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The official Guitar Nine web log - thoughts, opinions, comments and more from the Guitar Nine team.
1.) 10 Star Rating for T.D. Clark "Next Big Adventure"
2.) T.D. Rocks From Start To Finish
3.) Killer Melodic Playing
4.) Great Music That Will Last A Lifetime
5.) Enjoy The Ride With Magic Red
6.) 10 Star Rating for The Guitar Nine Buying Experience
7.) Great Vibe, Great Music
8.) No Need For MTV Schlock
9.) Goofy Orange Spacesuits Work
10.) The Crunch King
11.) 10 Star Rating for The Guitar Nine Buying Experience
12.) 10 Star Rating for Nick Layton "Storming The Castle"
13.) Marco Rocks!
14.) 10 Star Rating for Nick Layton "Storming The Castle"
15.) Great Tribute To Phil Lynott
16.) Great Playing, Great Songs. No Filler
17.) Czech Guitarist Can Really Play
18.) Well Played; Strong Material
19.) Rob Metz "Axis Shift"
20.) Instrumental Rush?
21.) Best Live DVD Ever
22.) The Hair-Raising Lick Monster
23.) 10 Star Rating for Richie Kotzen "Into The Black"
24.) A Great Introduction To The Work Of Vinnie Moore
25.) No Duds Here; Best Played Loud
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A guitar is a musical instrument characterized by its visually dominant body and neck. Guitar strings are strung parallel to the neck, whose surface is covered by the fingerboard (fretboard). By depressing a string against the fingerboard, the effective length of a string can be altered, which in turn changes the frequency at which the string will vibrate when plucked. Guitarists typically use one hand to pluck the strings and the other to depress the strings against the fingerboard. The strings may be plucked using either fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick), thus creating the sound of notes or chords. The strings of a guitar produce little sound by themselves. Instead, their vibration must be amplified to audibly useful levels. In general, this amplication is achieved either mechanically or electronically, with the result being that there are two main categories of guitar: acoustic (mechanical amplification) and electric (electronic amplification).




