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Guitar note and range
Special Notes:
- all string are 5 semitone apart except between string G3 and B3, which is only 4 semitone apart, which just because easy to finger press chords in that tune.
Guitar Choice
Size
size | age | |
full size | 100 x 38cm = 39in | 11+ |
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3/4 size | 92 x 34cm =36in | 8-11 |
1/2 size | 86 x 30cm = 33in | 5-8 |
1/4 size | 77 x 27cm = 30in | 4-6 |
violin | 60 x 20cm | |
ukulele - soprano | 53 x 16cm =21in | |
ukulele - concert | 58 x 20cm | |
ukulele - tenor | 66 x 23cm | |
ukulele - baritone | 76 x 25cm |
Category
- ref:
Nylon string (Spanish) | Classical Flamenco |
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Steel string (Western) | Gypsy - Jazz Acoustic Jazz Electro-Acoustic Acoustic Bass 12 string Hawaiian lap steel |
Electronic Guitar Setup
Guitar to Computer Connection with “Guitar Link” hardware
- buy that cheap “Guitar link” hardware: https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Interface-Computer-Recording-Adapter/dp/B0048F0QWA
- Install latest “Guitar Rig 5 Player” or newer (a free guitar amplifier software) from here, and register a free serial number by a real email:
- install universal ASIO driver for the hardware
- download link: http://www.asio4all.com/
- Connect the guitar cable to the hardware, and connect hardware USB to computer
- Configure Guitar Rig Player's audio in and out
- in “Audio and MIDI settings” panel
- driver : ASIO
- Device: ASIO4ALL v2, and click “ASIO config” button to setup the drive
- configure the ASIO driver in its own app window
- Switch on: “C-Media USB headphone Set” and its in and out
- Switch on your Headphone plugin audio device (in picture, HD audio device for my case)
- Rounting tab:
- Inputs: Guitar Rig 5 in L: 3: USB headphone set 1
- Inputs: Guitar Rig 5 in R: 4: USB headphone set 2
- Outputs: Guitar Rig 5 Out L: 9: HD Audio HDMI out 1 (for my case with my headphone plugin my monitor)
- Outputs: Guitar Rig 5 Out L: 10: HD Audio HDMI out 2
interesting music lessons
- super mario: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPHKBSjgHek
- miku bass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dar2UYZ1yw
- 果木浪子的自频道: http://i.youku.com/u/UMjk3MjU3Njg
Music Reference Site
note
- 30 inch:
- RP travelerguitar 30in (569): link
- 卡雁乐器 28,32 inch: (400+): link
- Yamaha GL-1 Guitalele (28in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCw47hOSgfY
Guitar study
- so, basically guitar spec rely heavily on wood type and wood cost
- 鍛木Linden=Basswood, Spruce 云杉木, 沙比利木 Sapelli, 玫瑰木=紫檀木 Rosewood, 红杉 red cedar, 那都木 Netwood, 乌木 Ebony, 南洋木 Agathis, 胡桃木 Walnut, 岑木Ash, 桃花心木 Mahogany, 秋木 Catlpa wood, 相思木 koa, 樱桃木 CHERRY
- “having a solid-top should be the minimum requirement for anyone wanting a nicer acoustic and should be within everyone's budget.”
