitar accessories for holding and playing it in the right chord with the maximum level of comfort. As a beginner, make sure that you use the required accessories to catch the right mood of song.
Capotasto, or in short ‘capo’, are clipped onto the fret board with spring tensions, since this helps to change the pitch of open strings. Capo enables the guitarist to heighten the pitch of the guitar sound by clipping the capo just below the first fret on the fret board. It can be stated that the capos enables the player to play in different keys, without changing the chord formations. This is a more helpful way of adjusting the pitch of the musical enigma.
The best attribute of the capos is that the pitch or the key of the guitar can be changed without having to worry about changing the keys themselves. However, always make sure that you place the capos as close to the guitar as possible. When you use the capos, you do not need to learn the song in different keys, only that the accompanying singers sing at different pitches.
‘Plectrum’, also known as ‘pick’, is a small piece of hard material held in the right hand between the thumb and the index finger to pick or play the strings. The first plastic pick originated in the year 1922, and was created by D’Andrea Picks. The pick is important for both electric and acoustic guitars. Nowadays, the plastic picks are the high-demand picks, but previously, the picks were mostly made out of wood, bone, steel or tortoise shells. Some picks are known as thumb picks or finger picks, which cover the finger tips and are employed mostly for the Hawaiian guitars.
Picks are available in both thick and thin forms. There is a huge controversy over the benefits of thick and thin picks. Thinner picks are said to produce an excellent range, from soft to loud. On the other hand, thick picks produce brighter sounds. However, throughout the years, the thicker picks have won an edge over thinner picks. Thinner picks usually give out less controllable and heavier sound, while thicker picks blow out more delicate and controlled tones.
The slides are preferably used in rock or jazz music to create the ‘Hawaiian’ magical effect, and are one of the significant guitar accessories. The slides look like knife blades, the neck of a bottle, or a round metal bar. Modern slides are made out of ceramic, plastic, brass, steel, and chrome, but the material of the slides completely depends upon the tone and weight desired by the guitarist.
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