Ernie Ball yog ib tus neeg nyiam tshaj plaws hauv lub ntiaj teb suab paj nruag thiab yog tus pioneer ntawm guitar. Nws tsim thawj cov hlua guitar niaj hnub, uas tau hloov pauv txoj kev ua si guitar.
Tshaj li nws cov hlua flatwound nto moo, Ernie Ball kuj yog tus tsim ntawm ib qho ntawm cov khoom siv suab paj nruag loj tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb.
Nws yog ib tug neeg nyiam ua suab paj nruag thiab ua lag luam uas tau pab taug kev rau kev lag luam guitar rau ntau tiam neeg.
Hauv tsab xov xwm no, peb yuav ua tib zoo saib tus txiv neej tom qab lub npe nrov Ernie Ball.
Txheej txheem cej luam ntawm Ernie Ball
Ernie Ball yog tus ntaus kis las ntaus kis las nrog rau kev tsim suab paj nruag thiab ua lag luam. Yug hauv xyoo 1930, nws tau ua txoj hauv kev rau kev lag luam suab paj nruag nrog kev qhia txog nws tus kheej cov khoom siv hlua, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov hlua hluav taws xob Slinky. Ernie Ball cov tub Brian thiab Sterling ua raws li lawv txiv txoj kev taw qhia, tsim lub tuam txhab nrov Ernie Ball Music Man.
Xyoo 1957, Ernie tau tsim nws tus kheej rau txoj hlua bass thaj tsam thiab tsim ob qho kev tsim kho tshiab - cov khoom siv hlau nplaum uas yuav dhau los ua tus qauv kev lag luam, thiab nws thawj zaug siv cov hlua hluav taws xob ntau xim uas ua rau nws hloov pauv tam sim ntawd yam tsis tas yuav cua tshiab. hlua.
Tib lub xyoo Ernie tau qhib Pickup Manufacturing nyob rau hauv California kom loj hlob tuaj rau Fender, Gretsch thiab lwm lub tuam txhab - ntxiv dag zog rau nws lub luag hauj lwm raws li ib tug music innovation pioneer. Lub sijhawm no nws kuj tau qhib lub khw me me rau kev txhawb nqa cov neeg siv khoom cov cuab yeej thiab sai sai pib tsim cov hlua los ntawm qhov ntawd.
Ernie tau tsim nws lub koob npe nrov ua tus tsim kho tshiab thaum nws tso tawm thawj acoustic guitar nrog adjustable truss rod tsim nyob rau hauv 1964. Nyob rau hauv 1968, Ernie Ball Music Man Company tau tsim los tsim guitars uas nthuav tsis tau tsuas yog rau nws ua ntej electro-mechanical advancements tab sis kuj suav nrog. Cov yam ntxwv siab heev suav nrog cov khoom siv hluav taws xob zoo, cov qauv teeb tsa caj dab nrog adjustable truss rod txiv ntoo tsim rau hauv ntau yam ntoo xws li basswood tshauv thiab mahogany tiav nrog handcrafted fingerboards ua los ntawm cov ntoo txawv xws li ebony rosewood thiab ntau dua.
Lub Neej Thaum Ntxov thiab Kev Ua Haujlwm
Ernie Ball yog ib tug kws tshaj lij suab paj nruag uas pom kev ua tiav thiab kev lees paub hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag txij thaum xyoo 1950s mus txog thaum nws dhau xyoo 2004. Nws yug hauv 1930 hauv Santa Monica, California thiab muaj kev mob siab rau suab paj nruag txij li thaum nws tseem hluas. Nws pib ntaus guitar thaum muaj cuaj xyoos thiab nws yog ib tug kws qhia nws tus kheej. Pob kuj yog ib tug pioneer hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag, tsim ib qho ntawm thawj pawg tsim hluav taws xob guitar hlua. Tsis tas li ntawd, nws tau tsim lub tuam txhab Ernie Ball Corporation hauv xyoo 1962, uas tau mus dhau los ua ib qho ntawm cov tuam txhab ua lag luam guitar-iav hauv ntiaj teb. Cia wb mus saib Ball lub neej thiab kev ua haujlwm.
