Thursday, June 30, 2011

First electric guitar ever made

Adolph Rickenbacker made the first modern electric guitar.  It was a semi-hollow guitar made with sound holes.  The first complete set-up of the guitar was in 1931.

http://www.guitarzzz.com/2008/who-invented-the-first-electric-guitar/


1931 Rickenbacker Semi-Hollow Guitar with a sound hole

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Gibson guitars

Orville Gibson made Gibson guitars in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896.  Gibson made guitars, mandolins, and other instruments.


Gibson Les Paul Custom

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Gibson SG

http://www.fcusd.org/SMSWeb/Teacher%20Pages/Palmrose/0708/7th%20per%203rd%20T/Brandon%20M/lespaulsgmodel.jpg

Gibson Flying V

http://guitarnoize.com/images/blog/gibson_vfaded.jpg

Gibson 1958 Explorer

http://www.drumza.com/images/GibsonAnnExplorerElectricGuitar.jpg

Gibson Firebird X

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/gibsonfirebirdxeng2010.jpg

Gibson Firebird

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lha4d1vSOA1qhzsyio1_400.jpg

Gibson EDS-1275

http://www.woodbrass.com/en/images/woodbrass/DSEDAWGH1.JPG

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Gibson Thunderbird Bass








Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Tone Deaf

Tone deaf is the lack of relative pitch or not being able to tell the difference between two notes.

link to information about tone deaf wikipedia