1957 Fender Stratocaster

1957 Fender Stratocaster
In 1950 and 1951, electronics and instrument amplifier maker Leo Fender through his company, designed the first commercially successful solid-body electric guitar with a single magnetic pickup, which was initially named the “Esquire”. The two-pickup version of the Esquire was called the “Broadcaster”. The bolt-on neck was consistent with Leo Fender’s belief that the instrument design should be modular to allow cost-effective and consistent manufacture and assembly, as well as simple repair or replacement.

In 1954, Fender introduced the Fender Stratocaster, or “Strat”. It was positioned as a deluxe model and offered various product improvements and innovations over the Telecaster. These innovations included an ash or alder double-cutaway body design for badge assembly with an integrated vibrato mechanism (called a synchronized tremolo by Fender, thus beginning a confusion of the terms that still continues), three single-coil pickups, and body comfort contours. Leo Fender is also credited with developing the first commercially-successful electric bass called the Fender Precision Bass, introduced in 1951.

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Amp Foot Switch

Amp Foot Switch

How to Buy a Detox Foot Bath

Ask the right questions.

  • How high does the Amperage go to? (what is this? refer to Key Concepts for more info) Answer: ideally at least 3.0 Amps
  • What is the Wattage? (what is this? refer to Key Concepts for more info) Answer: ideally 150 watts
  • Can you control the amperage by the current or is it only controlled by adding salt to the ioncleanse foot bath water? (what is this? refer to Key Concepts for more info) Answer: amperage should be controlled by the user by adjusting the current not just by adding salt (cheap version of amperage control). if controlled only by salt then the user has to continuously add salt since the salt breaks down during the ionspa foot bath and there is no way to lower the amperage since you can not take the salt out of the water unless you add more water to the bath to dilute it.
  • What is the frequency/Hertz the power unit is running at? (what is this? refer to the source Key Concepts for more info) Answer: a frequency that is healthy to the body, do not want 60 Hz
  • Is the power unit running at single polarity or dual? (what is this? refer to the source listed below for Key Concepts for more info) Answer: Single, (dual is a marketing gimmick. the direction of the current can only go in 1 direction from negative to positive. You can not switch and go from positive to negative as AMD Ioncleanse states.. more info refer below to Key Concepts)
  • What protection mechanisms does the power unit offer? (what is this? refer to Key Concepts for more info)
  • Is the power unit built in to the ion spa foot bath tub or is it separate? Answer: preferably separate so you can use in any type of tub .. even a bath tub
  • Is the detox foot bath tub made of plastic or a conductive material? (what is this? refer to Key Concepts for more info) Answer: conductive material such as copper, plastic has no conductive components
  • If the water module is using a copper plate, is it 100% pure copper or does it have beryllium in it? (what is this? refer to Key Concepts for more info) Answer: 100% pure copper, beryllium is a carcinogen
  • Is the water module disposable, or do you have to replace the plates manually? how many baths do you get out of the water module? (what is this? refer to the source listed below for Key Concepts for more info)
  • Is the water module built in to the footbath tub or is it separate? Answer: separate so you can use in any type of tub .. even a bath tub
  • How is the water module cleaned and how do they disinfect it? Answer: you want to have access to the plates to remove the mineral and toxin build up.. hospital grade disinfectant is necessary.
  • Does the unit require a wristband connection to the body in order for the ion spa foot bath to run? (what is this? refer to the source listed below for Key Concepts for more info) Answer: do not want wristband. The machine is not safe and is not grounded. The wristband is to ground the person.
  • What type of salt is recommended?: high quality with trace minerals or processed salt? (what is this? refer to the source listed below for Key Concepts for more info) Answer: a higher quality salt

TIPS:

  • COPPER Tub vs. PLASTIC Tub: Get the copper tub since the copper acts as an additional conductor thereby making the treatment all that more powerful. Also you will get more life out of the water module due to the conductivity of the copper there by less current is ran from the unit to achieve the same AMPs. Copper also resonates a certain healing frequency. People wear copper on their body for healing. Plastic has no conductivity.
  • Choose a higher quality SALT .. Such as the Himalayan Crystal Salt because of its balanced crystalline structure, which can be easily metabolized by the body. Regular Table Salt is processed & has lost its natural crystalline structure. With EPSON Salt there is less heavy metal in the brine when using epson salts vs the Himalayan salts.
  • Get a unit that you can control the CURRENT and where the AMPS can at least go to 3.00 Amps. Most of the units out in the market operate only as high as 1.4 to 2.5 AMPS. A good unit is the OPTIMUM Focus detox footbath since you can control the current and the Amps go as high as 5.5. The higher the Amps then the higher the volume of electrons moving thru the water bombarding the H20 water molecules there by more ions are being produced.

