• From: North Wales
  • Registered: 2007-01-04
  • Posts: 68

Topic: Jargon

Ive not long been playing (4 months) and am really enjoying it im learning on an acoustic guitar but also have an electric too (les paul)i was reading some articles in a guitar magazine i bought just for a bit of a nosey and noticed them using all these words like overdirve etc etc i was hoping maybe someone on here would be kind enough to explain some of these terms to me so i better understand what people are talking about all the help and info you can give me would much appreciated.  THANKS



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  • From: Goonellabah, NSW, Australia
  • Registered: 2006-12-13
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Re: Jargon

I dunno if im an expert at tihs sort of stuff but this i pretty much what ive picked up.


Overdrive=Overdrives the signal from the guitar to distort the sound.


Distortion= Pretty much the same as overdrive, i don't know the  full details.


Vibrato= Moving your finger back and forth quickly on the fret, kinda hard to describe.


Bend= Bending the string upwards to increase the pitch


hammer down- litteraley hammering down with your finger on the fret without plucking the string.


Pull-off= The oppisite of hammer-down


You can also get effects pedals like a wah-wah, which makes the gutair sond like the pedals name. Send me a message if you want me explain any more.

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