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Please make sure to never confuse a laminated Guitar with a solid Wood Guitar. Although both are similar in appearance the resonance is totally different.Remember that the wood Back-Sides- Top are what makes the guitar sound smooth, loud, tonally pleasant or a complete nuisance to the ear. Yes, the laminated may be hundreds of dollars less, but the idea in purchasing a guitar or ukulele is to sound great, not maybe OK...
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(www.pinolguitars.com) Carrying a guitar can increase the chances of you getting a date by a third, according to a study by researchers from the University of South Brittany.
The study found that women were 31% more likely to give their number to a man carrying a guitar - double the amount of people who would give their number to the same man when he was empty-handed.
But this technique only works if your a man, women are not seen any more or less attractive if they carry a musical instrument.
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According to a study by French researchers in Brittany, men who carry guitars are seen as more attractive than sporty-looking men. Carrying an instrument can boost your chances of getting a date by 31%
HOW WITTINESS AND BEING FUNNY CAN ALSO GET YOU A DATE
Researchers Mary Cowan from the University of Stirling, and Anthony Little filmed 40 psychology students - half men and half women - explaining which two items they'd take to a desert island and why, choosing from chocolate, hairspray or a plastic bag.
Even though they hadn't been told about humour, 19 of the 40 students tried to be funny in their responses.
The next 11 students were played audio recordings of these 19 participants and asked to rate them for funniness, and for the attractiveness.
The magazine revealed that 'a key result is that attractive actors were judged to be funnier.'
It added 'men who were considered funnier also tended to be considered more attractive for both short and long term relationships but especially short term.'
The study was led by Professor Nicolas Gueguen, a researcher in behavioural sciences at the University.
Gueguen hired a 20-year-old man to approach 300 women aged between 18 and 22 in a shopping centre in Brittany.
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The man told each girl that they were 'really pretty' and asked for her phone number so they could arrange a date.
For the first 100 women he was holding a sports bag.
For the next 100 women he approached them holding a guitar case.
And for the final 100 women, the man asked them for their number without anything in his hands.
When the actor was carrying the guitar case, 31% of the women gave them his number.
When he was carrying nothing, 14% of the women gave them his number.
The biggest turn off for the women was when he was carrying the sports bag, which had a success rate of only 9%.
According to research from the University of South Brittany, women are 31% likely to give a man their phone number when he's carrying a guitar. The biggest turn off for women is men carrying sports bags
English singer and musician David Bowie topped the list of the 20 sexiest male musicians of all time, according to LA Weekly. The 66-year-old has been married twice. His current wife is Somalian fashion model Iman Abdulmajid
TOP TEN SEXIEST SONGS
According to Guitar World, the top ten songs which all budding musicians must learn if they want to impress a woman are:
1. More Than Words - Extreme
2. Crash - Dave Matthews Band
3. Melissa - Allman Brothers Band
4. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
5. Name - Goo Goo Dolls
6. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
7. You And Me - Lifehouse
8. Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
9. Your Body Is a Wonderland - John Mayer
10. Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
Gueguen's findings mirror those from a study carried out by the University of Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion University last year.
In the Israeli study, 100 single women were sent Facebook friend requests with a message that said: 'I like your photo'.
Half of the respondents were sent a request by a man seen strumming a guitar in his profile picture.
The other half were sent a request from the same person, but this time he was empty handed.
Only five (10%) of the 50 women accepted the request, or replied to the message sent by the empty-handed man.
Yet 28% accepted the request, or replied to the message sent by the man holding a guitar.
The French researchers attribute these findings to the fact that playing a musical instrument is a sign that the man is intelligent, can learn, or is willing to learn, new skills and has independent hobbies.
They believe there may also be a link between how musicans are portrayed in the media, and that holding a guitar is a sign of wealth and status.
The team from the University of South Brittany also wanted to test whether the same theory was true when it came to female musicians.
Gueguen's team repeated the Israeli study, but used females to send the friend requests.
He found there was no difference in the response rate of the men she sent requests to whether she was holding a guitar or not.
This suggests that its only women who consider playing an instrument to be an attractive trait
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Why Are Really Fine Guitars So Expensive And What Makes Pinol Guitars Better Than A Factory-Made Guitar or Ukulele?
