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Miguel de Maria -> RE: Help in guitar terminology (Oct. 31 2006 19:54:21)
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Hmmm... most of these are quite subjective, but I'll give it a shot.
Balance generally refers to the guitar sounding evenly throughout its length. The thicker sixth string shouldn't be much louder than the skinny 1st string. The strings in the middle shouldn't dominate the outer. The open strings shouldn't be too much more powerful than the areas higher up the neck. Subjective.
Separation: I think this means that each note wil have a certain indepdence and clarity--you don't want things sounding like mush when a bunch of strings are played together. Think the difference between four clear choral voices in harmony, rather than a bunch of wobbly, wavering voices that it's hard to tell what's going on.
Overtone: When you play a note, say an E, that is the fundamental, yet many other notes such as a b and an e are also sounding at the same time. A guitar that has a heavy fundamental, you won't hear so much overtones or extra notes. So this is somewhat a tradeoff between clear sounds and richness or interesting sounds.
Raspy-throaty-Gypsy Sound-- I'm not sure how to define this or even if I believe in it. If you keep your action quite low, you will get some buzz and harshness that would qualify. I'm sure there is more to this, but it's pretty subjective and I don't know what to say...
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