Of course even now there are several types, but the most common is the six-strings guitar. The guitar is composed of many pieces, starting from the top there are: the headstock together with the tuning keys used to keep tension in the strings and to change the tuning. Here we find the neck, the length can vary depending on the type of guitar, the neck is divided into frets that are used to tighten the strings and get the notes you want. Finally then we find the body with the soundboard and the bridge from where the strings branch off.

Of course in electric guitars we will not find the soundboard but a solid body (full body) that, to capture and disseminate the different sounds, uses pickups that are placed where would be the hole for the sound box. It is important to remember that in case of non-electric guitars sound quality and its uniqueness are completely dependent on the type of wood used to build the box and the type of joints inside it. Even in electric guitars, the wood is very important because the neck is subjected to a much higher tension than acoustic guitars, it also has a metal core; a good neck must be able to withstand the tension and its change when you change your tune and must also be sliding to let the right hand slide. One of the most important part is certainly the strings, that, plucked with the fingers or the plectrum, emit the characteristic sound of these musical instruments.

The strings are stretched in different ways to obtain different notes. The most common tuning is re-mi-sol-la-mi. This tuning, in which the interval between two adjacent strings is right one fourth (except that between the second and third string, a distance of a major third) has established itself for its ease in forming chords. In guitars with more strings such as those with seven or eight strings, more low note are added to obtain a sound more dark and powerful, characteristic of metal music. The power of the sound of the electric guitar is given mainly by the type of pickup installed that characterize the power and the type of sound that will be expressed through the use of amplifiers that can alter the sound in different ways. The most common amplifiers are the combo and those constituted by a surface plus a speaker.

The technical description still does not do justice to the emotions and feeling you get playing these instruments. In conclusion when you play you discover a part of you that you did not know it existed.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (CNS) – Even with the combined star powers of Cher and Christina Aguilera, “Burlesque” can’t take over “Harry Potter” and two animated flicks at the weekend box office. The musical flick performed slightly below its expected gross, but still did fairly well with $11.8 million.

Even with the heavy promotions, “Burlesque” places fourth, behind the wizard flick, the newcomer “Tangled” and “Megamind.”

“Tangled,” meanwhile was close behind box office topper “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1″ with a strong $49.1 million during the weekend box office and a total of $69 million over five days.

Other newcomers this weekend are “Love and Other Drugs” and “Faster,” which are at sixth and seventh place with $9.9 million and $8.7 million respectively.

Weekend Box Office Top Ten (from boxofficemojo.com):

1. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″ – $50.3 million
2. “Tangled” – $49.1 million
3. “Megamind” – $12.9 million
4. “Burlesque” – $11.8 million
5. “Unstoppable” – $11.8 million
6. “Love and Other Drugs” – $9.9 million
7. “Faster” – $8.7 million
8. “Due Date” – $7.3 million
9. “The Next Three Days” – $4.8 million
10. “Morning Glory” – $4 million

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – After the dismal box office result of “The Switch” and a less-than-appealing guest spot on “Cougar Town,” Jennifer Aniston is ready to shed off her girl-next-door image. The ex-”Friends” star is reportedly set to reinvent her cutesy image in the upcoming film “Buttercup,” which will see her seducing a priest.

The film’s script, obtained by Life & Style, calls for Jen’s character Rosemary to throw herself at a priest.

It reads: “Father Stephen opens the door. Before he can say anything, [Rosemary] kisses him.”

Another scene will see Jen seemingly having a phone sex when Rosemary “lies half-dressed on her bed. One hand holds her phone to her ear. The other is in her underwear.”

The role is said to be just what Jen needs if she wants to stay relative at the box office.

Celebrity image consultant Amanda Sanders told the magazine that Jen’s “cutesy image isn’t working anymore. Jen has to reinvent herself to have more success at the box office.”

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