Fill In The Blanks With This Guitar Trivia Quiz and Test Your Knowledge!

4 and 6 String Instrument Trivia Quiz

 1-The Acoustic guitar, originating from ............. has been around since the 1500s.

 2-.............  acoustical engineer for Gibson, had started marketing a new Spanish style acoustic electric guitar and was famous for mandolin builds, headed the subdivision of Gibson responsible for producing these guitars, named Vivi-Tone

 3-Leo Fender had been working on a solid body electric guitar. Fender owned a radio repair shop and started loaning out his invention to musicians in 1943.  In 1949, he started marketing the guitar as the ............. which became the first successful solid body electric guitar.  This model was then later renamed to "Broadcaster" and then finally to "Telecaster".

4-America's only native instrument is known as the ............  first originated in Africa as the Bania.


5-In 1952, after Leo Fender guitar's success, Gibson began work on the "log" developed by..........  who also used his name for the guitar model produced.

6-In 1955, a Gibson engineer named, ............ invented the Humbucker pickup.

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Answers:
1-Spain      2-Lloyd Loar      3-"Esquire"    4-Banjo     5-Les Paul      6-Seth Lover

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Why Does My Guitar Need To Be Set Up? All I Did Was Change Strings?

 What's Wrong With My guitar? 

Will you charge me to look at it?

No, of course not!  We offer free repair evaluations at the Haywire Custom Guitars-Custom Shop.  If electronics need to be accessed to troubleshoot a problem, or if we need to examine an instrument internally for structural issues, no problem-it won't cost you.

 There's nothing fun about playing a poorly set up guitar. The strings hurt your fingers, it won't stay in tune, there's buzzing, you can't play with others very well,  A bad set up is one of the key reasons new players give up playing guitar. Don't give up!  There is lots that can be done. Setups!

   
Why does my guitar need to be set up?
When you buy a new car don't you need to adjust a car's seat, mirrors and seat belts?  A guitar is like any other instrument will need several adjustments too. If it's brand new it will need adjustments for sure!  A set up addresses the instrument's play-ability and  adjusting many areas to give the guitar a broken in familiar feeling of sheer comfort that makes you want to play it all day!  It's simply an extension of YOU, the musician. You want it in top shape!

 All I Did Was Change Strings?
 Even a simple thing such as changing your strings or gauge can alter the guitar's play-ability, so it may just need a quick tweak. Find a great old guitar at a garage sale or a hand me down from a family member?  We'll tweak it to make sure it's playing as well as it possibly can. If you're purchasing a guitar from us, we're happy to set up your instrument exactly the way you'd like. If you're not sure, we can get you going in the right direction and ask a few questions and get it set up well for your comfort and style.

 We'll check the: neck relief, nut slot depth and height of the nut, saddle height, intonation, pickup height on electrics, loose and rattling hardware and tighten it back up.
  

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I need a good acoustic guitar Haywire Custom Guitars offers Premium custom built acoustic guitars and guitar modifications. Haywire Custom Guitars offers Premium custom built guitars and acoustic guitar modifications, setups and repairs. The question that comes up in many guitar discussions is, “What Acoustic Guitar is best? Several acoustic guitar makers build some incredible instruments. A few of these companies are Martin, Guild, Taylor, Gibson and several others like Takamine, Godin, McPherson, Santa Cruz that make incredible guitars as well. These are just a few and there are many independent luthiers in the US and other countries who are regionally know for their high quality instruments. In America it seems the prevailing attitude about almost everything is: more is better, but a good acoustic guitar need not be expensive, however the buyer needs to be alert. A good guitar has a good sound, feel and is comfortable to play. For the most part, the more money you spend, the nicer the acoustic guitar will be. Up to a point then it’s all ego on the part of the guy pricing the guitar after that. Look for a guitar with a straight finger board. Just sight down the neck as if looking down the barrel of a rifle and see if it looks flat, straight with no unusual activity or waviness. Wood is organic and susceptible to climate and humidity changes. A lot can happen after it leaves the bench so be vigilant about finding the flaws BEFORE you buy your acoustic guitar. There are a host of companies that also sell a mid-range value acoustic guitar and very inexpensive guitars, and it is often difficult to decide. Maybe it’s better to list the basic qualities of a good acoustic guitar: 1) All Solid Wood – solid top, solid back and solid sides 2) Light thin finish 3) Scalloped Bracing 4) Exotic woods or even Mahogany with Ebony fret board 5) Bone nut, bridge 6) Large, heavy bridge saddle 7) A straight neck, no buzzing, sturdy hardware, leveled frets There are a few traits that increase the value but not the sound quality of a guitar: 1) Detailed neck or body inlays, special setups, stainless steel frets 2) Unusual transparent stains and finishes 3) Signatures of the makers and letters of authentication Sometimes-you just have to play an acoustic guitar and listen to what you hear. If you love it-That’s the one! It’s not always a matter of making the “right decision”……. It’s making a decision then making it “right”! Haywire Custom Guitars

Haywire Custom Guitars offers Premium custom built guitars and acoustic guitar modifications, setups and repairs.

I need a good acoustic guitar

The question that comes up in many guitar discussions is, “What Acoustic Guitar is best?

Several acoustic guitar makers build some incredible instruments. A few of these companies are Martin, Guild, Taylor, Gibson and several others like Takamine, Godin, McPherson, Santa Cruz  that make incredible guitars as well. These are just a few and there are many independent luthiers in the US and other countries who are regionally know for their high quality instruments. In America it seems the prevailing attitude about almost everything is: more is better, but a good acoustic guitar need not be expensive, however the buyer needs to be alert. A good guitar has a good sound, feel and is comfortable to play.

For the most part, the more money you spend, the nicer the acoustic guitar will be. Up to a point then it’s all ego on the part of the guy pricing the guitar after that. Look for a guitar with a straight finger board. Just sight down the neck as if looking down the barrel of a rifle and see if it looks flat, straight with no unusual activity or waviness. Wood is organic and susceptible to climate and humidity changes. A lot can happen after it leaves the bench so be vigilant about finding the flaws BEFORE you buy your acoustic guitar. There are a host of companies that also sell a mid-range value acoustic guitar and very inexpensive guitars, and it is often difficult to decide.

Maybe it’s better to list the basic qualities of a good acoustic guitar:
1) All Solid Wood – solid top, solid back and solid sides
2) Light thin finish
3) Scalloped Bracing
4) Exotic woods or even Mahogany with Ebony fret board
5) Bone nut, bridge
6) Large, heavy bridge saddle
7) A straight neck, no buzzing, sturdy hardware, leveled frets
  
There are a few traits that increase the value but not the sound quality of a guitar:
1) Detailed neck or body inlays, special setups, stainless steel frets
2) Unusual transparent stains and finishes
3) Signatures of the makers and letters of authentication

Sometimes-you just have to play an acoustic guitar and listen to what you hear. 

If you love it-That’s the one!

It’s not always a matter of making the “right decision”……. It’s making a decision then making it “right”!

Haywire Custom Guitars

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