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 • Gretsch Roundup
• PreSonus DigiMAX 48kFREE Carrying Case: Kurzweil KME-61
Gretsch Roundup
Boasting the real "He-Man" western good looks of the original Gretsch solid body models of the mid 1950's, the G6121W (Roundup) features an arched maple top with "G" brand on the upper bout, mahogany body and neck, dual DynaSonic single-coil pickups, and polished Bigsby B3CB vibrato tailpiece. The rosewood fingerboard offers vintage "wide-block" position markers engraved with full western motif, Grover Stay-Tite machine heads, "arrow" knobs, gold hardware and western maple stain finish.
PreSonus DigiMAX 48k
Combine eight channels of pristine mic preamplification with 24 simultaneous digital and analog outputs, and the DigiMAX 48k seamlessly fits into any digital recording situation. The DigiMAX 48k is the perfect front-end for DAW's as well as adding mic pre's to digital mixers and sound cards. Designed after it's high definition brother, the DigiMAX96k, this unit will save you big money if you simply don't need to record beyond 48kHz!FREE Carrying Case: Kurzweil KME-61
What would you think about getting a FREE carrying case with a Kurzweil KME-61 keyboard? That's right, when you purchase a KME-61 from Sweetwater, we'll send you a soft gig bag - worth $129 - for FREE. The KME-61 is a 61-key, feature driven keyboard with Kurzweil quality sounds. Supplies are limited, so get your order in soon!
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| Reluctance |
| In physics and electronics reluctance is the measure of the degree to which a material will resist magnetic flux, or in simpler terms, the degree to which it will not take on or pass magnetic energy. Reluctance is therefore an important specification in any material designed to store information in the form of magnetic charges, such as audio or video tape, etc. End users will not frequently encounter this spec because it is one of many factors taken into consideration at the engineering and manufacturing stages that ultimately becomes part of the overall performance of some media. An audio engineer aligning an analog tape machine will know the reference fluxivity he/she is calibrating the machine to (for a particular type of tape being used), and this ultimately takes into consideration many factors, including reluctance. |
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| Jim Miller Guitar Questions Answered: Strat vs. Tele |
Welcome to Jim Miller's Guitar Questions Answered. Jim Miller also authors Tech Notes Online, a weekly Sweetwater column covering all aspects of today's music, from stage to studio.
Q: "Is there a noticable sonic difference between Strats & Teles?"
A: This is somewhat of a loaded question. Of course there are differences between any two guitars - sometimes even between the same model built different years. Historically, the Telecaster (Tele) featured a solid ash body with single coil bridge and neck pickups along with a maple neck and fingerboard. The Stratocaster (Strat) was Fender's "upscale" model, with a contoured body, three single coil pickups, a tremolo tailpiece and a maple neck and fingerboard.
As you might expect, having three pickups offers more tones (particularly when you factor in the two "out-of-phase" positions available on models with a five-way switch), but some Strats may have a rosewood fingerboard that will warm up the sound slightly. The same would be true for Teles. Both are legendary for their clean, bright tone (sometimes referred to as "spank").
Newer releases of either instrument have added various options such as maple tops, additional pickups (or different pickup types: humbuckers or active Lace Sensors with midrange boost for instance).
To a true guitar-a-holic, Teles and Strats are quite different instruments, normally used to achieve different sounds for different types of music. On a recording, most "normal" people would not hear a noticeable difference between a recording of a Strat or Tele using the bridge pickup. The main tonal differences would be most noticeable when a Strat is played using the "out-of-phase" pickup combinations, which produce a clear, glossy tone, perfect with a chorus effect.
Most players actually choose a specific Fender model based on looks and feel as much as for their respective tones. Unquestionably, both are classics that have stood the test of time! |
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