Ernie Ball's Early Life
Ernie Ball (1930-2004) yog tus tsim lub tuam txhab txoj hlua loj tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb thiab txuas ntxiv coj cov khoom tshiab thiab tshiab rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag thoob ntiaj teb. Yug hauv Santa Monica, California thaum Lub Yim Hli 30th, 1930, Ernie pib ua haujlwm hauv nws txiv lub chaw thaij duab thaum nws tseem hluas. Nws qhov kev txaus siab hauv suab paj nruag pib thaum muaj hnub nyoog kaum ob thaum nws yuav nws thawj guitar los ntawm lub khw muag suab paj nruag hauv zos. Thoob plaws hauv tsev kawm ntawv theem siab thiab mus rau hauv tsev kawm qib siab, nws tau mus kawm hauv Gene Autry Professional School Of Music ua ntej ua haujlwm plaub xyoos hauv Navy.
Xyoo 1952, tom qab tawm hauv lub luag haujlwm, Ernie qhib peb lub khw muag suab paj nruag hu ua "Ernie Ball Music Man" hauv Tarzana thiab Northridge, California thiab Whittier, California qhov chaw uas nws muag txhua yam khoom siv suab paj nruag xav txog. Nws pom ib qho kev xav tau rau cov hlua guitar zoo dua uas ua rau nws tsim nws tus kheej lub npe zoo ntawm cov hlua uas tso cai rau lub suab zoo yam tsis tas yuav hloov lawv mus tas li vim kev tawg lossis xeb. Nws tau sim lawv ntawm qee tus ntawm nws cov neeg siv suab paj nruag pro uas tau pom zoo nrog lawv qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab Ernie tau pib dab tsi yuav dhau los ua ib lub tuam txhab loj tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm - "Ernie Ball Inc.," xyoo 1962. Nws tseem nyob hauv paus ua ib qho ntawm feem ntau. Cov tuam txhab muaj txiaj ntsig hauv ob qho tib si keeb kwm suab paj nruag thiab kab lis kev cai niaj hnub no nrog nws ntau yam khoom tshiab nrog rau cov hlua kos npe los ntawm qee tus neeg ntaus suab paj nruag legendary.
Ernie Ball's Career
Pom tau tias yog ib tus neeg muaj hwj chim tshaj plaws hauv zej zog suab paj nruag, Ernie Ball pib nrhiav nws txoj haujlwm ua tus ntaus suab paj nruag thaum muaj hnub nyoog 14. Nws pib ua si guitar, tom qab hloov mus rau guitar thiab nws thiaj li dhau los ua tus thawj coj hauv Gene Vincent pawg. Tom qab ncig xyuas kev paub nrog Little Richard thiab Fats Domino, Ernie tau tsiv mus rau Los Angeles hauv xyoo 1959 txhawm rau nrhiav nws txoj haujlwm ntawm guitar. Nws nyob ntawd nws tau tsim tus qauv rau qhov yuav dhau los ua Ernie Ball Strings, nrog rau nws cov kab muaj npe nrov ntawm guitars - Sterling los ntawm Tus Txiv Neej Music.
Ernie sai sai pom kev vam meej nrog ob txoj hlua thiab kev muag khoom guitar, nrog cov kws ntaus nkauj zoo li Jimmy Page siv nws cov khoom thaum ua yeeb yam nrog Led Zeppelin. Los ntawm 1965, Ernie tsim Slinky cov hlua - cov hlua iconic tsim tshwj xeeb rau cov guitars hluav taws xob uas yuav dhau los ua cov khoom siv thoob plaws txhua hom suab paj nruag nrov los ntawm pob zeb thiab lub teb chaws mus rau jazz thiab ntau dua. Raws li ib tug neeg ua lag luam, nws tom qab muag nws cov khoom lag luam thoob ntiaj teb uas thaum kawg coj nws mus qhib khw thoob ntiaj teb suav nrog Nyiv, Spain, Ltalis thiab Is Nrias teb.
