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Online Guitar Lessons: Caring For Your Guitar

Online guitar lessons are a great opportunity for people who do not have the time or money to invest in lessons from a studio. Beginners, however, need to get some good advice on how to take care of their instrument. In a studio environment, of course, the instructor would take care of those valuable bits of advice. Some online guitar lesson providers provide their students with articles or files containing this information. In case your provider does not furnish you with this information, this article is for you.

First of all, when you finish playing for the day, protect your guitar by placing it into a stiff case that fits the shape of your guitar. If you do not play as often as you might like, take the guitar out of its case occasionally in order to allow its porous, natural parts to "breathe." Avoid temperature extremes, as well as environments with fluctuating humidity levels. Heat can do serious damage to your guitar. If you have central heat, humidify the air in order to keep the wooden parts supple, keeping cracks and warps from forming. Even a pan of water left near a vent will help, should you not own a humidifier. Cracking and warping can occur most often in cheaper instruments, because guitar makers often shorten the wood's seasoning process in their cheaper lines. Beginning players, of course, are more likely to have an inexpensive instrument.

That factor, together with your not having learned as many tips for care of your guitar as more experienced players, can be a recipe for disaster for your guitar. Therefore, please pay close attention to the environment in which you store your instrument. When you graduate to a more expensive guitar, the guitar will most likely be made of fully-seasoned wood, wood that has been completely dried before being used to manufacture the instrument. Furthermore, caring for your guitar will have become second nature by that time.

Wipe your strings after you play, using a duster or soft cloth. Exercise caution on the guitar's wooden surfaces. Do not use polishes or other wood care products, since it is easy to ruin the delicate finish of the guitar, or cause the wood to absorb the product. You may, however, use a very slightly moistened cloth to remove grease spots, as well as other marks. Small cracks in the face or sides of the wood are common in fine guitars. Usually they are of little consequence until they attain considerable size. Before they get to that point, take your guitar to a skilled repairer, called a luthier. If, however, your instrument's fingerboard is warped, take your guitar immediately to an expert. The repair will be costly, but well worth the investment in the long run.

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Los Angeles Guitar Academy Online features online guitar lessons in classical, Flamenco, rock/pop, theory, pedagogy, and even children's guitar lessons. Its world-class faculty explains concepts step-by-step, allowing students to master one concept before moving on to the next. For students who live near Los Angeles, LAGA has studios located throughout the metropolitan LA area.

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I have a Ripper that I bought back in august, the person who sold it to me said it was a Gibson Luthier's bass that he built fpr himself while he worked at the factory back in the 70's...the bass has no serial number, the truss rod cover says Custom, and is held on by 3 screws. The logo on the headstock looks 100% authentic. The neck is a bolt on, and the strap pin is on the neck plate...there is no hole drilled on the horn. The bridge looks identical to other rippers, but the string thru part looks different, there is no recessed part on the back like on others I've seen. The pickups look and sound 100% authentic compared with other rippers I've seen and played. The bass plays great, feels right overall, I'm just curious if anybody is or was making fakes of these basses, or if its possible that the luthier story checks out?

First:In my opinion Gibson never made any good Basses. Its possible he made this on his own time if he worked at the factory. Gibson (I think) fused their necks with glue and not bolts. If it was made by Gibson there should be a serial number on it. If you like it that's all that matters.

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