Electric Guitars and Required Stuff

Beginner's Guide to buy an Electric Guitar and the required stuff.

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Thinking of buying your first Electric Guitar and don't know what and where to start? This is your guide to gear up and become a shredder. This guide is for the very beginners who are new to electric guitars and are looking forward to buy their first one. Everything is kept simple.

The Guitar

Okay the most important and main thing is your guitar. The first thing in mind when buying an electric guitar is the type of music you're into. I've seen many young teens ordering their electric guitars without knowing the required things about them through websites just because they look cool(well electric guitars do look pretty cool). Unless you know what you're doing and what type of music and genre you're into do not purchase your weapon online. It's a common mistake people make, first they purchase Superstrats (superstrats are designed guitars that somewhat look like the Fender Stratocaster but with sharper and larger cutaway styling) and then they end up playing country style or sad type songs. It's not that superstrats are just made for the Heavy Metal,Punk Rock and similar genres but it looks kinda awkward unless you're really good at guitars. Imagine dressing up as a 1980's-1990's rockstar (yeah with those flying hair and "used to be cool stuff" get up) for a wedding party in this century, it'll be really funny, right? The point is that the type of guitar you're about to purchase should define you and the type of music you're into (in other words the guitar should match your style).

Let's talk about the things you'll find on your electric guitar

The Pickups

The pickups are your friends. It is the pickups which amplify and convert the sound of the plucked string into an electrical signal for the amplifiers to produce the sound.

                                         Pickups

The pickup in the middle is a single coil pickup. This pickup will produce a crispy, bright and clear tone much like an acoustic guitar.

The pickups on either sides are Humbuckers (two single coils wired out). When guitarists turned up the volume on their amplifiers, buzz and static grew louder too. To solve this problem Humbuckers were introduced. Humbuckers produce a thicker sound and are generally preferred for Metal and related genres.

You can switch between the coils using the selector (the slit) below.

The selector provides different combination of coils to choose. For an example you can combine the tone of humbucker and the single coil to make a new kind of sound which will somewhat sound clear but a little bit warmer.

The Tremolo and the metal arm

The metal thing behind the pickups is the tremolo. The strings of the electric guitar pass through the tremolo and then to the headstock.

Tremolo

Tremolos are generally used for the vibrato effect while playing. Now you must be wondering what's a vibrato effect? In simple words the metal arm hanging out from the tremolo (also known as tremolo bar/tremolo arm/whammy bar) is used to bend the tremolo up or down which in turn bends the strings and raises the tension acting on them. As the tension raises the pitch of the vibrating string changes and a vibrato effect is produced. If you're still wondering how the metal arm and vibrato effect works then check YouTube, just search whammy bar anywhere and get ready to see some cool stuff.

  

Mind the "tension". Though the bending of the tremolo is ice, it is also responsible for string breaks. Bend the tremolo a bit, it works, bend the tremolo too much and you'll end up with a broken string. Be careful. When buying an electric guitar you'll generally get an option to choose between Floyd Rose and a Fixed bridge(or simply no tremolo). The floyd rose one gives you an option to bend as well as raise the tremolo in upward direction. Some people prefer floating trems (because the fixed bridges have a better sustain and are inexpensive), others hate them(another reason why you shouldn't buy a guitar online without knowing what suits you). Choose your guitar wisely.

The Knobs

Knobs

Well knobs do the same things they do in other stuff. They give you control. Generally electric guitars come with 2 knobs on them. One of them turns up/down the volume while the other adjusts the tone. The second knob(which changes the tone) adjusts the crisp of the sound. Turn up this knob for a sharper sound and turn down this knob for a warmer sound. It's just that simple.

The Required Stuff

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1. Amplifier - Electric Guitars need amplifiers. You might be thinking you can play your electric guitar the same way you play an acoustic, well yeah you can play it in a similar way but it wont sound as loud as an acoustic one(it'll be inaudible to someone like 3-4 feet away from you). The body of acoustic guitars are made such that they amplify the sound of the vibrating strings. But in electric guitars you don't need an amplifying type body, you already have pickups for the purpose. So the amplifier is necessary thing to purchase with an electric guitar.

Talking about amplifiers, they produce sound, but some amplifiers have inbuilt tone and different effects as well. Effects may include Overdrive, Distortion, delay etc.. Buying the right amplifier is also an important thing. Let's go with an example, a guy who is interested in Heavy Metal genre is gonna buy an amplifier that provides clean sounds as well as a distortion effect. There is no Metal without distortion (eeh this is what I think). Similarly, you gotta find a nice amplifier for yourself which gives you the right tone.