Warnings:

DO NOT USE A DETOX FOOT SPA WITH A WRIST BAND!! WHY?

  • A wristband is simply used to ground the body since the unit is so cheaply made the unit itself is not grounded. This is a marketing gimmick when the say it is ‘to complete the circuitry’ or ‘stimulate the upper body’.
  • The wrist bands are designed to prevent the destruction of CMOS devices. (CMOS is the deposition of doping and etching of a Metal Oxide on Saphire device, in short an Integrated Circuit). Most units on the market use TR (Transformer Rectifier) concepts in producing their output, this concept does not utilize CMOS substrate devices. We often build static as we walk and move, this is more pronounced if we are wearing anything nylon. The wrist band is conductive and conducts the static electricity from the body to ground. This prevents the charge from going through the CMOS device. If a charge goes through a CMOS integrated circuit, it can destroy it instantly, most often it damages it which causes a diminishing deterioration until the ultimate failure. During the “slow death” of the device performance becomes unreliable, unrepeatable then ultimately the device fails.
  • The ground strap is a marketing gimmick. Think about it, your computers and cell phones have large scale integration in their operating systems and you do not wear a ground strap when working with either of them. Why would you need grounding for something as simplistic as the power supplies in a footbath? The control circuitry may have some active devices that can be damages as we do, but with proper configuration this can be protected
  • The wristband has nothing to do with the detox foot bath process. The key to the ionic detox footbath is the ions from the salt & water that are interacting with your body, not the current or so called ‘circuitry’ that these companies claim. You DO NOT want to USE WRISTBANDS since a good unit should have a chassis ground for all internal assemblies to stop any voltage potential ever being on the case.

Sources and Citations

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Amp Head Case

Amp Head Case

How To Select The Best Bass Tuner

If you wish to care for your guitar, you’d not just need to put it properly within its case and clean it regularly. You also have the obligation to ensure that it always stays in tune. As a result, it guitar will always be ready when you need to use it.

There are many available ways to keep your bass guitar in tune. You could utilize online tuners, make use of a keyboard for tuning it, or use an effective electronic bass tuner. If you’re unaware of some things that you need to look for in an electric tuner, you need to study this article and take into account a few of its recommendations.

What are the different kinds of bass tuners available?

The first thing you have to know regarding bass tuners is their different types. After you have become familiar with the various options that come with particular tuners, it becomes simpler for you to identify the type which best matches your specific requirements and preferences.

You will find two primary types of tuners. These include the standard bass guitar tuner as well as the chromatic tuner. The former type has the ability to identify tuning notes for 4-string bass guitars. On the other hand, the latter type can identify all 12 tuning notes.

The standard bass guitar tuner is ideal for you if you have limited funds. On the other hand, while you are willing to invest on a more complex bass guitar tuner, you ought to begin looking for chromatic guitar tuners. These can be extremely helpful for you if you do not need to limit yourself to conventional tuning notes.

What are the different types of tuner displays?

When deciding between tuner displays, you will encounter tuners with LED displays and tuners with LCD displays. The important thing you ought to keep in mind when you compare tuner displays is always to seek out the one that would be easiest and most simple for you to use.

What are a few examples of bass tuner designs?

Some common different kinds of tuners for bass guitars are basic, pedal, and rack tuners. Basic tuners have become compact and easy to hold, yet they are also one of the most inaccurate type of bass tuners. On the other hand, pedal tuners have become useful for gigs because you can simply step on their pedal to mute them if you are tuning your guitar. Finally, the rack enclosed tuners operate on AC power. Amp heads along with other devices can be handily stacked into its rack enclosures in order to keep an organized and to useful guitar tuner.

