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    Getting Your Child the Right First Guitar!
    Getting Your Child the Right First Guitar!
    Getting Your Child the Right First Guitar!
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    Getting Your Child the Right First Guitar!

    By Shawn Hughes

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    So, your child has expressed an interest in becoming the next guitar rock star, but you just don’t have the time or inclination to become an expert in the field? You’d like to learn enough so that you don’t lose some thickness from your debit card buying unnecessary equipment, but be educated enough to give your kid a fair shake?

    Look no further, this is for you!

    Or, if you’re looking for an in-depth treatment of the subject, or really do desire to become very knowledgeable on the signal chain from instrument to house sound reinforcement system, this book might provide a good grounding of the basics for you so that you’ll be knowledgeable of the terminology and basic flow of the system (yes, it really is a system) before wading into the online forums for more.

    On the other hand, if you are reading this on the way to the store, you can simply skip to the recommendation sections without reading any of the justifications!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShawn Hughes
    Release dateNov 25, 2012
    ISBN9781301038565
    Getting Your Child the Right First Guitar!
    Author

    Shawn Hughes

    Shawn HughesShawn Hughes is an admitted card-carrying nerd. Shawn’s spent the majority of his life in dogged devotion to Public Safety. He’s held the majority of the positions in a Law Enforcement and / or Security agency starting at age 18. He has been a Full Time State Certified Police Officer, Patrol Supervisor, Bomb Technician, Entry Team Assaulter, Crime Scene Technician and Field Training Officer. He managed to include his love for radios and electronics into Public Safety, serving as a Technical Surveillance Officer conducting surveillance and counter surveillance for multiple entities; local, State and Federal. As a Licensed Armed Security Officer, he has protected high risk / high consequence facilities, provided executive protection, and been responsible for securing a military base and another large facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.Outside of direct Public Safety work, Shawn has been a prolific writer, authoring several books and paid magazine articles for major periodicals such as the peer reviewed Jane’s Police, the Detonator (International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators), the Tactical Edge (National Tactical Officers’ Association), and familiar places such as the Police Marksman, Calibre Press, S.W.A.T, Police, and many, many others. He was a featured writer at PoliceOne.com, arguably the largest presence for law enforcement on the web, and the sole explosives / WMD expert at allexperts.com.Shawn also has conducted training across the country and consulted with many agencies and corporations. He wrote the improvised explosive device training module for a Federal Police Department. His additions, amplifications and corrections were implemented in the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ explosives distance learning courses and the US Department of Homeland Security’s National Response Plan for Radiological Dispersion Device & Improvised Nuclear Device Incidents. His model Standard Operating Procedure for response to suspicious packages was a handout at the Anniston Center for Domestic Preparedness.As a radio guy, Shawn has helped build two commercial broadcast radio stations, repaired and maintained hundreds of radios, taught people regarding them, and holds multiple Federal licenses.Shawn lives near Oak Ridge, Tennessee and is available for training, lectures, and appearances.

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      Getting Your Child the Right First Guitar! - Shawn Hughes

      Getting Your Child the Right First Guitar

      By Shawn Hughes

      Copyright 2012

      Smashwords Edition

      http://www.smashwords.com/

      License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Photography Notes

      This is the authors' first stab at modern ebooks capable of utilizing medium resolution, color photography. As always, copyright remains with the creators, and have been identified where possible.

      Table of Contents

      Welcome!

      Ok, what’s it going to cost me?

      The Guitar

      Bass guitars

      Rhythm and Lead guitars

      Neck Length

      Wood? Plastic?

      General guitar buying suggestions

      Acoustic or Electric?

      Types of Acoustic Guitars

      Hollow Body

      Semi-Hollow Body

      Types of Electric Guitars

      Other styles

      Now let me complicate things!!

      Pickups

      The Whammy Bar

      Guitar purchasing suggestions

      We’re done, right?

      The Signal Chain

      Amplifiers

      How much amp does Junior REALLY need?

      PROTECT your kids' hearing!!

      Other amp gimmicks

      Amplifier buying recommendations

      Stomp Boxes

      Separate pedals versus multi-effect pedals

      Effects buying suggestions

      Other accessories

      Tuners

      Strings

      Stringwinders

      Picks

      Straps

      Stands and cases

      Snake oil

      Final random thoughts

      Summary

      About the Author

      Other Titles by Shawn

      Welcome!

      So, your child has expressed an interest in becoming the next guitar rock star, but you just don’t have the time or inclination to become an expert in the field? You’d like to learn enough so that you don’t lose some thickness from your debit card buying unnecessary equipment, but be educated enough to give your kid a fair shake?

      Look no further, this book is for you!

      Or, if you’re looking for an in-depth treatment of the subject, or really do desire to become very knowledgeable on the signal chain from instrument to house sound reinforcement system, this book might provide a good grounding of the basics for you so that you’ll be knowledgeable of the terminology and basic flow of the system (yes, it really is a system) before wading into the online forums for more.

      On the other hand, if you are reading this on the way to the store, you can simply skip to the recommendation sections without reading any of the justifications!

      With no further ado, let’s begin!

      The thought of rocking out, adoring fans looking onward looks fun, doesn’t it?

      Of course it does, it’s supposed to! While most of us spend our lives working and doing things that may not necessarily enrich our lives directly, these guys and gals give us all something to distract us and fantasize about. That’s not to say the job of an entertainer isn’t hard. In fact, it is. Very. But if we in the audience knew how much effort, time, politics, and heartbreak went into the few that actually make it, it would

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