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benk1277
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03/19/2005 7:25 pm
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.
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Grambo
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03/19/2005 9:21 pm
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.
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benk1277
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03/19/2005 10:48 pm
Is it the style I see on a lot of high end Gretsch and such? Very different than the Strat style.
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benk1277
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03/19/2005 11:55 pm
Anything else? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? :)
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benk1277
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03/20/2005 3:35 pm
How about the dreadnaught thing? Is it a acoustic/electric with a cutaway or something?
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03/20/2005 3:57 pm
Originally Posted by: benk1277How about the dreadnaught thing? Is it a acoustic/electric with a cutaway or something?
[font=trebuchet ms]A dreadnaught is a jumbo-bodied acoustic guitar, with or without a cutout.

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benk1277
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03/20/2005 4:08 pm
Will do! Thanks for the tip.
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03/20/2005 4:57 pm
Google or yahoo searches are also a very useful tool !
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