by admin | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog
However, the feedback created by traditional hollow-bodied guitars prompted some players and makers to try and develop more suitable designs. In fact, both Vivi-Tone and Rickenbacker created what were essentially solid-bodied Spanish guitars in 1934 and 1935...
by admin | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog
Engineer Donn Landee looked back on working with Van Halen on the iconic band’s 1978 self-titled debut album, noting how the band’s members were initially disappointed in its sound.Even though it would go on to redefine rock music for a whole generation,...
by admin | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog
The creation of the archtop guitar is usually credited to Orville Gibson. Violin-like sound holes, or F-holes, a curved top and back, and an adjustable bridge were among the design features that gave the archtop increased volume and tone.Gibson found that, by making...
by admin | Feb 20, 2024 | Blog
Even today, almost two centuries after its invention, the flat top guitar continues to be the most popular form of acoustic guitar. It was developed by Christian Frederick Martin, a German-born American luthier who made his first guitar in the United States in the...
by admin | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
Bassist Rex Brown named ZZ Top and Van Halen as Pantera’s two core influences, noting how it was where his band’s “Stomp Boogie” roots began.Pantera has indebted heavy music in a whole list of ways, including giving the genre a much needed kick...