These are only a few of the issues you ought to keep on mind when buying a bass tuner. Always take into account budget while buying a perfect model which matches your specific requirements and needs.

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Amp Modeler Effects

Amp Modeler Effects

Guitar Amps Are an Excellent Value Due to Increasing Technology

In my opinion guitar amps, bass guitar amps and amplifiers for musical purposes have evolved at such a rapid rate in the last couple of years that GPC considers a guitar amplifier one of the few guitar related items that is a better value than ever.

The constant breakthroughs in terms of technology and built in features now incorporated into many amps are great for the consumer in terms of cost. It also makes it easier to decide the whole vibe of what amp, effects gear or modeling equipment to haul around with you to a jam session or a gig a lot easier decision to make in most cases.

Except for the diehard guitarist. And there is lots of excellent competition in the field of amps nowadays.

In the beginning all amplifiers were powered by vacuum tubes the same technology was used in most home stereos, radios and televisions until the mid-1960s. Tubes created all the great sounds that we learned to associate with electric guitar music. But by the mid seventies solid state technology was starting to sway much of the market with new amps that could produce great volume with little or no distortion and required no maintenance with more durability.

Note: The term valve is the same thing as a vacuum tube in amplifier speak.

Most of the modern designs are called hybrid, which means there is a tube/s in the preamplifier section, and the power amplifier section uses solid state circuitry for its power supply. In my opinion an overdriven preamplifier tube definitely sounds better than the popular pure solid state overdrive circuits, however, it does not sound as deep and warm as a full tube powered amplifier to me. The opinion at GPC is that the hybrids are a real breakthrough in terms of getting quality sound using tubes and solid state circuitry in harmony to get the great tube sound and solid state reliability every body wants in one cabinet.

Take it a step further to built in Digital Modeling. Another field gaining steam fast is digital modeling amps. Great for the home player or fantastic for the studio artist. The Fender Super Champ XD Guitar Combo is a super deal for the money with a power output of 15W RMS into 8 ohms, one 12AX7 and two 6V6 tubes, one 1 8 ohm Fender Special Design speaker and a voicing knob with 16 different preamp voices emulates perfectly any style of music and it has 16 different effects built in to it with an effects level control knob. The convenience of changing your sound on the fly keeps your focus on playing the guitar.

Other amplifiers such as the Fender Cyber Twin SE Amp and the Vox Valvetronix AD50VT 50w 12 Guitar Combo cost more but are similar or better in most cases due to cost and intended usage. I would recommend the more expensive models for professionals or hi end players. They provide the same amazing versatility at a higher price. The main reason for a bigger amp would be a larger venue, not necessarily sound quality.

Some of the modern features include, in addition to simulating many popular amplifier sounds, entirely new ones can be created and saved and can be looped to play over and over. It is important to mention that you can still buy an amplifier without all of the high tech built in features and add the equipment you prefer.

Not mentioning the new line of practice amps would be a disservice. The Fender G-Dec is so popular now that it comes in several models and It packs amp modeling, guitar effects, a drum machine, MIDI synth, and phrase sampler into one combo amp. It is set up to be your own personal backing band, ready and waiting for you to step up and play.
You can actually hear sound bites from different amp settings here under sound clips. Another example of using the internet to choose and purchase your guitar equipment. GPC highly recommends the G-Dec for beginners especially. I am not a beginner but I have an original G-DEC and use it to practice with very often due to it’s small size, versatility and simplicity of use.

The newer amplifier combos are very encouraging and very usable in live or recording studio situations. The versatility alone makes these systems almost a natural choice for musicians who need to cover a wide range of amplifier sounds and digital effects with a single setup, for example if you play covers, or need to record quickly and can not afford to waste studio dollars connecting different amps and cabinets.

Realistically speaking, lots of people can’t hear the difference between hybrid amps or full tube amps. Personally, the hybrid amps sound so good that unless one is a professional guitar player with unusual demands or you like to use the extra gear as many guitarists still prefer, the future of hybrid amps and amps with built in processing equipment looks bright and encouraging. GPC always recommends getting the best amp you can afford. Don’t buy the cheapest one if you can avoid it. Take advantage of free shipping, the lowest possible legal prices and a 45 day return policy. You may even qualify for an no interest for one year credit card. Why not shop at home and save your time and gas from now on? Of course if your giving a gift and not sure what to get, buy a gift certificate. Every guitar player loves a gift certificate.