Cov keeb kwm ntawm Ernie Ball nyob rau ntau tiam neeg ntawm cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag uas txuas ntxiv qhuas nws ua lub hauv paus hauv lawv cov suab paj nruag thiab kev hloov pauv - los ntawm Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) mus rau Keith Richards (Lub Rolling Stones) mus rau Eddie Van Halen ntawm ntau lwm tus neeg uas vam khom. ntawm nws cov hlua rau lawv lub suab zoo kawg.
Ernie Ball's Signature Products
Ernie Ball yog ib tug neeg ntaus suab paj nruag Asmeskas uas tsim lub tuam txhab uas yuav dhau los ua ib qho ntawm cov khoom siv guitar nrov tshaj plaws ntawm txhua lub sijhawm. Nws yog tus neeg tsim khoom muaj txiaj ntsig, tsim ntau yam khoom kos npe uas tau dhau los ua qauv kev lag luam. Ntawm cov khoom no yog cov hlua, nqa, thiab amplifiers. Hauv seem no, peb yuav ua tib zoo saib Ernie Ball cov khoom kos npe thiab dab tsi ua rau lawv txawv heev.
Slinky hlua
Slinky cov hlua yog ntau yam ntawm cov hlua guitar tso tawm los ntawm Ernie Ball thaum ntxov 1960s, hloov pauv kev lag luam thiab sai sai ua ib qho ntawm cov npe nrov tshaj plaws ntawm cov hlua. Cov thev naus laus zis tsim tau siv cov txheej txheem tshwj xeeb winding uas tsim kev nruj raws li qhov ntev ntawm txoj hlua, tso cai rau cov ntsiab lus sib haum xeeb ntau dua nrog txo cov ntiv tes qaug zog. Ernie's revolutionary thev naus laus zis tau siv los tsim txhua yam ntawm Slinky cov hlua kom haum rau ntau hom, guitars thiab nyiam players.
Slinkys tuaj yeem tsis tu ncua (RPS), hybrid (MVP), thiab flatwound (Push-Pull Winding) nrog rau cov khoom tshwj xeeb xws li Cobalt, Skinny Top / Heavy Bottom, thiab Super Long Scale. Cov Slinkys ib txwm muaj nyob rau hauv qhov ntsuas ntawm 10-52 thaum cov kev xaiv tawv nqaij xws li 9-42 lossis 8-38 kuj muaj.
Cov Hybrid Sets siv qhov sib piv tuab tuab steel treble strings (.011–.048) nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm ntau lub qhov txhab bass thaj tsam (.030–.094). Qhov kev sib xyaw tshwj xeeb no tso cai rau kom pom tseeb ntau dua ntawm cov ntawv siab dua thaum ntxiv qee qhov sov so thaum ua si cov ntawv qis dua.
Cov Flatwound teeb siv lub tiaj tus hlau stainless hlau es tsis yog puag ncig lub qhov txhab nylon qhwv hlau kom txo cov ntiv tes suab nrov thaum ua si uas ua rau nws muaj suab nrov zoo nrog lub suab qis qis ua rau feem ntau ntawm cov kab mob puag ncig.
Music Txiv Neej Guitar
Ernie Ball tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm kev ua qee yam suab paj nruag nrov tshaj plaws ntawm kev ua lag luam. Nws cov khoom kos npe suav nrog Music Man guitars, Ernie Ball hlua thiab ntim pedals.
