Differnce between guitars

[Guitar_guy]

Hi,
I just don't know what the diffrence beteen guitars with single, dual or 3 pickups. and how to use pickups selector? And what about volume and tone keys, isn't that the job of the amplifier. And what the diffrence between guitars isn't they wood and strings over a fretbord that divide it? I see guitarists specially in concerts chage there guitars almost for every song, why?:)

[disturbed_pyro]

first and foremost, the pickup setups are for tone. if you listen to the tone of a neck p/u and a bridge p/u, the bridge is brighter. i don't know about tone keys, but you use the volume on the guitar so you dont have to run over to the amp everytime you want to go from heavy to quiet in a song (or between songs) also,it can be used as a kind of fading in and out effect, going from silent to loud. loud to silent.
as for the guitar changing, the artists probably want a specific tone for the song that they get best from those certain guitars.

'And what the diffrence between guitars isn't they wood and strings over a fretbord that divide it? '
i dont know what the heck that means....
:p

[Guitar_guy]

As you said "the artists probably want a specific tone for the song that they get best from those certain guitars" Ok, why those certain guitars sounds better for this song. You know diffrent sounds is come from diffrent lengths of string, who change the length of the string? the fretboard when you press on a fret. Ok this is the principle of how the guitar work and almost all other strings instruments. ok again, what the diffrence between guitars isn't they wood and strings over a fretboard that divide it(change its length)? what make a guitar better than other in general and for specific song?

[Coffee]

Pickup selectors normally work as follows. A two pickup system the switch will have three positions. The position with the switch back toward the bridge of the guitar will normally be for the bridge pickup. Forward toward the head of the guitar will be for the other pickup, normally at the fingerboard. The middle pickup will normally have both pickups on.

Tone control on the guitar is essential. Yes tone is mostly effected by the amp, but the tone setting on the guitar can make a huge difference. It controls what the amp gets to start with.

Three pickup switches work much like the two pickup switches as follows. Furthest back, toward the bridge, bridge pickup, next position up, bridge and middle, next middle only, next middle and fretboard, next fretboard pickup only.

On the other hand if someone's been fooling with it and crossing wiring and doing all kinds of stuff, well then you're on your own.

As for 'And what the diffrence between guitars isn't they wood and strings over a fretbord that divide it?' I assume you mean, a guitar is a guitar is a guitar. No. Not at all. Position of the pickups, types of pickups, strings, woods used and height of the action can all effect the tone and playability for different styles.

Hope this helps.

[jaytee]

not all guitars are created equal! and even tho some are just as good as others...they can be better for different styles of music....

SteelSlider and i had a short convo about this the other week cuz im shoppin for a new toy....what fun :)

mostly what we talked about was quality of wood...different types of wood carry different sounds better....generally...the harder the wood the better sound waves will bounce....and the better the sound...this counts for the neck as well as the body...which was why we were talking about it because i want to know if i am making a devastatingly bad choice if i go with the guitar with a maple neck over the mahogany neck to save myself some $$$...

anyways...
lotsa stuff affects the sound of the guitar....from the hardware (such as pickups)...types and brands of such...
the shape.....body cavities etc....
the strings....possibly one guitar has a heavier guage or is made of something different....
and of course the wood!

if you are on stage....you cant exactly stop between songs and change your strings....you know? maybe you have some guitars already set up with the proper tuning for certain songs.....pro's have a guy who tunes up for them during concerts....what a dream job huh?
maybe you want to play a song thats supposed to be raspy...and you like a certain brand of strings for this effect (SteelSlider inspired comment...haha)...

theres ALOT of reasons to chose different guitars for different types of music...some are just prone towards different sounds and play certains styles of music better...and are promoted as such....look thru ads and you will see "blues guitar...blah blah blah" or "shredder blah blah blah"...indicating style....but i was told not to let this get to you...pick the one you like for your own sound and forget the ads....

--jt