A. Why is a Mercedes, Lexus or a Rolls Royce automobile so expensive? The answer to our question may answer your question to us.
Very fine workmanship and tone is very difficult to come by and requires a high degree of discipline on the part of the craftsman. It cannot be done inexpensively in a factory setting, although some do the very best they can. There are very few craftsmen in the world that have the ability to achieve in a guitar, that extremely high standard of quality. This translates into the time, energy, expertise and materials expended over a considerable amount of time and labor to produce the true "labor of love." The value of their work must be appreciated accordingly.
Going back to the automobile as an analogy: Those that cannot afford the higher priced automobiles will consider a lower priced one to be just as good for their purposes and those that can afford the higher prices models will assert that there is no comparison. In like manner, the guitarist will purchase what he can afford and try to be happy accordingly. It’s all a matter of attitude, opinion and budget.
Consider this: Purchase any new automobile and in ten years consider yourself lucky if it is worth one tenth its purchase price. Those that have purchased Pinol Guitars instruments have realized a doubling or tripling in value. In our analogy expense is an attitude, or mind set when comparing a depreciating asset to one that appreciates like a Pinol Guitars.
Q.What is the difference between Cocobolo and Brazilian rosewood?
A. Both of these species of wood are of the scientific name of dalbergia. Cocobolo being dalbergia retusa and Brazilian rosewood being dalbergia nigra.
Brazilian rosewood has been the wood of choice for the finest guitars since early times. Cocobolo has been discovered recently for the use on instruments and is a very good alternative to Brazilian rosewood since that species is endangered and can no longer be traded across international borders.
We have been building with Cocobolo for 80 years www.pinolguitars.com and find it every bit as good acoustically as the Brazilian variety. It is a little heavier in weight but it can be thinned to bring its weight in line. Thinning is not a problem since the wood is quite stronger and less problematic than Brazilian rosewood. In the hands of a Master Craftsmen like the one's at https://www.facebook.com/PinolGuitars, practicing good techniques and procedures, its beauty is unsurpassed.
Q. How long does it take to make a Pinol Guitars?
A. Pinol Guitars are made in batches of anywhere from 8 to 17 at a time. Components are made and cured several years in advance. We do not build on an order-only basis but batches are in constant process of Hand Made assembly.
How to Be a Guitar God ( www.pinolguitars.com )
How to Be a Guitar God
1. Start playing now
2. Practice until your fingers bleed
3. Surround yourself with talented musicians
4. Be precise
5. Learn how to read guitar tab
6. Study classical music
7. Learn the ins and outs of reading music
8. Understand chord theory
9. Play with emotion
10. Buy A Pinol Guitar
Warnings
• Playing on a cheap guitar has its own set of problems that you have to watch out for. A bad enough guitar can create bad habits, such as:
• -ruining your pitch perception with a poorly cut nut or warped neck that will never play in tune.
• Also, low-quality guitars make lots of people quit because what they are playing sounds bad and they assume it's their fault when it isn't. A dead fret is a dead fret. You can put a vise on it and it won't matter. So consider these issues when you're thinking about how much money you should invest into a guitar. Remember, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page once said that a beginning guitarist should buy a nice guitar because better equipment fosters better technique. But only do this if you know you can stay committed to playing guitar.
• -avoiding some chords and notes because they sound bad on poorly dressed frets
• -pressing so hard you make all the notes sharp; avoiding the use of correct fingering (to favor "stronger" fingers)
• One big problem with many cheap guitars is that the action, or how far the strings are from the fingerboard, is too high. This makes it tough to fret notes and you may end up pressing too hard. However, this problem is easy to solve. Just take your guitar to a guitar shop and they will lower the action, often for free. If they charge, ask whether they do the work in-house or send it out; in the latter case, find out who the real luthier is and establish a relationship with at least one expert guitar technician.
• If you have a demanding practice regimen and have a break, work yourself back into it gradually or you may injure yourself.
Thank You to all musicians out there from: Pinol Guitars Advertising Team & Founder/President (Ivan Jimenez Jerez)
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