Electric Bass

ok... i think that i've been talking to much about guitars. So, now i'm going to vary the instruments and talk about the electric bass.

The electric bass guitar (a.k.a electric bass and bass) it's pronounced like "base" not bass as in bass fish. The bass is a stringed instrument and is played primarily with the thumb or the fingers ( by plucking, slapping, popping, tapping or thumping), or by a pick.

The bass guitar is very similar to the normal electric guitar but the bass' neck is longer and its scales too and it also has only 4 to 6 strings ( the normal basses...). The sound of the bass guitar is one octave lower than a regular guitar and its string notes go like this ( E [mi], A [la], D [re] and G [sol])

Note: For the electric bass to be heard a amplifier is needed...

Yes i do play the bass and the acoustic guitar and the electric guitar.

I personally prefer the bass than the acoustic guitar. I like the deep sound that it makes, also i like all the cool techniques you have to learn in order to perfect the playing.

it is proved the the bass is the electric instrument that takes the most time to learn and perfect.

so this is it....

Semi-acoustic Guitars

The Semi-acoustic guitars are electic guitars with a hollow body. They have both a sound box and a eletric pickup.
The semi-acoustic guitars are not the same as electric acoustic guitars so be careful!! Electric acoustic guitars are acoustic guitars that you can plug it into a amplifier but there is no pickup needed in this instrument.
They have a beautiful look and are classy and incredible. I say that they are incredible because their jazz and blues sound is very clean and serene.
I would personally love to have one of these guitars, for its look and its use. This guitar can be played with a amplifier our without.

Some examples of Semi-Acoustic Guitars:

Gibson 59' ES-335Ibanez AF125
Pretty right?? ahahah

Gibson SG

Gibson SG's History:

In the 60's it seemed that the Gibson Les Paul was not so popular to compete against the fender stratocaster and the fender telecaster. So the Gibson Guitar Cooperation company revolutionized the old les paul into a new inovating, cheaper, thinner, lighter and practical guitar. Mr. Les Paul was offended with this new style of guitar (which included 2 horns) so he chose not to put his name on the new guitar. So, the new guitar was called SG (or solid guitar). This guitar was created in 1961 so its first model is the Gibson '61 SG.

Gibson SG Models:

'61 SG
Angus Young Custom SG
Double Neck
Zoot Suit
Robot

Famous Musicians That Use The Gibson SG:

• Angus Young
• Slash
• Eric Clapton
• The Edge
• Don Felder (Eagles)
• Ace Frehley
• George Harrison
  

How The Beatles Destroyed Rock n' Roll

Elijah Wald has written a book about "how the beatles destroyed rock n' roll".
He states that rock and roll before the beatles were all about:

• dancing
• doing live shows
• women going to shows
• and considered a "black" genre of music

after the boys from liverpool, rock n' roll became:

• mostly for record listning
• just listling
• mostly men going to the shows
• and considered a white genre music.

I think that it is a very interesting approach to thinking about the beatles history. Everyone always says how they revolutionized music and make everything beautiful, but that's only like that because it is told by fans not by the real information.
I have no option but to agree because they are vivid facts about the beatles music and it is very interesting to look at history like that.
Most people would have never thought about this fact, just like caroline kurzweil. I told her about this and she scold at me saying I was wrong and that it was impossible that the beatles destroyed rock. Mathias Brotero disagreed with the facts but after we explained the facts clearly he understood and "accepted" the facts.

Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer

Waiting On The World To Change

Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing
There's no way we ever could
Now we see everything is going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it

So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Its hard to be persistant
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would've never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on the door
When you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cuz when when the only information ooohhh,
They can bend it all they want

So while we're waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
It's not that we don't care
We just know that the party's there
So we keep waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

We're still waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population

So we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Know we keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change.

taken from azlyrics.com

This is one of my favorite songs written by john mayer. This song talks about all the wrongs that happen in the world and how we people just wait for something to change. I think that this is Mayer's most famous song, and for those who haven't listened to it please go here:

John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change Music Video

John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change Acoustic

John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change Live

John's guitar skills are envyous...

please comment on what you thought about the song or thinks about the song...

Vintage Guitars

Definition of vintage from www.dictionary.reference.com:

Vintage:
Adjective:
9. representing the high quality of a past time.

Vintage Guitars are really self explanatory. They are?? Guitars that represent the high quality of a past time.
And what would that be? That would be guitars from the past that were so close to perfection that they would still be used today.
Most vintage guitars are from famous musicians ( mostly rock, blues, and jazz musicians) back from the 50's up until the 80's guitars because that was the era of popular rock and when rock was getting its way up in the music market ( which before had lots of jazz, blues, and R&B also...).
Some vintage guitars offer a rustic sound, others offer a classic rock sound. These guitars are from interest of guitar lovers who seek the good old days sound.
Ok, we know now that the guitars offer a very rustic or classic sound (which is perfect [in my opinion]) but also the guitar's appreance captivates every guitarist.
For example:

Gibson 59' Les Paul:
Fender 52' Telecaster

tell me... they are attractive.
My dream guitar is a 59' Les Paul, just take a look at it without knowing the sound or anything its just beautiful.

Guitar Shops in São Paulo

São Paulo (capital) has a very famous street called Rua Teodoro Sampaio which is known for having almost all the music stores in São Paulo.
Its very easy to locate a good store there, you just have to look for a big store which looks like it's trustworthy.
There are lots of good stores and some include:

• Hendrix World Music

• Reference Music Center
  

• Made In Brazil

These are some reliable stores which the product can be trusted ( the product can be trusted but the price can not me worthy [just like in my last post take a look for guitar prices in Brazil ] ).
Making choices on what instrument you want to buy is not that complicated, you can go to the store and ask for professional counseling (all the workers there are semi-pros or pros in music).
The process is simple, you tell them the range of price you want to pay, they show a various instruments that suit your needs in that specific range of prices, you choose one, test it, see if you match that instrument ( by match I mean that if you feel comfortable playing it) then buy it and enjoy.
So whenever you want to buy a musical instrument check out Rua Teodoro Sampaio which is next to Oscar Freire in the Bairro Pinheiros