A question worth pondering. How does a self tuning guitar react when you bend a note? Let me know if you have an answer, or I’ll have to find out myself.

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Amp Case Flight

Amp Case Flight

McDonalds India Provide Chain: Provide Chain Is One Of The Essential Variables

McDonalds India Provide Chain: Offer Chain is probably the vital components for the sleek performing of any company. And when we are discussing swiftly food business enterprise with McDonald’s because the subject from the review it may anticipated a Offer Chain design of one among the greatest precisions. It really is this unmatched Supply Chain Structure, which not just assures promptly delivery of raw components and supplies to McDonalds but in addition enables it to cut down on its cost and increase profitability alongside retaining highest good quality requirements of its merchandise. The degree of dedication of McDonalds could be gauged from the reality that even prior to it arrange its initial restaurant inside region it infused Rs 400 Crore to put in place its delivery mechanism. McDonald’s initiative to arrange an efficient offer chain and deploy state-of-art technological innovation altered the whole Indian rapid foods business and raised the expectations of efficiency to international amounts. As by now pointed out, McDonalds had been functioning on its offer chain even in advance of it opened its initial joint inside region. McDonalds, an international brand which was wanting to make inroads in to the region, created its Indian partners in this type of method that they stayed together with the provider in the beginning. The results of McDonalds India was achieved by sourcing all its required solutions from inside the nation. To be sure this, McDonalds developed nearby enterprises, which may supply it greatest top quality products and solutions. Right now, McDonalds India operates with 38 distinct suppliers on a prolonged expression foundation and quite a few other stand by yourself dining establishments for its different other requirements. McDonald’s distribution centres in India arrived within the adhering to order: Noida and Kalamboli (Mumbai) in 1996, Bangalore in 2004, as well as hottest 1 in Kolkata (2007). McDonald’s entered its initial distribution partnership agreement with Radha Krishna Foodland, part of the Radha Krishna Group engaged in food-related services firms. The association goes back again to July 1993, when it studied the nuances of McDonald’s operations and requirements for that Indian market. As distribution centres, the business was responsible for procurement, the good quality inspection programme, storage, stock management, deliveries towards the restaurants and info collection, recording and reporting. Value-added services like shredding of lettuce, re-packing of promotional objects continued because then at the centres playing a vital part in sustaining the integrity with the items all the way through the complete ‘cold chain’. Cold Chain was considered one of the exceptional concepts of McDonalds supply chain in India, on which it had spent extra than six decades to get the product into area. This technique brought about a veritable revolution, immensely benefiting the farmers at a person stop and enabling clients at retail counters obtain the highest excellent food products and solutions, totally fresh new and at terrific worth. By means of its unique cold chain, McDonalds is ready to both lower down on its operational wastage, not to mention manage the freshness and dietary value of raw and processed foods products and solutions. This has involved procurement, warehousing, transportation and retailing of perishable meals solutions, all below managed temperatures. The following checklist of suppliers, who build up the key provide chain of McDonalds, reveal how this ‘Cold Chain’ will work and contributes towards the efficiency of McDonalds. Dynamix Dairy Industries (Supplier of Cheese): Dynamix has brought immense benefits to farmers in Baramati, Maharashtra by setting up a network of milk assortment centres outfitted with bulk coolers. Easy accessibility has enabled farmers augment their money by locating a whole new sector for surplus milk. The factory has: Absolutely automated worldwide standard processing facility. Capability to convert milk into cheese, butter/ghee, skimmed milk powder, lactose, casein & whey protein and humanized baby foods. Stringent good quality control measures and continuous Research & Development From farm two degrees Celsius in 90 minutes is the 1st step to top quality. For example, the Rs 262-crore Dynamix Dairy Industries, located in Baramati in Pune district of Maharashtra, manufactures cheese slices for McDonald’s at 10 metric tonnes per month. Dynamix has helped create 15 bulk cooling centres all through the district from which it purchases milk. Each cooling centre, which is equipped with modern measuring and testing equipment and a large cooling tank, is not a lot more than a few kilometers away from local dairy