Math 5740 Project 3
Reference Starting Points


UIUC Physics of Electronic Musical Instruments
This is a great starting point. See in particular the references.

Line 6 Company.
Our modeling box is the "POD 2.0". You can find the user's manual and other information under "support". Their description of their modeling technology is also interesting.

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
Schematic diagram for the 1959 Fender Bassman amplifier can be found under "resources".

Seymour Duncan.
This is the manufacturer of the pickups on our guitar. The bridge pickup is the SH-4 JB. The neck pickup is the SH-2 Jazz. Here you'll find some specifications and sound samples.

Ernie Ball strings.
Our guitar has "Super Slinky" strings. They were installed on March 21. Here you'll find the string gauges (which translates to diameters) and a vague description of how the strings are constructed.

Music Man Axis guitar specifications.
Our guitar is a very cheap copy of this instrument, with essentially the same physical dimensions. Perhaps the most important difference (aside from quality, beauty, feel,...) is that our guitar does not have the Floyd Rose bridge and nut.

The Secrets of Electric Guitar Pickups, by Helmuth E. W. Lemme.
An informative article explaining pickup differences in terms of simple electronic circuits.

Response Effects of Guitar Pickup Position and Width, by J. Donald Tillman.


On Reserve with your Instructor:

"The Physics of Musical Instruments" by Neville H. Fletcher and Thomas D. Rossing. ML 3805 F58 1998.
This is a really wonderful book. You'll be tempted to read all about drums, pianos, etc., but try to stick the the parts directly concerning guitars.