Action - This is a term that is used to describe how a musical instrument plays. The use of this term is highly varied within the industry, but the general sense that it refers to is the playability of the instrument or how well it functions on a mechanical level.
Alnico - This is a compound word that is drawn from three; Aluminum, Nickel and Cobalt. AlNiCo is a powerful and permanent magnet alloy that contains iron, aluminum and nickel as well as either cobalt, copper or titanium. These magnets are especially useful in loudspeaker construction.
Amplifier - An instrument amplifier is an electronic amplifier that is designed to amplify the sound of an electric instrument such as a guitar or a piano or keyboard.
Anti Node - This is the opposite of a node that occurs when standing waves occur in positions in space that are relative to the wave where there is no movement at all.
Backline - This is a general term that is used to include all of the necessary band gear, including the instruments such as guitar and bass, amplifiers, drums, cables and microphone stands including anything else that is necessary.
Balanced - When it comes to audio, balances is the opposite of unbalanced. When it comes to the acoustic guitar, balanced refers to an AC electrical signal that has two legs in dependent of the ground.
Barre Chord - The barre chord, which is derived from the French term barre, is a specific guitar playing technique involving placing the left hand index finger over between two and six strings when fingering a chord. The advantage to playing chords is this manner is that they behave as moveable shapes that can be applied at the point of nearly any fret.
Bass - This is the lowest pitched part of any musical work. The word bass is derived from the Latin bassus, which specifically means thick or low. The bass is the lowest range of the male voice and also describes musical instruments that play lower octaves in the musical spectrum.
Bleed - When it comes to audio, bleed is characterized by the leakage of one audio source output into the audio output from another source, which can happen on stage or even in the studio depending on the equipment used.
Bolt on Neck - A guitar neck referred to as a bolt on neck is one that is secured to the body of the guitar by way of a series of either bolts or wooden screws. This term is nearly always applied specifically to solid body guitars.
Bridge - This is a part of a stringed acoustic instrument such as a guitar or bass that is found at the opposite end of the nut on the body of the guitar. The bridge has numerous functions including holding the strings in place and also transmitting their vibrations up to the top of the instrument to its soundboard.
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