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Q.: What on earth would make someone want to build an electric guitar from scratch? Can't you just buy one cheaper? A.: Well sure, but with this definitive book on the subject as your guide, you can create your own axe masterpiece, with the precise finish, the exact pickups, and the custom hardware you've always wanted. Plus, you'll have the indescribable satisfaction of knowing you created something cool out of nothing. And that sure beats buying off the rack! Organized logically from start to finish, this helpful guide will assist you every step of the way; from the design and planning stage to the final setup, each step in the process is written about in abundant detail, with hundreds of photographs, and special full-color sections on wood selection and finishing. Also includes a glossary of terms, an index of materials suppliers, and much more!

Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones Review

The C5s don’t even fit your ears in the traditional way. When I first tried them out, I had to look at a diagram to get the fit right. B&W say that this design – along with gravity – helps them stay in place no matter how much you move about. They explain that the earphones are weighted so that gravity helps hold them in place. The C5s use a small, adjustable loop that fits into the concha part of the ear (look it up). Once fitted properly, they aren’t going anywhere. The fit is that snug.

However, in my ears, the fit is also not the most comfortable I have ever used. For the first hour or so, everything is fine. Then the pressure caused by that same loop holding the C5s in place becomes irritating. I’ve had to let my ears rest after long-term use. Since I test earphones and headphones while I work at a desk, I sometimes wear them for 4-8 hours straight. I can’t do that with the C5s. Which is a shame, because the C5s sound really good. They exhibit an openness lacking in many other earphones, no matter the cost. That openness is due to B&Ws Micro Porous Filter which is somewhat similar to an open-back design on a headphone. The drawback – or advantage in an urban setting – is that outside noise can be audible. But the big advantage is that with some songs, you can almost point to where each musician is in relation to the others in a three dimensional space. That’s called soundstage. Ironically, B&W’s own on-ear headphones, the P5 , have a closed back design and don’t sound this airy. Usually it’s the other way around. Music on the C5 just sounds a bit less claustrophobic.

Source: The Gadgeteer

A Beginner's Manual to Tablatures for Guitar

If you want to play the guitar well and practice successfully, then it is necessary for you to find out how to use tablature music for guitar. Learn all about what tabs or tablatures are and its importance. Obtain helpful details on where to get them and how to browse through them.

A tablature is a kind of musical document. Rather than making use of notes, it utilizes symbols to indicate where and when your finger must be placed so that you can create the appropriate note. It contains a diagram showing the strings of the guitar. All that you have to do is indicated on the frets and strings of the diagram through letters, numbers, and geometric figures. So that you can play properly, you will need to learn how to read these symbols.

Why is tablature music for guitar so important for beginners and for more advanced musicians? It allows you to play the instrument by giving you direct instructions on what to do....

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Maps and Diagrams - The Town Beneath the Sea | Fluid Radio

by Dan

Years ago I read a quote dated circa late 70s/early 80s from The Police guitarist Andy Summers where he said something to the effect that “the opposite of experimentalism is melody” when it came to music. I often think of this quote when I’m listening to minimal electronic music. Which brings us to the new Maps and Diagrams disc “The Town Beneath the Sea”, one of two new releases for M&D on the Nomadic Kids Republic label. Frankly, this album serves well as proof to the counter of Summers hypothesis in that it is equal parts experimentalism and melody. And the reason I draw attention to the Summers quote is that the more experimental and abstract this particular album becomes, the more melodic and moving it becomes. Artists that are capable of writing great albums from beginning to finish deserve to be lauded; however, what makes “ The Town Beneath the Sea” standout furthermore is the fact that, not only is it a solid album from beginning to finish, it keeps evolving.

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How To Write a Song, Songwriting Exercise #2 -- Sequel or Response

Huffington Post - Dec 31, 1969

Diagram the song. First note what the song structure is. Does it have verses and choruses? Are there pre-choruses? Does it have a bridge? Or is it verses with a tag line in the beginning and/or the end? Notate the rhyme scheme.

Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones Review

The Gadgeteer - Dec 31, 1969

When I first tried them out, I had to look at a diagram to get the fit right. B&W say that this design – along with gravity – helps them stay in place no matter how much you move about. They explain that the earphones are weighted so that gravity helps