If you still can't figure out what amplifier to buy then just buy a simple amplifier with no effects and at least 2 input channels. You can later buy effect pedals which give you different sound effects (generally one pedal provides a single type of effect but with a number of settings like effect intensity control, treble, bass etc.) but this way your pocket will drain a little bit more because pedals are somewhat costly. Some brands like Fender,Marshall, Line6, Laney etc. make good amplifiers.


2. Instrument Cable - Your electric guitar needs an instrument cable for it to send electrical signals to the amplifier. An instrument cable directly connects your electric guitar to an input channel on your amplifier if you are not using an effect pedal in between. For beginners a cable 3m long should be enough for practicing.

3. Pick/Plectrum - The last and one of the important things you need, a pick makes it easier to pluck the strings quickly. There are a lot of picks of different sizes, shapes and thickness to suit your playing style. For a beginner I recommend using a thick pick of about 1mm thickness. Now if you go to your music store and hold a 1mm thick pick the first thing that'll come in your mind is "this thing is going to break the strings, should keep it back where I picked it from", well its completely fine to use a pick of that thickness unless you're using light gauge strings and not regular electric guitar strings. The reason I suggest using a pick of such thickness is that a thick pick will help you play your guitar much faster by improving your right and left hand coordination. Let's make it more simple, we're all familiar with Newton's 3rd Law, right? Every action has an equal and opposite reaction or Force always comes in pairs - equal and opposite, similarly when you hit the string with a thin plectrum you exert some force on the string and in turn the string also exerts some force on the pick. This will cause the pick to bend in the opposite direction a little bit and it'll take time to get back to the straight position which with time will simply destroy your right and left hand coordination. A thick pick wont bend as much, will stay straight and will allow you to play faster.

Well, I guess this is all the stuff you need to start with. Good luck with your guitar. Hope this guide helps.

Some additional Info and stuff

Guitars

Different electric guitars come with different bodies, with different neck thickness and other features. Take the example of the most popular guitar in the market - the Fender Squier stratocaster. Stratocaster is a versatile electric guitar with solid body. Now there are 3 different kinds of Electric guitar bodies out there

1. Solid Body (most common one)

2. Hollow Body

3. Semi Hollow Body

First talking about the solid body electric guitar, this is the most common body type you'll find in the market or on the websites with a huge number of designs. The Fender Stratocaster, Ibanez RG series, ESP-LTD Explorer and much much more, all of them have a solid body type. These type of guitars are most suited for Heavy Metal and Rock genres.

Hollow Bodies were the original electric guitars first introduced by Gibson in late 1930s. Hollow body guitars give out somewhat louder sound of strings while playing due to the fact that sound that resonates within the space inside their bodies. They're most suited for Blues and Jazz music.

Semi Hollow Bodies as the name suggests are a hybrid of solid and hollow body electric guitars, they sound pretty good and are suited for almost all purposes.

Capos

Capos are devices used on the fretboard of the electric/acoustic guitars. What they do is clamp on one of the frets and raise the pitch of the strings. You're gonna buy them at some point.

Some suggestions - Electric Guitars are like computers, costlier ones will get you better features and finish. About the guitar which suits your style you must be very clear about the type of music you're going to play. If you're not able to decide what kind and which guitar to buy then just buy a solid body. Since you might be a beginner it'll suit you(also, hollow/semi-hollow bodies are a little bit costlier than solid body). Look every guitar sounds a bit different even when you are playing the same rhythm with fingers on the same position on the fretboard, some guitars sound sharper while others sound warmer. This is the reason I asked you not to buy your guitar online. Also, purchasing a metronome helps, with the correct practice and guidance you'll be able to learn faster and become a shredding beast. A tip - Get a metronome app on the App Store/Play Store/Windows Store, a metronome really helps. I hope you now know about the things that are present on the guitar. Choose wisely, Good Luck

\m/ Rog' \m/

LEXUS HOVERBOARD

LEXUS HOVERBOARD

"IT'S JUST A MATTER OF 

FIGURE OUT HOW"

Getting the glimpses from an American Science Friction adventure comedy film "Back to Future 2", LEXUX indulged in making a flying hoverboard a reality.

In 2014, California company Arx Pax tried to do the same by building "Hendo Hoverboard". But there all attempts went worthless.Hendo Hoverboard.

Now as concern about the specifications of the LEXUS Hoverboard, Its weight is 11.5 kg (including the magnets and liquid nitrogen). It has 32 superconductors with 50oz liquid nitrogen and its upper surface is made up of natural Bamboo, which gives the Hoverboard a classic look.

It has extremely strong magnets in the hoverboard and on the surface which helps it in levitation.

LEXUS revealed its invention, how it works and much more. It also has launched a You-Tube video for the same.

