Axe Slang

[benk1277]

I have been playing guitar for a few years now, but I still feel pretty ignorant about some of the terminology. For instance, what makes a guitar a dreadnaught? What is a Floyd Rose? When is it appropriate to use a compressor, gate, or any other misunderstood or confused FX?
Please help. I want to sound like I know what I'm talkiing about.

[Grambo]

I think it was developed in the late 70's and was considered to be the best tremelo Arm system devised, at the time to have one fitted was expensive - hundreds of pounds.

[benk1277]

Is it the style I see on a lot of high end Gretsch and such? Very different than the Strat style.

[benk1277]

Anything else? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? :)
My brain is a sponge looking for liquid information, here.

[CW14]

Is it the style I see on a lot of high end Gretsch and such? Very different than the Strat style.

I'm not sure about Gretsch, but its the sort of trem you'd find on an Ibanez or Jackson. It enables you to pull up aswell as push down. It also causes you much inconvenience when it comes to restringing!!!!!!!

[Akira]

It also causes you much inconvenience when it comes to restringing!!!!!!!

True that!

[benk1277]

How about the dreadnaught thing? Is it a acoustic/electric with a cutaway or something?

[Lordathestrings]

How about the dreadnaught thing? Is it a acoustic/electric with a cutaway or something?A dreadnaught is a jumbo-bodied acoustic guitar, with or without a cutout.

If you click on the Search tab in the res toolbar at the top of the page and then select Advanced Search, you can enter keywords that will lead you to threads on all of the things you're asking about. If you need more info on something in particular, just reply to one of those threads, and it will come up to the top of the index for everyone to chime in on.

[benk1277]

Will do! Thanks for the tip.

[Dr_simon]

Google or yahoo searches are also a very useful tool !