Published documents by Victor Epand

2008

When the electric guitar was originally created back in the 1930s, the main intent was simply to create an instrument that could be heard over the increasingly large jazz orchestras. It is highly doubtful that the instrument's inventors could ever have imagined the uses to which their creation would someday be put. The modern electric guitar is a source of an apparently unending array of tones,...

Fretless Guitars: An Issue Of Taste Published on 16/09/2008

If one examines the average guitar, either electric or acoustic, one will find small raised bars running width-wise across the instrument's neck. These bars are called frets, and they are placed on stringed instruments to allow the player to accurately and consistently determine where to depress a string in order to produce the desired note. However, not all guitars use frets in the same way;...

Guitar Frets: Not Always A Straight Shot Published on 16/09/2008

Most people do not realize the full significance of the little metal bars that span the width of most guitar necks. Some assume that they are simply for decorative purposes. Others believe them to indicate the locations at which a guitarist must place his or her fingers. This second notion is partially correct, but it is far from the full truth of the matter. These bars, which are called frets,...

Getting The Right Accessories For Your Video Gaming System Published on 16/09/2008

Video gaming systems has changed over the past decade with the advancements in technology. These video gaming systems are much more sophisticated than they were when the first archaic video gaming systems hit the market in the 1980s. These video gaming systems are not limited to being played by just children. In fact, many adults get a lot of pleasure from playing video games on these...

Harp Guitars: A Strange Breed Published on 16/09/2008

Harp guitars are extremely interesting and odd-looking instruments. Quite frankly, if a guitar and a harp were to have a baby, it would look like this instrument: hence the name, I suppose. It is difficult to describe a harp guitar, far better that one should actually look the instrument up. However, in essence, a harp guitar looks like a guitar with an additional, elongated neck coming out of...

A Look At The Ancient Vedic Civilization Through The Vedas Published on 16/09/2008

Individuals can read about the ancient vedic civilizations that were associated with the India and Hindu societies through many vedic books that are now available on the market today. These books will give individuals a much more in dept look at these marvelous civilizations of old. These ancient civilizations can be traced all the back to the very first millennium and classical forms of...

Improve Your Video Gaming Experience With A New Headset Published on 16/09/2008

While playing video games on-line is continuing to drastically increase, gamers are finding that the headset is a must for playing on-line. Many gamers that begin playing on-line often get frustrated when they get killed, but with a headset gamers can be warned by other players about upcoming dangers or warn other gamers the same way. With the majority of headsets on the market gamers now...

Understanding Ancient Philosophy In Vedic Books Published on 16/09/2008

There have been many books published that will assist individuals in understanding the ancient philosophies. These ancient philosophies are an essential basis in any type of vedic literature for individuals to be able to gain and catch a glimpse of the wonderful history that surrounds these truths. The concepts behind these ancient philosophies are so advanced through their view points that...

Luthiers: Creators Of Beautiful Music Published on 16/09/2008

"Beauty is only skin deep." "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." "Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart." Our culture abounds with idioms that seek to emphasize the idea that "It's what's inside that counts." Yet on some level, we all know that beauty is bankable. The high esteem in which we hold artists, the power and money accorded to fashion models, the thousands of...

The Advantages Of The Modern Ten-String Guitar Published on 16/09/2008

When comparing a ten-string guitar to a standard classical six-string guitar, I'm afraid that first analogy that occurs to me is that of the recent mutant frogs. These amphibians, as the result of nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from farms and ranches, have grown extra legs. The appearance of the ten-string guitar is similar in that it simply seems to have sprouted a few extra strings....