Music txiv neej guitars yog kab tias nws cov khoom nto moo tshaj plaws. Ua ntej Tus Txiv Neej Music, Ernie Ball tau muag nws tus kheej cov kab hluav taws xob thiab bass thaj tsam guitars thiab amplifiers hauv qab cov ntawv sau xws li Carvin thiab BKANG Music. Nws tau mus txog Leo Fender hauv 1974 nrog txoj kev npaj yuav nws lub lag luam guitar, tab sis Fender tsis kam muag lwm yam uas tsis yog daim ntawv tso cai, yog li Ernie pib ua haujlwm ntawm tus qauv tshiab - lub iconic Music Man series ntawm guitars. Tus qauv ua tiav hauv xyoo 1975, thiab cov qauv tsim tau raug teeb tsa hauv ntau lub khw muag khoom suab paj nruag xyoo tom ntej.
Thawj ob peb tus qauv suav nrog Stingray bass (1973), uas muaj lub cim 3 + 1 headstock tsim; Saber (1975), muab kev txhim kho kev khaws cia; lub Axis (1977) featuring lub cev ergonomic; thiab tom qab ntawd, kev hloov pauv xws li Silhouette (1991) nrog cov khoom tso tawm siab rau cov suab nrov, lossis Valentine (1998) rau cov suab nrov mellow. Ib sab ntawm cov qauv no muaj ntau yam khoom siv tshwj xeeb tshwj xeeb tsim nrog cov ntaub ntawv zoo xws li cov ntoo ntoo lossis cov ntoo zoo nkauj ua los ntawm cov ntoo zoo tuaj ntawm txawv teb chaws xws li Is Nrias teb lossis Brazil.
Featuring zoo craftsmanship thiab niaj hnub engineering cov tswv yim uas tau tawm tsam tag nrho cov kev sim ntawm imitation los ntawm cov neeg sib tw ntau xyoo lawm, cov guitars no yog ib co ntawm Ernie txoj kev kav ntev thiab nqa nws lub npe mus rau hnub no.
Volume pedals
Keeb kwm tsim los ntawm inventor thiab ua lag luam Ernie Ball nyob rau hauv 1970s, ntim pedals pab guitarists ua tau unparalleled qhia thaum lub sij hawm ua yeeb yam los ntawm tsim ib tug du, sustained swell rau suab. Ernie Ball yog tus tsim kho tshiab rau kev thawb lub hnab ntawv ntawm kev ua si guitar, thiab nws cov kab kos npe ntawm ntim pedals yog ib qho piv txwv tseem ceeb ntawm nws lub siab pioneering.
Ernie Ball lub ntim pedals tuaj ntau qhov ntau thiab tsawg nyob ntawm qhov xav tau - los ntawm me mus rau loj - thiab tseem tuaj yeem muab qhov kev txhawb nqa qis kawg. Lub minivol siv optical activation (pulse-width modulation) es tsis yog potentiometer sweepers pom nyob rau hauv cov versions dhau los. Qhov no ua kom muaj kev tswj xyuas meej ntawm koj lub teeb liab dynamic theem nrog tsawg ntxiv suab nrov.
Lub tuam txhab kos npe Volume Jr nta Low Taper, High Taper thiab Yam tsawg kawg nkaus Volume hom thiab yog me me txaus kom haum rau lub pedalboard tab sis tseem muaj ntau ntau thiab nthuav qhia muaj peev xwm. Rau cov neeg uas xav tau kev tswj hwm ntau dua lawv muab lawv cov MVP (Multi-Voice Pedal), nrog rau lawv qhov tshwj xeeb VPJR Tuner / Volume Pedal uas muaj qhov sib xyaw chromatic tuner nrog qhov hloov pauv hloov tau rau kev hloov kho zoo rau kev siv pitches xws li E chord lossis C # hlua. nce lossis nqis hauv ib nrab kauj ruam.
Tsis muaj teeb meem loj npaum li cas koj xaiv, Ernie Ball kos npe kab ntawm ntim pedals muab cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag nrog kev tswj xyuas meej ntawm kev qhia tawm hauv lawv qhov chaw ua haujlwm. Seb nws yog twitchy nres tawg los yog nyob ntsiag to sustain nce, cov pedals zoo heev yuav ntxiv ib tug tshiab dimension rau koj suab paj nruag txheej txheem.
