January 2020

C Major Arpeggio Pattern 1 e|————–0–3–0————————-| B|———–1———–1———————-| G|——–0—————-0——————–| D|—–2———————-2—————–| A|–3—————————-3———–3–| E|———————————-3–0–3—–| C Major Arpeggio Pattern 2 e|—————–3———————–| B|————–5—–5——————–| G|———–5———–5—————–| D|—–2–5—————–5–2———–| A|–3—————————–3—–3–| E|———————————–3—–| C Major Arpeggio Pattern 3 e|——————–8——————–| B|————–5–8—–8–5————–| G|———–5—————–5———–| D|——–5———————–5——–| A|—–7—————————–7—–| E|–8———————————–8–| C Major Arpeggio Pattern 4 e|———————-8———————-| B|——————-8—–8——————-| G|—————-9———–9—————-| D|————10—————–10————| A|—–7–10————————-10–7—–| E|–8—————————————8–| C Major Arpeggio Pattern 5 e|——————12———————————-| B|————–13——13——————————| G|———-12————–12————————–| D|–10–14———————-14–10————–10–| A|————————————–10——10——| E|——————————————12———-|

Fender acquired U.S. guitar string manufacturer the V.C. Squier Company in 1965; by 1982 the Squier name had resurfaced as a “value brand” alternative initially manufactured and distributed in the Japanese domestic market and soon offered to Europe, North America and the rest of the world. At the time, many other established brands offered copies […]

1894 The earliest documented instrument is made by Orville Gibson, a restaurant clerk in Kalamazoo, MI. Working in his home woodshop, Orville appropriates the carved, arched top design of the violin and applies it to mandolins and guitars. He designs two new mandolin shapes: the scroll-body F style and the teardrop-shaped A, both of which […]