• A vibrato system on a guitar is a mechanical device used to temporarily change the pitch of the strings. It adds vibrato to the sound by changing the tension...
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    The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a type of mechanical vibrato device for electric guitar designed by Paul Bigsby and produced by the...
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    Guitar pick Fingerpick Neck-thru-body Slide Vibrato systems for guitar ("Tremolo arm") Electronic tuner Patch cord (Electric, some acoustics) Guitar amplifier...
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    mounted tailpiece, stoptail bridge, or Bigsby vibrato tailpiece 14th-fret neck join The archtop guitar is often credited to Orville Gibson, whose innovative...
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    a guitar as well as the height of the strings from the fingerboard, called the action. Some truss rod systems, called double action truss systems, tighten...
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    player can use this to create a vibrato or a portamento effect. Early vibrato systems were often unreliable and made the guitar go out of tune easily. They...
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  • The nano guitar is a microscopically small carved guitar. It was developed by Dustin W. Carr in 1997, under the direction of Professor Harold G. Craighead...
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    A semi-acoustic guitar, also known as a hollow-body electric guitar, is a type of electric guitar designed to be played with a guitar amplifier featuring...
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    A fretless guitar is a guitar with a fingerboard without frets, typically a standard instrument that has had the frets removed, though some custom-built...
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    An acoustic-electric guitar is an acoustic guitar fitted with a microphone, or a magnetic or piezoelectric pickup. They are used in a variety of music...
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