Monthly ArchiveApril 2007
Guitar
The Randy Rhoads V Guitar - in Left Hand
Gaskell Guitars asked:
Randy Rhoads was a young American guitarist who rose to fame after becoming the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne at the very beginning of Ozzy’s solo career. This was 1979. Randy Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne along with Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake formed the band that was to put Ozzy firmly on the map again as a performer in his own right, following his departure from the hugely successful Black Sabbath.
Randy Rhoads was a classical guitar teacher. In collaboration with Bob Daisley, he and Bob composed some of the greatest music of Ozzy’s career many songs of which Ozzy still plays today in his live set.
Randy Rhoads is also famous for the “Randy Rhoads V” guitar, a guitar Randy designed and had built by Charvel back in 1981 and 1982. The CEO of Charvel at that time, Grover Jackson, went on to produce Randy’s guitar under the brand name Jackson (apparently the reason for choosing the Jackson branding was that Grover had thought that the Randy Rhoads model might be too radical and didn’t want to risk branding it as a Charvel.)
The Randy Rhoads V guitar was the guitar that put Jackson fully on the map. It was Jackson’s first production model. Prior to this time Charvel was a parts supplier for a few retail musical instrument shops, and they made the odd guitar here and there.
Tragically Randy’s career ended on a fateful day in 1982 when the plane he was a passenger in crashed, killing all on board. Further, he never actually saw the final production model of his design, what would come to be known as the “Randy Rhoads V” by Jackson Guitars.
Charvel and Jackson guitars were built in the same factory until 1986 and then the company was sold to Japanese manufacturer AMIC in 1989. Charvel’s ended up being exclusively made in Japan until 1991 while Jacksons continued to be made in California Although the Charvel name had faded away by the end of the century, Jackson/Charvel would see new light when it was purchased by Fender Music Corporation in 2002.
Today, the Randy Rhoads V is still produced by Jackson Guitars, but now that Jackson is part of Fender, all Jacksons are manufactured in the Fender plant in Corona, Ca and Jackson is of course, now subject to the company directions of the parent company, Fender Musical Instruments. It appears from spending some time on the new Charvel website, that Grover is indeed alive and well and lending his wisdom and hand to the revival of Charvel guitars and in a video clip credits Fender for aiding in these new directions.
The Randy Rhoads V guitar available from Jackson comes in various colours and schemes and there are models which are variations of the original. Some of these variants were brought about by later artists who have released their own signature variations of the Randy Rhoads V. One thing though… the left handed option of the Randy Rhoads V is very, very limited. A few colours, and that is it. One model only. Jackson’s budget range of guitars (made in Asia) don’t even allow for one left handed Randy Rhoads V.
At Gaskell Guitars (http://www.gaskellguitars.com) , located in Sydney Australia, we make only left handed guitars. We make a Randy Rhoads V model as a production model. We offer all colours through our custom options AT NO EXTRA COST. Our stock, production model comes in black and the original Randy Rhoads White and Gold scheme. We only cater for the left handed guitarist. We are trying to prevent the left hand guitarist from “always getting the short end of the stick.” Check us out. In many cases, what we offer make dreams come true!
Randy Rhoads was a young American guitarist who rose to fame after becoming the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne at the very beginning of Ozzy’s solo career. This was 1979. Randy Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne along with Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake formed the band that was to put Ozzy firmly on the map again as a performer in his own right, following his departure from the hugely successful Black Sabbath.
Randy Rhoads was a classical guitar teacher. In collaboration with Bob Daisley, he and Bob composed some of the greatest music of Ozzy’s career many songs of which Ozzy still plays today in his live set.
Randy Rhoads is also famous for the “Randy Rhoads V” guitar, a guitar Randy designed and had built by Charvel back in 1981 and 1982. The CEO of Charvel at that time, Grover Jackson, went on to produce Randy’s guitar under the brand name Jackson (apparently the reason for choosing the Jackson branding was that Grover had thought that the Randy Rhoads model might be too radical and didn’t want to risk branding it as a Charvel.)
The Randy Rhoads V guitar was the guitar that put Jackson fully on the map. It was Jackson’s first production model. Prior to this time Charvel was a parts supplier for a few retail musical instrument shops, and they made the odd guitar here and there.
Tragically Randy’s career ended on a fateful day in 1982 when the plane he was a passenger in crashed, killing all on board. Further, he never actually saw the final production model of his design, what would come to be known as the “Randy Rhoads V” by Jackson Guitars.
