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Guitar Accessories - Art Meets Function
Guitar accessories serve two purposes. First and foremost, they are practical. They assist in holding, playing and storing the guitar. Secondly, they are a great way for artists to display their musical style and personality. They include picks and slides, cases and bags, straps and stands. Picks and slides are both used on the strings of the guitar to create a specific tone or effect. Stands are used to store and display the guitar when not in use. When being carried or shipped, gig bags and cases serve as protection against possible damage. They come in many sizes, shapes, and protection levels.
Gig bags are soft-sided, frequently made from vinyl or luggage quality, ballistic nylon with reinforced seams. They have interior padding, accessory pockets and adjustable shoulder straps. Cases have hard shells, usually made from molded plastic or laminated wood. Practical for almost any budget, these guitar accessories can begin as low as $15. Possible upgrades include thicker, denser interior padding, double shoulder straps, and metal hardware. Screen-printed and airbrushed designs are also available on some bags and cases. They both are designed to fit specific size or types of guitars, so make sure you check it before you buy it.
For artists looking for guitar accessories that allow them to express their individuality, there is a guitar strap to meet their needs. Guitar straps come in a variety of sizes, materials and styles. Beginners may need a basic model that will help them hold and balance the instrument. Polypropylene straps have flexibility and durability. Several models have storage pouches for spare picks, or strings. Advanced players may decide that hand tooled leather, plush suede, and hammered buckles make the style statement that best suits them. From $10 to hundreds of dollars, guitar straps are available to fit any budget.
Guitar accessories can be strictly practical, used to bring specific character, depth and tone to the notes when played. They can protect the instrument from damage. However, they can also be fun and interesting, featuring hand-made detailing and cutting-edge technology, reflecting the passion and personality of the musician. High quality materials, custom details, and unique options are available at Copperpeace. They have been created with the performer in mind.
Whether you are interested in making a purchase for yourself, or as a gift for your favorite artist, it is prudent to turn to Copperpeace to find the perfect blend of fashion and quality.
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Allison Rossino is a fashion writer and student based in Chicago.
Just beginning Banjo?
I am just starting to learn the banjo and I have a question. Is it best to begin learning the Scruggs style or the frailing style first? I want to get the most out of the instrument and don't want to limit myself by learning in the wrong order.
thanks,
M
Frailing style is considered a little easier to learn at first. But it depends on the style of music that you want to play, if hard core bluegrass is your thing then learning frailing won't help much.
Check out http://www.banjohangout.org/ for more information than you could imagine on both styles of playing.
Be prepared to stick with it, banjo is hard to learn...
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Information On The Clawhammer Banjo And Much More
Clawhammer is a highly rhythmic class of a fingerpicking technique that is used on the banjo and very rarely on a guitar. Traditional picking styles include those for Folk, Bluegrass, and classical guitar and consist of an "up-picking" motion by the fingers and "down-picking" motion by the thumb. The main reason it's called Clawhammer is because of the shape of the hand when it's picking the banjo; the hand assumes a claw like shape and the strumming finger is kept stiff, striking the strings.
Some of the most modern musicians to use the clawhammer technique are Bob Carlin, Dwight Diller, Eric Clapton, Abigail Washburn, Dan Levenson and several thousand others. In fact even the actor Steve Martin has been caught using this style more than once as a part of his stage act in the 1970s.
Clawhammer and another technique called "frailing" are a common component to American old-time music. However even though Frailing and Clawhammer could be used interchangeably, a lot of old-time players draw a large distrinction between the two. On a banjo frailing usually refers to always picking the drone string, while clawhammer allows the picking of strings with the thumb also referred to as "drop thumbing." Some players go even further and put a distrinction between clawhammer and drop thumb as well.
There are several books as well as websites where you can find out more information on this type of banjo playing, how to play Clawhammer banjo, Clawhammer banjo tabs, as well as other information. If you're interested in this you might want to check out the following books and or sites:
Mel Bay Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch: a guide for the claw less: Category - Book
Clawhammer Banjo Volume 1: Category - DVD
Learn to Play Clawhammer Banjo, Lesson 1 & 2: Ctaegory - Book
Mel Bay Presetns Complete Clawhammer Banjo: Category Book
Clawhammer Banjo-Repertoire and Technique Vol 1: Category - Video
Wikipedia
ezFolk
Clawhammer
Clawhammer Banjo
NativeGround
Good luck on your search for more incredibly interesting information on this unique instrument! I'm sure you could also find some videos online as well if your just curious about the actual finger placement or examples of exactly what clawhammer banjo is by looking online. For myself personally, I understand some things better when I can visually see the topic at hand so something like this might be very helpful to you! Try sites like Google Video and YouTube. Have fun!
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