HOW THE HOVERBOARD ACTUALLY WORKS

Hoverboard is consists of metal alloy superconducting material which is cooled at 197 degree celsius using liquid nitrogen.

The track below the hoverboard have three magnets helping in inducing the current in the material. It leads to Meissner Effect in action.

MEISSNER EFFECT

It is the pushing away or expulsion of magnetic field from a surface conductor when it transists as superconductor from metal.

Meissner effect comes into play; take the hold; expel the magnetic field back towards the tracks in mirror image. On the same time, the magnetic force in opposite side oppose each other or repel each other. And the material or board gets lifted above the track.

The LEXUS Hoverboard actually works on this effect and makes the hoverboard to fly over the magnetic track.

When we put some weight on the hoverboard or someone put his leg on it, magnetic forces becomes so significant as to balance it and keep levitating the track. Hoverboard does not deviate horizontally or vertically but remain stable over the track.

Huawei power-fi E8231.

Here we are back with an interesting gadget that will surely satisfy your craving for internet speed.

Not every one has access to high-speed broadband or 3g/4g data not just because of poor connectivity but also because of their high charges for data and the data limits that is attached to it.

Some of us might be using their phones hotspot to access internet on their other devices. Well it’s a great idea, actually it just sounds great but if you calculate the data and the bandwidth you have been wasting you’ll be amazed to know that you were yourself burning a hole in your pockets.

See the mobile hotspots are just for emergency alternative they cannot be chosen and a permanent mode to connect. In my suggestion you should be using a good dongle/net-setter if you want to save money and data.

We have come-up with one such dongle that is amazing at the price point,the Huawei power-fi E8231.

The device is a wifi dongle so you can just plug it in a USB power adapter or a USB charger to create a wifi hotspots around you. The device can also be connected to a laptop or a supporting tablet and you’ll still get wifi zone, so in this way you can connect multiple devices all together.

The device has many offerings and promises that it makes and has surely stood true on them.

we’ll analyse the product on various aspects lets start from

The build quality

The product has a decent quality actually i should say good quality. The feel of the dongle might be disappointing for some of us who don’t like mat finished things. But for me the product seems greats as no gloss in the product keeps the dongle look neat and clean for a longer time.

The connectivity

The device has great connectivity which supports 10devices through wifi, the internet speed may vary according to the connected devices and the usage per device. The interconnectivity offered by the device is great. the dongle promises a 3G connectivity speed of 21.5 mbps

The freedom

The device gives the freedom to choose any mobile operator for internet service as the device is unlocked by the factory. Hence the user can choose the any operator according to the area where they are.

The actual test

We tested the device in the actual condition using a 2g network connection. And it was no surprise the internet speed was doubled up in comparison to the net speed on mobile hotspots on on the same mobile network sim card. We used a 2g unlimited data plan and we got every single bit of data consumed.

If you have smart-phone with you you can download the HUAWEI app to manage your messages and data consumptions using the app. Believe me the app is great with in all aspects the design, the performance all rounder app!!

Final verdict 

Stop reading this go ahead buy it! you'll not be disappointed. the dongle with stands all the promises it does.

Shut down!!
foxter

Li-Fi

Li-Fi

Starting from the wired connections like twisted pair of cable, Co-axial cable,Ethernet & fiber optics to wireless modes of connections like infrared, bluetooth, microwaves & the most conventional and common medium of connection these days our lovely “wi-fi” (wireless fidelity). Technology gives us various modes to connect and to interact.

To add up to the modes of connection there is a new friend popularly known as “li-fi” which stands for light fidelity, yes!! you got it right Light fidelity. As the name suggests light fidelity, this tech. Uses wavelenght of light to transmit signals over devices or to a device (in whichever manner it’s been used). it’s quiet obvious that its is faster than wifi because it uses light to transmit signal (and according to my limited knowledge there is barely anything that is faster than light).

People around must be wondering how this light works?, what are the expensed related to it?, how fast it is? How much is the financial input one has to put to get it?, and most importantly “Is it really worth??”.

One stop for all your queries regarding lifi, but first-of-all let me tell you how this lightening bolt technology works.

Well by the name it is very much clear that it uses light to transmits data but, the next question is how?

Well,it basically plays with the wavelength of light to transmit data which is but modulating the wavelength of visible light. Every minute variation in the wavelength is a signal that is transmitted to the receiver on the other end. The use of visible light makes it much more easier to use. The changes in wavelength is not such that can be noticed by naked eye or could be felt anyhow as our eyes are not that much responsive to the changes in the intensity of light.

Now lets talk about the components a lifi system has. Just like the conventional wifi system, lifi also has a signal transmitter, receiver, and a medium thorough which the signal will travel.