farms. A farmer can deliver milk even twice a day on his bicycle and get a printed receipt on the spot, which also lists the good quality with the milk supplied by him as per fat content, colour and solids content. If the milk is sub-standard or adulterated, it is rejected on the spot. A batch of milk can vary from one particular litre to 10 litres, or additional. Each batch is mixed in an individual large stainless steel cooler and chilled immediately to two degrees Celsius to stop bacterial growth and preserve freshness. From this point onwards, until just prior to the burger is actually served in a McDonald’s restaurant hundreds of kilometers away, the temperature is never allowed to increase. When the refrigerated milk arrives in the Dynamix plant at Baramati, the milk in every single tanker is thoroughly tested and rejected if found sub-standard, adulterated or contaminated. The sophisticated testing lab can check fat content with an accuracy of 0.1 per cent. It could possibly even detect minute traces of pesticides or antibiotics administered to cows. This instant feedback as well as the rejection on the overall tanker-load forces farmers to follow the best practices in terms of animal husbandry, use proper feeds, cut down on the indiscriminate use of pesticides and animal medicines and completely stop even the slightest attempts at adulteration. Trikaya Agriculture (Supplier of Iceberg Lettuce): Implementation of advanced agricultural practices has enabled Trikaya to successfully grow specialty crops like iceberg lettuce, special herbs and many oriental vegetables. Farm infrastructure features: A specialized nursery with a team of agricultural experts. Drip and sprinkler irrigation in raised farm beds with fertilizer mixing plant. Pre-cooling room and a large cold room for post harvest handling. Refrigerated truck for transportation. Trikaya Agriculture, a important supplier of iceberg lettuce to McDonald’s India, is 1 these kinds of enterprise that is an intrinsic component of your cold chain. Exposure to better agricultural management practices and sharing of advanced agricultural technology by McDonald’s has made Trikaya Agriculture extremely conscious of delivering its products and solutions with utmost care and good quality. Initially lettuce could only be grown during the winter months but with McDonald’s expertise inside the area of agriculture, Trikaya Farms in Talegaon, Maharashtra, is now able to grow this crop all the year round. McDonald’s has provided assistance within the selection of high good quality seeds, exposed the farms to advanced drip-irrigation technological know-how, and helped develop a refrigerated transportation process allowing a small agri-business in Maharashtra to provide fresh, high-quality lettuce to McDonald’s urban restaurant locations thousands of kilometers away. Post harvest facilities at Trikaya include a cold chain consisting of a pre-cooling room to remove field heat, a large cold room and a refrigerated van for transportation where the temperature plus the relative humidity on the crop is maintained between 1º C and 4º C and 95% respectively. Vegetables are moved into the pre-cooling room inside of half an hour of harvesting. The pre-cooling room assures rapid vacuum cooling to 2º C inside 90 minutes. The pack house, pre-cooling and cold room are located at the farms itself, ensuring no delay between harvesting, pre-cooling, packaging and cold storage. With this cold chain infrastructure in spot, Trikaya Agriculture has also a plan to export this high appeal product to other international markets, especially to McDonald’s Middle East and Asia Pacific operations. McDonald’s expertise in packaging, handling and long-distance transportation has helped Trikaya to do trial shipments to your Gulf successfully. In addition to export, McDonald’s assistance has enabled Trikaya Agriculture to provide this crop to a number of star-rated hotels, clubs, flight kitchens and offshore catering companies all over India. Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd. (Supplier of Chicken and Vegetable range of merchandise including Fruit Pies) A joint venture with OSI Industries Inc., USA, McDonald’s India Pvt. Ltd. and Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd., produces a range of frozen chicken and vegetable foods. A world class infrastructure at their plant at Taloja, Maharashtra, has: Separate processing lines for chicken and vegetable foods. Capacity to produce frozen foods at temperature as low as -35 Degree Cel. to retain total freshness. International requirements, procedures and support services. Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd., McDonald’s suppliers for the chicken and vegetable range of solutions, is another important player in this cold chain. Technical and financial support extended by OSI Industries Inc., USA and McDonald’s India Private Limited have enabled Vista to setup world-class infrastructure and support services. This includes hi-tech refrigeration plants for manufacture of frozen meals at temperatures as low as – 35° C. This is important to make certain that the frozen foods retains it freshness for a long time and the ‘cold chain’ is maintained. The frozen product is immediately moved to cold storage rooms. With continued assistance from its worldwide partners, Vista has installed hi-tech equipment for each the chicken and vegetable processing lines, which reflect the newest food processing technological know-how (de-boning, blending, forming, coating, frying and freezing). For that vegetable range, the latest vegetable mixers and blenders are in operation. Also, keeping cultural sensitivities in mind, both equally processing lines are unquestionably segregated and utmost care is taken to make certain that the vegetable products and solutions do not mix while using the non-vegetarian products. Now, at Vista, a very wide range of frozen and nutritious chicken and vegetable products is available. Ongoing R&D, both locally and while in the parent companies, work towards innovation in taste, dietary value and convenience. These products, besides being supplied to McDonald’s, are also offered to institutions like star-rated hotels, hospitals, project sites, caterers, corporate canteens, schools and colleges, restaurants, meals service establishments and coffee shops. Now, production of better good quality frozen foods that are equally nutritious and clean has made Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd. a name to reckon in the market. Radhakrishna Foodland (Distribution Centres for Delhi and Mumbai) An integral part with the Radhakrishna Group, Foodland specializes in handling large volumes, providing the complete range of solutions including procurement, top quality inspection, storage, stock management, deliveries, data collection, recording and reporting. Salient strengths are : A one-stop shop for all distribution management providers. Dry and cold storage facility to store and transport perishable products at temperatures upto -22 Degree Cel. Effective process control for minimum distribution value. McDonald’s nearby supply networks by Radhakrishna Foodland, which operates distribution centres (DCs) for McDonald’s eating places in Mumbai and Delhi. The DCs have focused all their resources to meet McDonald’s expectation of ‘Cold, Clean, and On-Time Delivery’ and plays a very crucial function in maintaining the integrity from the items all through the complete ‘cold chain’. Ranging from liquid products coming from Punjab to lettuce from Pune, the DC receives products from different parts on the region. These things are stored in rooms with different temperature zones and are finally dispatched for the McDonald’s eating places on the foundation of their prerequisites. The business has both cold and dry storage facilities with capability to store goods up to -22º C together with delivery trucks to transport solutions at temperatures ranging from room temperature to frozen state. Amrit Meals (Supplier of prolonged life UHT Milk and Milk Items for Frozen Desserts) Amrit Meals, an ISO 9000 organization, manufactures widely popular brands – Gagan Milk and Nandan Ghee at its factory at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The factory has: State-of-the-art fully automated machinery requiring no human contact with product, for total hygiene. Installed capacity of 6000 ltrs/hr for producing homogenized UHT (Ultra High Temperature) processed milk and milk goods. Strict good quality control supported by a entirely equipped top quality control laboratory. All suppliers adhere to Indian government regulations on meals, health and hygiene while continuously maintaining McDonald’s recognized criteria. As the ingredients move from farms to processing plants to your restaurant, McDonald’s Top quality Inspection Programme (QIP) carries out high quality checks at over 20 distinct points within the Cold Chain product. Establishing with the Cold Chain has also enabled it to cut down on operational wastage Hazard Analysis Vital Control Point (HACCP) is a systematic approach to foods safety that emphasizes prevention inside of its suppliers’ facility and restaurants rather than detection by means of inspection of illness or presence of microbiological data. Based on HACCP guidelines, control points and vital control points for all McDonald’s big food processing plants and eating places in India have been identified. The limits have been established for those followed by monitoring, recording and correcting any deviations. The HACCP verification is done at least twice in a year and certified. The relationship between McDonald’s and its Indian suppliers is mutually beneficial. As McDonald’s expands in India, the supplier gets the opportunity to expand his organization, have access to your most up-to-date in meals technologies, exposure to advanced agricultural practices plus the ability to grow or to export. There are many cases of neighborhood suppliers operating out of small towns who have benefited from their association with McDonald’s India.    

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