Charvel and Jackson guitars were built in the same factory until 1986 and then the company was sold to Japanese manufacturer AMIC in 1989. Charvel’s ended up being exclusively made in Japan until 1991 while Jacksons continued to be made in California Although the Charvel name had faded away by the end of the century, Jackson/Charvel would see new light when it was purchased by Fender Music Corporation in 2002.
Today, the Randy Rhoads V is still produced by Jackson Guitars, but now that Jackson is part of Fender, all Jacksons are manufactured in the Fender plant in Corona, Ca and Jackson is of course, now subject to the company directions of the parent company, Fender Musical Instruments. It appears from spending some time on the new Charvel website, that Grover is indeed alive and well and lending his wisdom and hand to the revival of Charvel guitars and in a video clip credits Fender for aiding in these new directions.
The Randy Rhoads V guitar available from Jackson comes in various colours and schemes and there are models which are variations of the original. Some of these variants were brought about by later artists who have released their own signature variations of the Randy Rhoads V. One thing though… the left handed option of the Randy Rhoads V is very, very limited. A few colours, and that is it. One model only. Jackson’s budget range of guitars (made in Asia) don’t even allow for one left handed Randy Rhoads V.
At Gaskell Guitars (http://www.gaskellguitars.com) , located in Sydney Australia, we make only left handed guitars. We make a Randy Rhoads V model as a production model. We offer all colours through our custom options AT NO EXTRA COST. Our stock, production model comes in black and the original Randy Rhoads White and Gold scheme. We only cater for the left handed guitarist. We are trying to prevent the left hand guitarist from “always getting the short end of the stick.” Check us out. In many cases, what we offer make dreams come true!
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Blues Lessons
How to Progress Through the Various Steps in Learning Blues Guitar Lessons
Muna wa Wanjiru asked:
There are many forms of music and even these forms of music can be further broken up into different categories. With the category of guitar music there are many types like jazz, classical, rock-and-roll, new age music, and blues music. For individuals who are fascinated with blues guitar music there is always the chance to take blues guitar lessons.
These lessons should be learnt properly from people who have an understanding about the many different sounds that can be found in the blues music category. You can also get blues guitar lessons from how-to-DVDs, books and the internet. From all of these different sources you will be able to get good blues guitar lessons that will be of help to you.
Before you begin your blues guitar lessons however, you might first want to take into the consideration the fact of whether or not you have played the guitar before. If you haven’t played before then you might first want to look into getting basic guitar lessons as well.
This also comes very strongly into play if your blues guitar lessons are coming in the form of such learning aids as DVD’s, CD’s, book or the internet. Before you go with any of these learning mediums you will first need to make sure that they are either catered for beginner’s or that you can get you hands on beginning guitar lessons as well.
Once this aspect of your guitar lessons has been covered you can then move on to the business of learning to identify the different chords, and how they are used in blues guitar lessons. With these different combinations you will be able to try out a blues guitar song.
In your first few blues guitar lessons you should remember to progress through the various steps at a small pace and you will need to constantly practice your finger placement in order to be able to play the guitar music well.
Once you have found the best way of memorizing the chord placement and you are confident to move on with your blues guitar lessons then you can ask your instructor to show you how to combine the chords together and learn to play the music with the right beat.
You should understand that while you’re beginning your many blues guitar lessons you will have different letters of the alphabet to represent the various musical notations. This can be of help when you are still trying to find your way through the maze that guitar lessons, and in particular blues guitar lessons, will take you through.
None of this should bother you unduly though. While you are still in the beginning learning phase of your blues guitar lessons the only things you need to worry about is learning to play the guitar. So sit back, relax and strum away at your guitar strings.
There are many forms of music and even these forms of music can be further broken up into different categories. With the category of guitar music there are many types like jazz, classical, rock-and-roll, new age music, and blues music. For individuals who are fascinated with blues guitar music there is always the chance to take blues guitar lessons.
These lessons should be learnt properly from people who have an understanding about the many different sounds that can be found in the blues music category. You can also get blues guitar lessons from how-to-DVDs, books and the internet. From all of these different sources you will be able to get good blues guitar lessons that will be of help to you.
Before you begin your blues guitar lessons however, you might first want to take into the consideration the fact of whether or not you have played the guitar before. If you haven’t played before then you might first want to look into getting basic guitar lessons as well.
This also comes very strongly into play if your blues guitar lessons are coming in the form of such learning aids as DVD’s, CD’s, book or the internet. Before you go with any of these learning mediums you will first need to make sure that they are either catered for beginner’s or that you can get you hands on beginning guitar lessons as well.
Once this aspect of your guitar lessons has been covered you can then move on to the business of learning to identify the different chords, and how they are used in blues guitar lessons. With these different combinations you will be able to try out a blues guitar song.