In case of lifi

1. The signal transmitter is give the form of a led light that can be given any fancy form, like the ones we have in our homes these days. The creators of lifi choose led to transmit signal perhaps because modulating light is much more easy and effective in leds as they withstand various potential difference changes. As i already mentioned that the variation is not such that can be noticed easily so the computers

 of the led system codes the message to a wavelength form which is decoded but the receiver on the other end.

2. The medium in case of lifi is not that important as light is assumed to be its own master(apparently after emission) because light travels in all direction and does not require any medium to travel.

3. The receiver on the other end is a kind of solar-panel that receives the signal in form of light and as we all know the solar-panel converts the light energy to the electrical energy which is further transmitted through wires and cables to the computing device.

We all use light in one form or other and for one or many purpose, but the most common use is lightning up the surroundings. And in today’s scenario almost everyone has wifi connection (whether it be in form of mobile hotsopt or the high speed broadband connection), which requires a different electricity connection and also emits certain radiations too that is not much acceptable by the human body.

Now imagine combining your led lighting with your modem without any extra energy consumption and without any radiation to harm you.

LANEY LX10 Guitar Amplifier

LANEY LX10 Guitar Amplifier Review

                                 

                                                    Hi there folks, if you're reading this then you're probably a beginner or an intermediate guitarist looking for a compact practice amplifier.

The amplifier reads at the back that it is British Engineered and designed by Laney in the UK, and, manufactured in China. There are not many videos about the review of this amplifier on Youtube so it can be a little bit confusing whether to buy the amp or not. Below you can find each and everything about the amplifier. This review is specially written for Beginners in Electric Guitars.

Build Quality/Looks -The amplifier looks sturdy and the build quality is quite good. So this eliminates the chance of breakage or cracks if it falls from a moderate height. It had fallen accidentally while jamming and fortunately it didn't break. It fell once again sometime later and luckily no damage this time too. So, the amp can handle a little bit of carelessness easily. About the handle provided on the top, it looks tough but cannot be pulled up and carried by a hand. One can barely slide 2-3 fingers under the handle. The amplifier is very compact and light as compared to other amps of same price range. 9/10

           
                                                                              

Sound - Okay, about the real thing now. The amplifier has two output channels (Clean and Overdrive). The amp is loud enough for someone jamming in a room alone. The clean channel is pretty good with no buzz or static. It's pretty satisfying for the price. Now over to the distortion. The overdrive channel is kinda average. The sound becomes really loud when Overdrive is switched on. The distortion feels a little bit lazily adjusted. There is a slight buzz and static problem with this channel. The Bass and Treble knobs help when the sound is distorted but to a limited extent. The Headphone In jack gives a pretty good sound with overdrive as compared to the speaker. There is also an Aux In jack so that you can play and jam with the songs at the same time. 6/10

                               

Overall/Comments - The amplifier is kinda satisfying for its price. If you're a beginner guitarist looking forward to buy your first amplifier then I personally recommend you not to buy this one, Why? Because most of the beginner guitarists want to play Metallica/Megadeth/ACDC/Slayer with those distortion effects but keep in mind that the Heavy Metal, and related genre bands generally use Gain distortion and NOT OVERDRIVE(overdrive is also used but not as much). There is a huge difference between Gain and Overdrive. This amplifier is made for clean effects and is RECOMMENDED FOR those who play JAZZ or COUNTRY style music. Beginner guitarists who want to play those Master of Puppets and Creeping Death riffs should go for some other amplifier with controllable gain distortion effect. You can play the same riffs with Overdrive distortion as well but the distorted sound wont be as pleasing as when Gain Distortion is used. Songs like Monster (by Skillet) can be played using this amp. Choose accordingly.

\m/ Rog' \m/

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual

SONY XPERIA M4 AQUA DUAL

The smartphone Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual was launched in May 2015. Sony Xperia M4 Dual Aqua(water) Dual is a water proof and dust proof smartphone( water resistant upto 1.5 m under water surface).

So don't worry about the rain, you can wash dirt under the water tap, you can click pictures inside the waterfall, river, lake and make good memories with your friends and family. But dry your phone before plug-in to charger.

This phone comes with 5,00-inch touch screen display and of resolution 720 pixels by 1280 pixels.

It has 1GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and 2 GB RAM. This phone contains 16 GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 128 GB by the help of microSD card.

As we concerned about the canera, the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual has 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and 5-megapixel camera on the front. It has lots of inbuilt capturing features.

It has android 5.0 which can be upgraded to the latest version of android and is powered from 2400mAh unremovable battery.

DEADPOOL 2016

DEADPOOL

DEADPOOL is a super hero of MARVEL comic. He is super cool dude type hero (ruff and tuff), there is lots of action in this movie, with very funny seens and dialogs of deadpool.There are few very vilant seens in this movie