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FrançaisElectric bağlama guide
Articles on pickups, strings, circuits and wood for the electric bağlama.
Saz Tuning Charts
How to Tune a Short-Neck Bağlama
Tuning chart for a short-neck bağlama with bottom, middle and top string notes, plus fret positions for 19 frets on a 40-110 cm scale length (nut to bridge).
How to Tune a Long-Neck Bağlama
Tuning chart for a long-neck bağlama in LA, RE and SOL tonics, plus fret positions for 23 frets on a 40-110 cm scale length (nut to bridge).
Electric Bağlama Tone
Factors That Shape Tone in Electric Bağlamas
An electric bağlama's tone is shaped by its wooden build, pickup position and choice, electronic circuit, strings and tuning. This series covers them all.
How an Electric Bağlama's Wooden Body Should Be Built
How an electric bağlama should be built: the drawbacks of converting an acoustic one, the ideal 39-41 cm body length and string tension's effect on tone.
Where Pickups Should Go on an Electric Bağlama
Where to place bridge and neck pickups on an electric bağlama: 2.5-3.5 cm from the bridge, 9-10 cm apart, and the B and N pickup difference.
How Pickups Affect Tone in an Electric Bağlama
How pickups work, humbucker vs. single-coil for an electric bağlama, Turkish-made pickups, material quality and rod vs. dot pole pieces.
Electronic Connections and Circuits in an Electric Bağlama
Passive vs. active tone circuits in an electric bağlama, with wiring, grounding and soldering tips and a Necarman color-coded passive circuit diagram.
Strings and Tuning: How They Affect Electric Bağlama Tone
How string thickness, string tension and tuning affect electric bağlama tone, with ideal tunings for a 39-41 cm body and 0.18-0.22 mm bottom strings.