Crazy_About_Guitars

This is a new page. I will be adding on to this continually. The page is a conglomeration of information that should be second nature to you. After forty-five years of playing and collecting just about anything having to due with guitars (pack rat mentality) --I have a lot of knowledge that should be shared.

Simple things Like "Did you Know" --  There is a "Ton" of important information for "nobody told me" questions to add. It will take time for me to publish these. Basically trying to remember things and the occasional "Eureka" memories.
Here is the "Number One" did you know. This will make you feel "Way" better after asking question to the Smart Ass Know It All Asst. Manager at your local big chain guitar store or where ever
What does MIDI stand for? Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
Now, he may act like 'Big Deal'" But -- you can be reassured he will be walking around the store all day amazing people with his knew found knowledge. Kind of gives you a warm fuzzy feeling that he will have a worried look next time you come into the store. But I digress.

If you believe you can help E-mail me with your "Did You Know" thoughts. If it's true or even plausible I will print it with you name added for the recognition.

As always "Check Your Ego's At The Door." This site is to help not tell everyone how wonderful and clever you are. "And" as always excuse my misspelling every once in a while. I try to catch them but their are a lot of words on this site.

Guitars - Grover type tuning keys will give more bass response that the Kluson style "Tulip" tuners.
             Maple Fretboards have more treble response and generally are a "Very" fast neck.
             Ebony Fretboards have a brighter attack sound than Rosewood.
             Quite a few successful and famous Fender Stratocaster players turn the treble
              tone knob on the amp all the way off or close to it
              to get the best tone from the single coil pickups.
             The farther away the strings are from the guitar body the better the tone.
             Thicker strings = Better Tone  --  Steve Ray Vaughn used unbelievably heavy strings.
             This is also why acoustic strings are of a heavier gauge.
              Wiring a guitar may cause "severe headaches" { IMO }
              Dating Gibson guitars from the nineties and possibly the late eighties to now
               - The first and fifth numbers in the serial number
              give you the date of manufacture.
              Guitar Picks -- Heavy  -  great for heavy Metal and Hard Rock and Country leads.
                                      Medium  -- all around guitar picking.
                                      Light -- great for chord work --Jazz, Slow Dance songs
                 Due to my playing in a cover dance band I carry all three gauges in my pick
                 holder on my mike stand. If this is news to you--you will be shocked at the tonal
                 differences you can achieve just by pick thickness. Picks are cheap--give it a try!


AMPs -- Leaving an open back combo on the floor will give you more bass response than on a stand.
               The stand makes it easier to adjust the knobs but you lose a lot of tone.
               Never think a cheap 75 Watt PA head will not push two 15" Cabs. I run our
               monitors with/thru it and it's almost too loud.
               In one case our PA became temperamental so we used the monitors for the PA.



Effects --  (Digitech/Boss-Gt's/Etc) will give you better tone if you plug in from the headphones outlet to amp.
There is a rule for effects chains. Starting with Tuner/mute Distortions/Phaser Chorus/flanger/delay{these three are considered time based units}
Then wah type effects. This is not written in stone. This is a blue print. Always due what works for you best! David Gilmore has put the phaser first at times.
Also batteries are way quieter than having an AC adapter. Not as reliable--But.

More to come as I brush the cob webs out of my memory's.

 Thought this would be a good idea. A lot of you keep asking what do I think so here starts another area. I will add to this as the thoughts hit me.
Stuff like-------
The best guitar magazine right now.  Premier Guitar
2nd Vintage Guitar magazine. Not because of the articales so much--But there are a heck of a lot of ad's from off the beaten path company's.
People say there is a flaw with Gibson necks due to breakage. I say "don't knock it over and it probably will not break."  DUH!
The best guitar polish right now is Gibson's three pack. { polish, string lube and fretboard conditioner The high gloss polish is pretty amazing. The best was Gibson's aresol spray polish.
I talked to a Gibson rep sometime back. He said people were afraid of the hydrocarbons in the spray. There were none. I bought a case of the stuff
ten years ago and am now running out Any of you have an ideas? This spray was "amazing" for gloss and protection.

More coming. A lot more !