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Ernie Ball yog ib tug kiv puag ncig hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag, hloov txoj kev peb ua suab paj nruag niaj hnub no. Nws tsim lub tuam txhab Ernie Ball String lub cim, uas tseem yog ib lub npe nrov tshaj plaws hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag. Nws cov keeb kwm yav dhau los yuav tsis xav txog ntau tiam neeg, tab sis nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum tau rov qab saib nws yog leej twg thiab cov khoom zoo kawg uas nws tsim.
Ernie Ball's Impact on the Music Industry
Ernie Ball yog ib tus neeg nyiam ua lag luam Asmeskas uas ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam ntev rau kev lag luam suab paj nruag nrog nws cov kev tsim kho tshiab thiab cov khoom lag luam. Tus kws tshaj lij guitar los ntawm kev lag luam, nws tau los ua ib tus neeg ua lag luam muaj txiaj ntsig uas tsim kev txhim kho rau cov cuab yeej cuab yeej, ua rau lawv ruaj khov thiab muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag. Nws kuj tau tsim cov guitars thiab coj lub suab paj nruag kev lag luam hauv cov lus qhia tshiab nrog cov kab muaj zog ntawm cov suab nrov thiab cov teebmeem uas ua rau cov kws ntaus guitar tsim cov suab tshwj xeeb.
Ernie Ball qhov kev pab cuam rau cov cuab yeej siv hlua yog qhov kev hloov pauv, vim nws tau qhib txoj hauv kev tshiab rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag tiag tiag qhia lawv tus kheej los ntawm lawv cov cuab yeej. Nws tau tsim nws tus kheej cov hlua hluav taws xob guitar uas zoo tagnrho rau cov suab paj nruag 'n' yob uas xav tau kev ua tau zoo ntawm tus nqi pheej yig. Cov hlua tuaj nyob rau hauv ntau qhov ntsuas tso cai rau cov neeg ua si tsim lawv lub suab kos npe thiab tswj lawv cov cuab yeej zoo dua li yav dhau los.
Ernie Ball qhov kev koom tes sai sai tsim nws ua tus thawj coj hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag. Nws cov khoom lag luam zoo tshaj plaws ntawm amplifiers thiab cov khoom siv tau ua haujlwm ob npaug - lawv tau muab cov neeg ua si cov cuab yeej uas lawv xav tau kom ua tiav lub suab zoo thaum muab cov khw muag khoom nrog cov khoom lawv tuaj yeem ua lag luam thiab muag. Ntau yam ntawm Ernie Ball qhov kev tsim kho tshiab niaj hnub no tseem vam khom rau kev tsim qee lub ntiaj teb cov ntaub ntawv nrov tshaj plaws. Cov kws ntaus nkauj thoob plaws ntiaj teb txuas ntxiv ua tsaug rau nws txoj kev mob siab rau lub neej rau kev tsim suab paj nruag thiab cuam tshuam ntau tiam neeg ntawm cov neeg ua si los ntawm ntau hom
nrog nws array ntawm ntau yam khoom
Ernie Ball's Legacy Hnub no
Ernie Ball cov keeb kwm nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb suab paj nruag niaj hnub no - nws lub tuam txhab tseem tsim cov hlua zoo, hluav taws xob thiab acoustic guitars, basses, amplifiers thiab accessories. Nws lub zeem muag rau txoj hlua kev tsim khoom tau hloov pauv kev lag luam thiab tseem muaj kev saib xyuas zoo los ntawm cov kws ntaus nkauj ntawm txhua lub hnub nyoog. Nws tau teeb tsa tus qauv rau cov kws ntaus nkauj uas tseem ua raws li niaj hnub no - cov cuab yeej zoo tshaj plaws nrog lub suab zoo dua.
