Coparison Between Two Guitars: Ibanez 453 RVC and the Gibson Les Paul The paper I have written and know alot about is a contrast on two really well known and popular guitars. One which is the Gibson Les Paul, and the other which is the Ibanez 453 RVC. Both guitars may look alike to some, and to some they may sound alike as well, but are they really alike? Starting with the bodys, the Gibson Custom Les Paul is made of solid mahogeny wood, which gives the guitar a more Classical look and feel and
The Guitar About five hundred years ago the guitar was invented. Since then, the guitar has played a crucial role in music. It serves as the heart for song, from Jazz, to Blues, to Heavy Metal. The guitar is perhaps the most important instrument in modern music. The two types of guitar most popular today, are the acoustic and electric guitar. The first guitar like instruments looked nothing like the guitars of today. These instruments were called lutes. Lutes later became vihuelas, which
The History of the Guitar Four hundred years ago the guitar was invented. Since then, guitar has been a great innovative instrument. It serves as the heart of a song, or sound. From Jazz, and Blues, to Heavy Metal, and punk music guitar has been perhaps the biggest factor in modern music. Between acoustic guitar, and electric guitar there is a lot of history. When guitar was first invented, it looked nothing like the guitars that we know. The first guitars were lutes. Lutes evolved into
I am My Guitar A symbol that best represents myself is my guitar. I have always wanted to play the guitar since I was thirteen. Ever since I saw the Rolling Stones in concert. I took lessons the following year, and have been playing ever since then. Other than the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton also has influenced me and made me want to play. I never wanted to join a band, I mainly play by myself, but sometimes I get together with my friends. They also know how to play the guitar
became the music industry it is today because of the artists and bands that dared to explore different types of genres in rock. The following inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that will be discussed in this essay are N.W.A., John Lennon, and Les Paul. The first inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that will be discussed is N.W.A. The group consisted of Eazy-E (Eric Wright), Dr. Dre
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most. I stalled and told him I wasn't done looking, quickly looking for the lowest price I could find. I finally found a Epiphone les Paul melody maker. It looked all right to me; I could definitely tell it was cheap though. My dad picked it up and smiled,” Ohh, so you're a les Paul guy. Here try this”. He grabbed a sunburst les Paul studio (this time it was a Gibson) and set it in my lap. The very first thing I did was look at the price tag. $1099. It made me a little nervous to be holding something
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his good friend Paul Barth founded a company in 1931 which was called Rickenbacker Electro Instrument Company. Barth soon left the company due to the fact that Rickenbacker was getting most of the credit of everything in the Rickenbacker Electro Instrument Company. A man named Les Paul founded a company called Gibson. This guitar company sold solid electric guitars. This company became one of the most famous guitar companies. Gibson made a famous guitar called the “Gibson Les Paul.” In 1932, amplified
of the electric guitar was jazz guitarist Charlie Christian. Most famous for his work with The Benny Goodman Sextet, his string technique along with the amplified instrument brought the guitar to the forefront. Charlie Christian paved the way for Les Paul, Eddie Cochran, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, and T Bone Walker. T Bone Walker did for the blues what Christian did for jazz. They changed the sound and style drastically. Walker took the electric guitar to the Mississippi Delta Blues and set the template
developed into acoustics, spread from Europe to the rest of the world, and turned out to be the crazy shaped, cool designed electric guitars of today. Works Cited Chabot, Paul. “A History of the Guitar”. Guitarsite. 1999-2014. Web. 5 May 2014. Chapman, Richard. The New Complete Guitarist. London: DK Publishing, Inc., 1993. Print. Guy, Paul. “A Brief History of the Guitar”. Guyguitars. 2001-2007. Web. 4 Apr. 2014. Wade-Matthews, Max; Thompson, Wendy. The Encyclopedia of Music. London: Hermes House, 2002
On July 24th 1965, Bob Dylan’s performance at the Newport Folk Festival was the first to feature a Fender Stratocaster with the distortion cranked up. The audience being accustomed to Dylan’s traditional folk style music, were unprepared for his new style of playing guitar, and Dylan was ultimately booed off stage for his performance. Although Dylan was met with much negative criticism for his performance, his distortion on the electric guitar pioneered a new musical sound of hybrid folk and rock
music. This has involved analysis of the development and continuing refinement of the computer in today’s music industry, as well as the theory of the synthesiser and the various pioneers of electronic technology, including Dr. Robert Moog and Les Paul. Also within the essay, I have discussed the increasing use of computers in the recording studio. The computer has become an indispensable tool in ensuring that both recording and playback sound quality is kept at the maximum possible level
this musical revolution would never have been possible without the invention of the electric guitar by Les Paul in 1952 (1). The solid-body electric guitar produced a distinct sound unlike any other instrument during that time; as a result, it was this unique sound that rock-n-roll music developed its entire foundation upon. Today, Les Paul’s guitar (now owned by the popular guitar company Gibson) remains one of the most famous electric guitars not just in the America, but also in the world, along
Bob Marley also known as Tuff Gong was and still is a famous Jamaican reggae singer –songwriter musician guitarist. He started in 1962 and ended 1981. Bob Marley was born in February 6 1945. He was born in a farm in nine mile Saint Ann parish Jamaica. His father was Jamaican and his mother was a black teenager. The father was named Norval and he died in 1955. He just saw his son once .Marley started his career in 1963 in Livingston with a group named the wailers. Bob Marley’s music is famous for
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Whenever there is talk of violins, the name Stradivarius always comes to mind. Questions have been asked over the centuries as to how the violins have their unique sound. Is it the varnish? Is it the water? Is it the shape? Or is it perhaps the provenance? Scientists have studied the violins and musicians have studied and debated the sound quality and the superiority of the instruments for centuries. Stradivarius violins are commonly hailed worldwide as the best violins in the world. The sound quality
There are certain musicians that come along that shift a culture, attitude, or future musicians. Another musician that went on influence future generations and considered one of the greatest guitar players in the world is Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was born in Holland in 1955 and immigrated to Pasadena California. At the age of seven, Eddie was training as a classical pianist, although his love for Rock and Roll was developing. He started working a paper route and used the money to buy a drum
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide counselors with an accurate analysis of the prevention programs that have been implemented to protect elementary age children from sexual abuse. This paper will discuss the benefits and limitations of various prevention programs and provide guidance to counselors to help them sort through the research. It is important for counselors to understand what programs work and what aspects of those programs are most effective. This paper will also
Damien of Molokai¡¦s Life Who was Father Damien? „« Father Damien was formally known as Joseph de Veuster „« He was born on January 3rd 1840 „« Damien was born to a farming couple on Tremeloo Belgium. „« He attended college at Brine-le-Comte. „« He entered the congregation of the sacred Hearts of Jesus. „« He Became a Picpus Brother on October the 7th 1860. „« Damien followed his brothers dream, now his as well and went into a mission aboard „« On the 19th of march