- How to Choose and Buy Good Guitar Making Wood with Ben https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ymmeK5xikM
- 实木vs板材(合板)
- rank (each tonewood also has internal ranking like A-AAAA)
- top: cedar (warm,soft), spruce (bright, hard)
- side+back: ebony > rosewood (bright), walnut > Mahogany > Nato > linden=basswood
- ref:
back side | |||
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African Blackwood | |||
Cocobolo | Ziricote | Quilted Pommele Sapele | Granadillo |
Macassar Ebony or Mun Ebony | 乌木 | ||
Bocote | Quilted African Pommele Bubinga | ||
Flamed African Bubinga | African Padouk | Honduran Rosewood | |
Quilted Big Leaf Maple | Birdseye Maple | ||
Flame Maple | Indian Rosewood | Black Walnut | Quarter-Sawn Mahogany |
top | |||
Adirondack Spruce | European Spruce | Torrefied Sitka Spruce | Redwood |
Lutz Spruce | Carpathian Spruce | ||
Englemann Spruce | Sitka Spruce | Western Red Cedar |
material | top | back+side | neck | fingerboard | tune | body depth | string length |
c40,II | spruce | Meranti | Nato | Rosewood | chrome | 94-100 | 650 |
c70 | spruce | Meranti | Nato | Rosewood | gold | 94-100 | 650 |
c80 | spruce | Nato | Nato | Rosewood | gold | 94-100 | 650 |
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cg192-102scmfh | solid Spruce/cedar,102 nosolid | Rosewood/Cypress/Ovankol/Nato | mahogany/nato | ebony/Rosewood/Walnut | gold/chrome | 94-100 | 650 |
gc82-12sc | solid spruce/solid cedar | solid Rosewood/solid mahogany | cedro/mahogany | ebony | gold> | 94-100 | 650 |
GL1 | spruce | local | local | Rosewood | chrome | 70 | 433 |
cgs102a (1/2) | spruce | local | local | Rosewood | chrome | 80-84 | 535 |
cgs103a (3/4) | spruce | local | local | Rosewood | chrome | 84-88 | 580 |
cs40,II (3/4) | spruce | local | local | Rosewood | chrome | 84-88 | 580 |
cgs104a (4/4) | spruce | local | local | Rosewood | chrome | 94-100 | 650 |
KAPOK LD-14 4/4 (150sgd) | Puff Linden=basswood | x | x | x | x | 650 | |
cheap guitar | laminated |
material | top | back+side | neck | fingerboard | tune | body depth | string length |
LL56-16-6 (L,S,J) | solid eng spruce are | solid indian rosewood, 6=nosolid | mahogany+rosewood | ebony/rosewood | 100-120 | 650 | |
A5-3-1rm (A,AC) | solid sitka spruce are | solid rosewood/Mahogany,1-noslold | African Mahogany 3ply | ebony/rosewood | 100-129 | ||
APX1200-600 | solid spruce, 600-nosolid | solid rosewood/maple/nato/local | african mahogany/nato/local | ebony/rosewood | 80-90 | 650 | |
CPX1200-600 | solid spruce,nonsolid | solid rosewood, maple/nato/local | african mahogany/nato | ebony/rosewood | 95-115 | 650,634 | |
FG5-3 G(Big)S(small) X(out) | solid sitka sprice | solid mahogany | african mahogany | ebony | G90-110,S100-118 | 634 | |
FG850-800 | solid spruce | mahogany/maple/rosewood/nato | nato | rosewood | 100-118 | 650 | |
FS850-800 | solid spruce | mahogany/rosewood/nato | nato | rosewood | 90-110 | 634 | |
FGX830-800 | solid spruce | rosewood/mahogany/nato | nato | rosewood | 100-118 | 650 | |
FSX830-800 | solid spruce | rosewood/mahogany/nato | nato | rosewood | 90-110 | 634 | |
F310p(ca) | spruce | local | local | local | rosewood | 96-116 | 634 |
fender DG-8 nat | spruce | laminated mahogany | |||||
fender DG-8S nat (vs FG700s) | solid spruce | laminated mahogany | |||||
walden d570 (240) | solid wr cedar | mahogany | mahogany | rosewood | |||
custom accoustic FG 52E (470) | solid eng spruce | solid mahogany | mahogany | ebony | 650 |
- ref:
- GL1: guitalele, small than half size + 5th note higher (170+sgd)
- CGS102A: half size guitar (170+sgd): 1/2 School Classical Guitar
- CGS103A - 3/4 School Classical Guitar (180+sgd)
- CS40: 3/4 size (170+sgd)
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- C series: (200-300) C40-80
- CG series: (300-650) CG122-192
- CG171C: (460+) Year2000
- GC series: (1000-5000) GC12-42
- GC22: 1400sgd
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- acoustic: A/L/FG/FGX/APX