Know The Guitar Accessories

Guitar Accessories

Have you ever wondered the guitar which you carry each and every day to your class, school or college just putting it into the covers, how many other things which are associated with your beloved instrument. Might be you are not using them at all, but still when you gain knowledge about your instrument and get more skilled gradually you come across all this stuff. At that stage you would really feel the world is full of many surprises and you are aware a little about it. Nothing matters, it is just a question of the level of curiosity you have in your brain. More curious you are, more you would try to learn something new everyday. So lets grab a little knowledge about other interesting gadgets of guitar.

Guitar Strap

This is the strap or belt that is used to hold the guitar when it is being played in standing position. A player uses high thigh when it is played while sitting. Straps may be available in vibrant color combinations and vivid graphics imprint on it. Or you may also get the straps having a single color.

Guitar String Winder

Guitar string winder is used for tuning and winding a loose string on a guitar. Typically the tuning pegs (tuning machines) are harder to turn due to its size and string tension. The winder makes tuning the guitar easier on the hands. This is especially useful when changing guitar strings. The winder is used by putting the winder into the tuning pegs (tuning machine) of the guitar and turn either clockwise or counterclockwise. The winder can be used for all guitars: electric, acoustic and classical. The color of the winder may vary from the picture shown.

Capo 

A capo tasto (from Italian capo, "head" and tasto, "tie or fret"), or simply capo, is a device used for shortening the strings, and hence raising the pitch, of a stringed instrument such as a guitar, mandolin or banjo. Although usage of the capo likely began earlier in the 17th-century. There are several different styles of capo available, utilizing a range of mechanisms, but most use a rubber-covered bar to hold down the strings, fastened with a strip of elastic or nylon, a cam-operated metal clamp, or another device 

Music Stand

A music stand is a device that holds sheet music in a position that allows the performer to read it while performing. There are various types of music stands. There are ornate wooden ones that tend to be pricey; there are digital ones with automated page turning, and the most popular ones, the metal ones that can be folded for ease of transportation. There are also small ones that can be attached to the instrument itself, as in marching bands. Thomas Jefferson, former president of the United States, invented a revolving music stand that he never patented because he liked for people to freely use his inventions. 

Electronic Guitar Tuner

An electronic tuner is a device used by musicians to detect and display the pitch of notes played on musical instruments. The simplest tuners use LED lights or a needle to indicate approximately whether the pitch of the note played is lower, higher, or approximately equal to the desired pitch. More complex and expensive tuners indicate more precisely the difference between offered note and desired pitch. Tuners vary in size from units that can fit in a pocket to tabletop models or 19" rack-mount units. Instrument technicians, piano tuners and luthiers use the more complex and expensive units. 

The simplest tuners only detect and display the tuning for a single pitch (often "A" or "E") or for a small number of pitches, such as the six pitches used in the standard tuning of a guitar (E, A, D, G, B, E). More complex tuners offer chromatic tuning, which allows all the 12 notes of the scale to be tuned. Some electronic tuners offer additional features, such as adjustable pitch calibration, different tempered scale options, the sounding of a desired pitch through an amplifier and speaker, and adjustable "read-time" settings which affect how long the tuner takes to measure the pitch of the note. 

Amplifiers 

Generally, an amplifier or simply amp, is any device that changes, usually increases, the amplitude of a signal. The relationship of the input to the output of an amplifier—usually expressed as a function of the input frequency—is called the transfer function of the amplifier, and the magnitude of the transfer function is termed the gain. In popular use, the term usually describes an electronic amplifier, in which the input "signal" is usually voltage or current. In audio applications, amplifiers operate loudspeakers used in PA systems to make the human voice louder or play recorded music. Amplifiers may be classified according to the input (source) they are designed to amplify (such as a guitar amplifier, to perform with an electric guitar), the device they are intended to drive (such as a headphone amplifier), the frequency range of the signals (Audio, IF, RF, and VHF amplifiers, for example), whether they invert the signal (inverting amplifiers and non-inverting amplifiers), or the type of device used in the amplification (valve or tube amplifiers, FET amplifiers, etc.). 

Guitar Stand 

A typical guitar stand is used to hold the guitar usually when you are not playing it or just want to have a rest. There are variety of guitar stands which are available either made up of steel or wood. You can also use the guitar stand to decorate your set-up in a live show and keep your guitar intact on the stage before starting the show. If you have more than one guitar then you can opt for a guitar stand that can hold multiple guitars at one go. Or even you can build your own to fit your style and space available. 

Audio Connectors 

Audio connectors and video connectors are electrical connectors for carrying an audio signal or video signal, either in an analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use shielded cable to inhibit RF interference and noise.