Martin Guitars and Gibson Guitars - The Quality Brands

Gibson and Martin are the two names that come to our minds the minute anyone mentions guitar. Martin guitars were the pioneers of flattop acoustics during those times and they still are the leading mass-manufacturers of the same.

Ringwood, Australia (prHWY.com) December 14, 2012 - With the culture of rock and pop taking over the classical trends, people too have switched preferences from classical music instruments to guitars. And when we talk of guitars, which are the two names that come to our minds? You are right, Gibson and Martin are the two names that come to our minds the minute anyone mentions guitar. But have you ever thought how did these names gain so much popularity? Well, it began since the 1830s when steel-string guitars were produced.

That was when martin guitars came into picture. Acoustic Martin guitars were the pioneers of flattop acoustics during those times and they still are the leading mass-manufacturers of the same. They then went ahead making Influential innovations including the Dreadnought body style and scalloped bracing in their guitars. Gibson Guitars came into picture at a much later stage. Gibson invented the archtop guitars using the same type of carved, arched tops that we see on violins. There are a variety of brand names under which Gibson sells and built one of the world's most iconic guitars, the Gibson Les Paul. It was in 1950s that first solid-body electric guitar was introduced by Gibson guitars.

Near about 182 instruments were produced by Martin during 1900, which, in 2000s, increased to 24,085. With the changing styles in the genre of music, both, Martin guitars as well as Gibson guitars were required to bring certain modifications in the models. And thats when the era of electric guitars came. The recent innovations from Gibson guitars are two of its new models, Magic and self tuning guitars. Magic has replaced the traditional analogue hook-ups with a digital connection, satisfying the unique requirements of live audio performances. The Gibson self-tuning guitar, also known as a robot model, tunes itself in little more than two seconds using robotics technology.

Well, it is so much more than to just play a guitar. It might be true that guitar fans would love to spend thousands of dollars buying a high-end guitar, it is equally important to be equipped with the right guitar accessories that solve all the purposes. One of the most important guitar accessories is the guitar case. It is very important to invest in a proper carrying case, if you want to ensure that your guitar is protected at all times.

The other type of guitar accessories is a pack of picks. Whether you have Martin guitars or Gibson guitars, you are likely to lose the pick, especially while travelling. And yet another, out of the most common guitar accessories, is capo, which tightly holds on to the guitar's neck and serves to shorten its strings. This subsequently boosts the pitch of the guitar's sound. Then there are guitar tuners. This is something you will need eventually, and you will also have to learn how to tune a guitar for all the lose strings. Though there is a lot more Classical guitar accessories that you can buy to enhance the performance of the guitar and look for the safety measures, the three mentioned above are the most popular ones.

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