Guitar, most likely due to its availability,has long been the most popular tool in the world. And this is not surprising. With it, you can easily play anywhere, in the courtyard, in the company of friends, in the apartment. It can be taken on a hike and spend pleasant evenings by the fire. She can even melt a fire! Joke!
History
Not deeply delving into the history of creating a guitar,note that this is quite an ancient tool. Her country is considered to be the countries of the Near and Middle East. Mention of the first instrument, a similar shape to the guitar, is found in ancient architectural monuments, and he was called Nablus. The modern guitar, of course, is very different from nabloo and many other ancient instruments that have at least some resemblance to the guitar.
Design features
At the heart of the design of any guitar are presentthe same details. This is the neck, body, strings and pegs, with which the instrument is tuned. They have different shapes, colors, but the principle is always one. Tearing strings, you extract sound. As a rule, the sound emits a guitar deck (body). And here we already find the first differences. The hulls are acoustic, semi-acoustic and whole body, which is also called the "board."
With the acoustic case everything is quite simple.You play, and depending on how you play, those or other sounds are heard from the hole in the body of the acoustic guitar. But the semi-acoustic and even more so "board" require a different approach. Despite the fact that semi-acoustics in general is similar to acoustics, there is a significant difference. In it you will not find a so-called outlet, a hole on the top deck of an acoustic guitar, located close to the neck. This hole carries a large functional load.
It is from this that the sound transmitted by the stringsOn the case and enriched by overtones. Therefore, to achieve a pleasant and loud sound on semi-acoustic guitars, pickups are placed, which remove electromagnetic vibrations of the strings and transmit them to amplifying equipment. And these are already signs of electric (electronic) guitar. It will be discussed later.
Turn on the light
Being one of the most common andpopular instruments, the guitar, despite its constructive simplicity, is today represented in many of its varieties. In the twentieth century, due to the development of electronics and the need to amplify the sound of the guitar in orchestras, electric models appeared. Some of them are called electronic guitars. On the fundamental differences of electric guitar (electronic), we will tell in brief.
This is the absence of a hollow body, instead ofwhich is usually a single body, made of one piece of wood, and tying. Between the neck and the lower shoe (bridge) is installed one or several magnetic pickups (sensors). And they make the guitar electronic. With their help, the acoustic vibrations of the strings are converted into electric vibrations and, transferred to sound reinforcement equipment, appear before us in one form or another.
Tuning
It should be noted that the adjustment of electrical(electronic) guitar - this is not only the tuning of strings, which will be discussed later, but also bringing the instrument to the right conditions, for yourself (tuning). And its design allows you to do. Unlike conventional acoustic guitars, the electric one can change not only the neck bend, but also the string height above the neck, as well as its working length, called the mensura. From these parameters, the correct arrangement of the guitar often depends. Despite the fact that this process is available to anyone, you can for the first time turn to the master.
Why the guitar does not build
So, with the help of the master, you brought your petup to the mind, tuned the strings and became the happiest person! For a while. After some time, and even on the same day, you hear not quite favorable sounds after the extracted chord, and the melody, which you just played on different strings, suddenly began to falsify. And this is not surprising, because strings have the ability to stretch, stretch and as a result not build. This happens for various reasons. From novelty, from the manner of the game, from the temperature, etc. But do not be afraid. You know how to tune a guitar? No? Then read on.
Unforgettable old
So how to make the guitar to rejoice again,if you just started talking with this beauty? There are many ways, and we will start with the old, proven by centuries. We pinch the second string on the fifth fret (fret - these are metal inserts on the fretboard) and pull it alternately and an empty first string. If you hear a difference in sounds, then proceed with the setup. Twist the peg of the corresponding string in one direction or another. Carefully, first of all, do not overtighten or tear the string. If the second string sounds higher (thinner) than the first, the string should be released, if lower - tighten. And so to achieve the same sound. Similar procedures are performed with all strings. 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6. Only, when tuning the third string, it is necessary to clamp it not on the fifth, but on the fourth fret. If your hearing is able to distinguish the subtleties of sound, and the guitar is well-tuned technically, then you can fully expect a great system. One can recall one more "grandfather's" way - a tuning fork. If you have it or you found it from someone, then by blowing out certain notes and manipulating the pins, you can also achieve an acceptable result.
Electronics in life
But what if your hearing with unaccustomedis able to distinguish sounds to the right degree? Setting up an electronic guitar by ear is not an easy task for a beginner. But do not be discouraged, or each time to run to friends, a neighbor or pay for it to the master. Modern realities are such that, having bought the appropriate devices, having read the instruction, everyone is able to become a master of tuning an electric guitar. And one of them is called an electronic tuner for guitar tuning. Typically, this is a fairly simple device that is attached to the head of the neck using a clothespin. In some cases, you do not even need to press any buttons, the device will turn on itself. The display will light up the scoreboard, which has a certain scale, and an arrow. Since the device is electronic, the arrow at it too not usual mechanical, and light. Usually it is a strip that moves along a scale in one direction or another.
If the device is monochrome, then its color in mostof cases green. If colored, then different colors will signal you for the degree of compliance. So, after snapping the device, we proceed to electronic tuning of the guitar. And then everything is simple. Based on the principles of manipulation with pins, described earlier, we achieve the desired indication, which replaces our hearing. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the center of the scale serves this purpose. If the luminous arrow in the middle, you have achieved the goal! In addition, a color indication comes in to help the tuner. Let's say that if you fine-tune the color, it changes (it was red - it turned green, or it was green - it became bright green).
And an important addition, especially for beginners,are the letters! These are Latin letters denoting notes. C-do, D-re, E-mi, F-fa, G-salt, A-la, and B-ci. Sometimes a note si is written as N. The letter prompt will help you choose the right direction for customization. Often newcomers twist chops chaotically and, even with an electronic guitar tuner available, are far from the goal. At best, it's a frustrated guitar, at worst - torn strings and nerves.
Gadgets
With the penetration into our lives of computers andgadgets there was a lot of software designed to facilitate our tuning of electronic guitar. This and the above tuners on the screens of your smartphones and PC. And also an electronic tuning for tuning guitar. The principle of the latter is extremely simple. Especially when you consider that the main thing about tuning we disassembled above (where to twist and how).
So, running the program, select the button,corresponding to the selected string, press and adjust the string in unison (alike) with the sound that appears in the program. After doing this with six strings, we get the desired result. I hope you fully understood how to set up an electronic guitar with a tuner and other useful tricks. Play and do not worry! After all, you can still customize!
