Tonally, what's the difference between a hollow and solidbody guitar?
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Hollowbody has a much richer sound.  The sound reverberates (i probably butchered the spelling) inside and vibrates the strings, which the pickups... pickup.  And you can hear it a little bit when not plugged in.  They're good for jazz, blues, ska, smooth jazz (ew) because they have a very smooth sound.  Not quite as clean like a solidbody, and not as rigid either.
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I'm not sure abut the price difference.  But I do know that BC Rich guitars are a very cheap brand.  If you have the money I would go for guitar companies such as Ibanez, Fender, Gibson, or PRS.
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truthfully speaking, you may as well get used to the fact that your guitar will get some nicks in it.  alot of people actually throw dimes at theirs when they first get it to get it over with.\n\nlook at your guitar as a tool to help you enjoy your music, it will make the first ding alot easier on you.\n\nto answer your question, the body itself on a solid body electric is quite durable, it's the finish that will get marks on it.  take a look at John Mayers guitar, the finish is almost wore off, same with many players who get that one axe they love.\n\nenjoy it and don't worry too much about a ding.  ;)
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Sonority is the quality of being resonant.  A metal tuning fork can produce a steady tone because when energy is added by striking it, it vibrates with little loss of energy.  If you strike a lump of wet clay the energy is quickly lost with no sustained vibration.  A metal rod or bell can produce tones because the metal vibrates in lengths corresponding to the fundamental and higher overtones of sound waves that also travel as lengths of air disturbance (rarefactions and condensations).  Actually ordinary bells do not produce the fundamental tone which is why they sound "bell-like."
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The brand/model of tuner doesn't really matter.\n\nIf you're tuning a guitar, you're not tuning keys (heh!) you're tuning strings (individual notes - the only way to go!)\n\nEach of the strings from top to bottom (standard tunings) correspond to the following frequencies. The 430Hz that you mention doesn't correspond to anything (not in this universe anyway).\n\nE 82.41\nA 110\nD 146.83\nG 196\nB 246.94\nE 329.63
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Depends what sound you want. If you want a traditional strat sound like Jimi Hendrix had, get singlecoils, if you're looking for more of a sound like Jimmy Page or someone else that uses a Les Paul has, get a humbucker.
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The thicker the string the slower the vibrations occuring when plucked. A thin string is light-weight, so it is free to vibrate at a faster frequency, giving the sound a higher pitch. The thicker the wire, the slower the vibrations will be. Guitar strings can be wrapped with copper to add weight to the string, slowing down vibration capacity, giving it a lower pitch.\n\nThe tightness of the string will also affect the pitch. The more lose a string is, the WIDER the vibrations occur, causing the pitch to lower. The tighter the string, the tighter the vibration, causing the pitch to be higher
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You can find a decent Bass for under $200.  A bass guitar is the top 4 (sometimes 5)strings on a regular guitar. Learning the basic frets..and their relationship to the strings and chords. E A D G (B) Strings.  E#, (# = SHARP)  F F# G G# A A# B (NO SHARPS OR FLATS)  C C# D D# BACK TO E. Strings go Top (Biggest) to E A D G B E (Littlest)  Get a tuner also..It might look alien now...but soon you will understand.  PRACTICE is the answer.    Have a blessed day
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Definitely stick with it.  Glad to hear you're starting with acoustic; alot of people start with electric and I think it robs them a little.  Acoustic takes a little more to play because the action of the fretboard is greater and bends and hammer-ons have to be done more crisply.  I learned with tabs you can find on any of hundreds of tabulature sites.  Once you get the timing down you'll pick it up.
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schecter makes a good 5 or 6 string, but if you are just starting out 4 string would be much more practical. In that instance, I recommend getting a Fender J bass.
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get a good one that is comfortable to hold while sitting or standing not bulky or awkward.there are plenty of comparable makes and models to choose from so dont worry too much about brand names. nylon strings produce a nice mellow  tone , so maybe something in a ' classic guitar'. be sure your hands and body fit around the guitar comfortably. it should have a sort of crisp and clean sound with no string buzz. as for the appearance, personally I think a guitar should be pleasant to look at whether it is being played or not.
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I too was a classical guitarist. If you gat a classical, it will not be as good for strumming with a pick, and the baby guitars don't have such a good acoustic sound, although they could sound good with good electronics if you plug into an amplifier. If your steel string guitar is a fairly good one, you might be able to keep it and still make it easier to play by switching to lighter gauge strings, and having it professionally set up by a luthier or instrument repair shop. If the action (distance between strings and fret-board) or the truss rod (iron rod inside the neck) are not properly adjusted, the instrument could be harder to play.
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Ofcourse it must be humbuckers on both so I'd say the Paul would be my first choice.  SG is no slouch either.  I've had both and enjoyed them alot.
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Because it's solid not hollow
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A Lowery Tenie Genie organ has the steel guitar sound as well as a shifter (on the volume pedal) which simulates the "slide" of a steel guitar. Being a pedal steel guitar player and owning a Lowery, I can honestly say, I learn to play the steel by playing the lowery.  BTW, check the local freeetrader sites for instruments such as the Lowery which can usually just be picked up for free.
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Yes. But first it takes a little understanding of how a pickup is made...this is a bit long, so bear with me.\n\nA pickup is basically a magnet (or series of magnets) wound with a "coil" of very fine wire. When a string is plucked, the magnetic field is disturbed and this disturbance is detected by the windings and sent to the volume control, tone control, output jack, and finally to the amplifier.\n\nA single coil pickup, as you might guess, is one that has just a single set of wire windings. This usually translates into a very bright, thin sound. It also tends to have a little "hum" because of electrical interference. Single coils generally come in 2 forms: the typical single coil or a P90 which looks kind of like a humbucker.\n\nA humbucking pickup is made of 2 or more coils, with at least one of the coils wound in the opposite direction. By doing this it actually "cancels out" (or "bucks") the hum of a single coil and makes for a quieter and thicker tone. Think of the humbucker as a "Hum Bucker". Humbuckers are usually MUCH more powerful than single coils and provide a much richer tone. Humbuckers come in 3 basic forms: the double coil (as seen on many guitars), the stacked coil (looking like a single coil but the coils are stacked on one another) and the mini.\n\nNOW, there are some guitars out there, usually in the $300 or less range, that have what appears to be humbucking pickups but the manufacturer doesn't take the care to make opposite windings so what you get is 2 single coils placed close together without the hum cancelling feature.\n\nNow you know more than most people about pickups!
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It is a personal preference.  Each brand and model has a slightly different shape to the neck, height to the strings, action, tone, etc.  I can give you some advice on picking one, though.  When you go to try them out, put a strap on it and play it like you're playing live.  If it falls off the strap, feels weird, hurts your hand, sounds bad, etc. then do not get it.  I would only purchase an instrument that felt perfect to me, whether it was expensive or cheap.  I've got one bass that only cost a few hundred dollars, but when I practiced with it at the store, among other things, I noticed that it has a super strong neck which doesn't bend the notes when jumping around on stage.  I have played many that were thousands that didn't feel nearly as good because they just didn't fit me + my playing style right.