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∙ 11y agoWhen a string is plucked the vibration is transferred through the saddle/bridge to the top of the guitar which vibrates and acts as an acoustical amplifier. For this reason most guitar tops are made of one of many members of the spruce tree family (sitka being the most common) which is a very light weight and stiff material excellent for vibrations. Cedar/Red is another excellent sound board that tends to produce a darker tone. Some hardwoods such as mahogany are also used for guitar tops in Hawaiian Guitars, and some six string acoustic sometimes favored by blues and country players.
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How does the electric bass guitar produce its sound and how it works?
When you pluck a string on an electric guitar that is plugged in to an amplifier, the pick-ups underneath the strings "hear" the sound, and send it through to the amplifier, projecting the sound of the string plucked.
Why If you very lightly touch a guitar string at its midpoint you can hear an octave one above the fundamental string?
There is a very simple reason for this, This is actually a deliberate technique known as harmonics/ overtones. When a guitar string is plucked, the string vibrates at several frequencies. The vibration along the entire length of the string is known as the fundamental, while vibrations occurring between points along the string (known as nodes) are referred to as overtones. The fundamental and overtones, when sounded together, are perceived by the listener as a single tone, though the relative prominence of the frequencies varies among instruments, and contribute to its timbre. Harmonics are produced on the guitar by lightly touching a string, rather than fretting it, at any of these nodal points. When sounded the string can no longer vibrate at its fundamental tone; instead it is forced to vibrate at the specific overtones that correspond to the nodal point, resulting in a chime-like tone.
Can a guitar produce it's own sound?
(first off my apologies to this being so long, just trying to be explanatory) All guitars create sound the same way: through vibrations created by the tension of the string(s) you plucked combined with the amount of force you used to pluck the string(s). But there are a few differences depending on which guitar your curious about, for example an acoustic guitar, when you pluck the string, the string-depending on the tension of it, and the amount of force used, will create a vibration, and the sound waves generated by vibrations travels into that hole cut into the body of the guitar and it pretty much amplifies the vibration so your able to hear it. Now electric guitars, I'm not positive about this one, but enough to put it in this answer. I assume that when you pluck the strings on an electric guitar the vibrations, instead travel through wires located in the guitar and out the outlet in the guitar that enables you to plug the amp. into the guitar and if connected through the wire that connects the guitar to the amp. and into the speakers in the amp. which then projects the noise the guitar makes. (AGAIN IM NOT POSITIVE ON MY ELECTRIC GUITAR ANSWER, SO IF I AM WRONG PROVEN VIA RESEARCH FEEL FREE TO IMPROVE THE ANSWER! thank you)
What frequency would you hear with a 340 Hz tuning fork near a guitar string vibrating at 350 Hz?
340 hz is the pitch or note that is sounding. It's the times the string would vibrate per second. By 350 hz guitar, I would get you would be playing a note on the low E string and it would sound sharp to the tuning fork. You would hear a subtle beat or pulsing when sounded together. That beat would get slower and slower as you loosened the string to bring the pitch down until it quit altogether. Your would then have that note tuned to 340 hz. BTW...standard tuning is called A440 meaning that the A note is tuned to 440hz.
Where are you likely to hear guitar music?
iTunes, Guitar Center
How does the electric bass guitar produce its sound and how it works?
When you pluck a string on an electric guitar that is plugged in to an amplifier, the pick-ups underneath the strings "hear" the sound, and send it through to the amplifier, projecting the sound of the string plucked.
What did you hear when you release the guitar string?
no fingers on a guitar fret you'll hear whats called an open note, when the strings fully out of the tuner and just flapping from the bridge nothing. quick physics lesson , the more tighter the string is the higher the sound from it
How does a guitar makes it's sound?
When a string is plucked it vibrates. The vibration of the string is tranfered to the sound bowl of the guitar through the bridge where it resonates further and becomes amplified by the body of the guitar. The amplification takes place by process similar to an echo as it bounces along inside the body until it escapes through the sound hole on the face of the guitar.
Why If you very lightly touch a guitar string at its midpoint you can hear an octave one above the fundamental string?
There is a very simple reason for this, This is actually a deliberate technique known as harmonics/ overtones. When a guitar string is plucked, the string vibrates at several frequencies. The vibration along the entire length of the string is known as the fundamental, while vibrations occurring between points along the string (known as nodes) are referred to as overtones. The fundamental and overtones, when sounded together, are perceived by the listener as a single tone, though the relative prominence of the frequencies varies among instruments, and contribute to its timbre. Harmonics are produced on the guitar by lightly touching a string, rather than fretting it, at any of these nodal points. When sounded the string can no longer vibrate at its fundamental tone; instead it is forced to vibrate at the specific overtones that correspond to the nodal point, resulting in a chime-like tone.
What physical signs did you observe when you plucked each band .Did you hear any sound?
what physicalsingn did you abserve when you plucked each.did you hear any sound? what produced the sound?
What physical signs did you observe when you plucked each band did you hear any sound?
what physicalsingn did you abserve when you plucked each.did you hear any sound? what produced the sound?
Can a guitar produce it's own sound?
(first off my apologies to this being so long, just trying to be explanatory) All guitars create sound the same way: through vibrations created by the tension of the string(s) you plucked combined with the amount of force you used to pluck the string(s). But there are a few differences depending on which guitar your curious about, for example an acoustic guitar, when you pluck the string, the string-depending on the tension of it, and the amount of force used, will create a vibration, and the sound waves generated by vibrations travels into that hole cut into the body of the guitar and it pretty much amplifies the vibration so your able to hear it. Now electric guitars, I'm not positive about this one, but enough to put it in this answer. I assume that when you pluck the strings on an electric guitar the vibrations, instead travel through wires located in the guitar and out the outlet in the guitar that enables you to plug the amp. into the guitar and if connected through the wire that connects the guitar to the amp. and into the speakers in the amp. which then projects the noise the guitar makes. (AGAIN IM NOT POSITIVE ON MY ELECTRIC GUITAR ANSWER, SO IF I AM WRONG PROVEN VIA RESEARCH FEEL FREE TO IMPROVE THE ANSWER! thank you)
What form of energy ia observed when strumming a guitar?
The guitarist will be turning chemical energy from food eaten into mechanical energy - the movement of his arm, the impact on the string. The string will begin to vibrate, another form of mechanical energy. The vibrating string will cause the air to vibrate too, causing the sound that we hear from the guitar which is another example of mechanical energy.
How does a guitar string make a sound?
It makes a sound because it goes through your brain and your brain transfers it and tells it to you so you know what it is. So if you can hear it it is a sound.
How does a guitar string makes a sound?
It makes a sound because it goes through your brain and your brain transfers it and tells it to you so you know what it is. So if you can hear it it is a sound.
How does vibration work with guitars?
Depending on which string you hold. The vibration runs through the string, then in to the actually guitar. The vibration bounce's off the walls echoing. but you cant here the echo. you just hear the sound it produce's. hope this helps :))
How does a vibrating guitar string make a sound?
It makes a sound because it goes through your brain and your brain transfers it and tells it to you so you know what it is. So if you can hear it it is a sound.