Ernie Ball nkag siab qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev ua haujlwm zoo tsis yog nrog guitars nkaus xwb tab sis kuj nrog cov hlua. Nws cov hlua Slinky iconic muaj cov txheej txheem tsim khoom zoo tshaj plaws nrog rau cov khoom siv tshwj xeeb uas tsim cov suab nrov zoo thiab txhim kho cov neeg ua haujlwm ua haujlwm. Ernie Ball cov hlua yog tsim los ntawm kev sib txuas ntawm cov hlau nplaum muaj zog, qhov tseeb windings thiab cov ntsuas qhov tseeb uas tau ua tiav ntau xyoo dhau los txhawm rau muab kev ua tau zoo tsis sib xws ntawm theem thiab studio ib yam nkaus. Qhov kev mob siab rau cov khoom siv tes ua no ua rau lawv sib nrug los ntawm lwm lub npe thiab tau ua rau Ernie Ball ib lub koom haum hauv ntiaj teb suab paj nruag.
Txog rau hnub no nws ob tug tub tuav lub luag haujlwm ntawm lawv txiv - txuas ntxiv nws cov keeb kwm los ntawm kev muab cov players nrog cov khoom lag luam zoo tsim los muab kev ua si tshwj xeeb ntawm tus nqi pheej yig. Los ntawm kev tsim cov khoom tsim los ntawm kev ua tau zoo, sib xws, cov cuab yeej cuab tam tiam tom ntej thiab kev tsim kho tshiab Ernie Ball txuas ntxiv nws txoj kev cog lus rau kev siv tes ua haujlwm rau lub sijhawm tshiab hauv ntiaj teb suab paj nruag.
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Ernie Ball yog tus tsim kho tshiab thiab tus thawj coj hauv kev lag luam rau ntau tshaj tsib xyoo lawm. Nws qhov kev txo hwj chim pib pib nrog cov hlua guitar, tab sis nws thiaj li tawm mus rau hauv kev tsim guitars, basses thiab amplifiers. Nrog nws lub qhov muag rau kev ua haujlwm zoo thiab cov ncauj lus kom ntxaws, Ernie Ball tsim cov cuab yeej kos npe zoo li Stingray Bass thiab EL Banjo uas tseem nrov rau hnub no. Nws kuj tau tsim ib lub khw muag suab paj nruag uas tseem yog ib qho tseem ceeb hauv zos hauv California's San Gabriel Valley.
Thaum nws cov keeb kwm tau zoo ib yam los ntawm hits zoo li "Nag hmo", Ernie Ball tau tso tseg ib qho keeb kwm suab paj nruag uas yuav txuas ntxiv cuam tshuam rau thaj chaw suab paj nruag rau ntau xyoo tom ntej. Nws lub hwj chim rau cov neeg ua si thoob ntiaj teb yog nyob deb, thiab tau hnov hauv jazz, rockabilly thiab blues voj voog ib yam. Thaum lub suab paj nruag tau hloov pauv txij li Ernie tuag hauv 2004 thaum muaj hnub nyoog 81 xyoos, nws cuam tshuam rau kev sau nkauj nyob rau ntau tiam neeg ntawm cov kws ntaus nkauj uas tau los ua nws cov kiv cua siab.
Nws lub npe yog tam sim no paub rau lub iconic Music Neej Neeg hom thiab Ernie Ball hom guitar cov hlua.
Kuv yog Joost Nusselder, tus tsim ntawm Neaera thiab tus neeg lag luam cov ntsiab lus, txiv, thiab nyiam sim cov cuab yeej tshiab nrog guitar ntawm lub siab ntawm kuv txoj kev mob siab rau, thiab ua ke nrog kuv pab neeg, Kuv tau tsim cov ntsiab lus ntawm blog txij li xyoo 2020. los pab cov neeg nyeem siab ncaj nrog cov ntaub ntawv kaw lus thiab cov lus qhia guitar.