In your first few blues guitar lessons you should remember to progress through the various steps at a small pace and you will need to constantly practice your finger placement in order to be able to play the guitar music well.
Once you have found the best way of memorizing the chord placement and you are confident to move on with your blues guitar lessons then you can ask your instructor to show you how to combine the chords together and learn to play the music with the right beat.
You should understand that while you’re beginning your many blues guitar lessons you will have different letters of the alphabet to represent the various musical notations. This can be of help when you are still trying to find your way through the maze that guitar lessons, and in particular blues guitar lessons, will take you through.
None of this should bother you unduly though. While you are still in the beginning learning phase of your blues guitar lessons the only things you need to worry about is learning to play the guitar. So sit back, relax and strum away at your guitar strings.
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Guitar
Which Your Guitar to Learn On?
Britt Turner asked:
There are three main types of guitar that you will encounter. They are:
- Classical Acoustic
- Acoustic
- Electric
Chances are that if you have asked someone if you can use their guitar for a while, it would probably be an old classical acoustic guitar or maybe a steel string acoustic.
These guitars are excellent to learn on because electric guitars require things like leads, amps, speakers and power. With acoustic guitars you only need a pick.
The other great thing about acoustic guitars is that you can’t turn them up loud. When you are learning it is probably better to play on a guitar that isn’t going too be loud, only loud enough so your ears can hear your errors and your good performances.
If you don’t know which types of guitar you want to play on, ask yourself, ‘what kind of music do I want to play?’
Pick a song that you like for its guitar sound. Listen to the guitar sounds and only the guitar sounds. Are they clean, soft sounds? Or are they harsh, heavy or distorted? Generally, acoustic guitars are softer and cleaner. Distorted, heavy sounds come from electric guitars that are plugged into amplifiers and effects units. Can you hear individual notes being picked or are the strings being strummed hard? The harder you play, the thicker your strings need to be. You need to know what style you want to play.
OK you have found a style of music that you like. Try and find out what the band video for that song is and watch it. There will probably be a section in there where the band is playing. In this part, look at the guitarist. Is he/she playing on an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar? What brand is it? What style? If you know the exact guitar from the video, you can ask to play on it at your local guitar shop to see if it suits you.
People play guitar for many different reasons. You need to understand what it is that you want to get out of the guitar. To discover your tastes in guitar music, listening to different styles and genres. Ask musicians at music shops about what kind of guitars different bands use, or ask them what kind of amps/effects those artists use to get that sound.
The answers don’t have to be exact because they will get you thinking about what you need to buy to achieve the sound you are after.
For more information on achieving different guitar sounds, see our articles on basic guitar effects and guitar manufacturers and guitar models.
This FREE course in brought to you by Jamorama - The Ultimate Guitar Learning Kit
There are three main types of guitar that you will encounter. They are:
- Classical Acoustic
- Acoustic
- Electric
Chances are that if you have asked someone if you can use their guitar for a while, it would probably be an old classical acoustic guitar or maybe a steel string acoustic.
These guitars are excellent to learn on because electric guitars require things like leads, amps, speakers and power. With acoustic guitars you only need a pick.
The other great thing about acoustic guitars is that you can’t turn them up loud. When you are learning it is probably better to play on a guitar that isn’t going too be loud, only loud enough so your ears can hear your errors and your good performances.
If you don’t know which types of guitar you want to play on, ask yourself, ‘what kind of music do I want to play?’
Pick a song that you like for its guitar sound. Listen to the guitar sounds and only the guitar sounds. Are they clean, soft sounds? Or are they harsh, heavy or distorted? Generally, acoustic guitars are softer and cleaner. Distorted, heavy sounds come from electric guitars that are plugged into amplifiers and effects units. Can you hear individual notes being picked or are the strings being strummed hard? The harder you play, the thicker your strings need to be. You need to know what style you want to play.
OK you have found a style of music that you like. Try and find out what the band video for that song is and watch it. There will probably be a section in there where the band is playing. In this part, look at the guitarist. Is he/she playing on an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar? What brand is it? What style? If you know the exact guitar from the video, you can ask to play on it at your local guitar shop to see if it suits you.
People play guitar for many different reasons. You need to understand what it is that you want to get out of the guitar. To discover your tastes in guitar music, listening to different styles and genres. Ask musicians at music shops about what kind of guitars different bands use, or ask them what kind of amps/effects those artists use to get that sound.
The answers don’t have to be exact because they will get you thinking about what you need to buy to achieve the sound you are after.
For more information on achieving different guitar sounds, see our articles on basic guitar effects and guitar manufacturers and guitar models.
This FREE course in brought to you by Jamorama - The Ultimate Guitar Learning Kit
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