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the history of the guitar
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12th Grade
11/16/2008

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An empty world, no guitars
Don't worry, only nightmare...
Definition
Reality: 16th century
ancestors over 5000 years.
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Like other european-created string instruments, traces back to middle east.
Earliest recording 3300 yr old stone.
Definition
Guitar - Guitarra (Spanish)
Quitara (Arabic), Cithara (Latin)
Kithara (Greek)-/- Sihtar (Persian)
Term
40AD Romans take their Cithara to Spain
Seeds are Sown
Definition
Electric: Early, acoustic w/mic inside
1st Rickenbacker - 1934
1st mass successful Esquire - 1950's
Term
Today we have: electric, acoustic, bass, acoustic bass, semi-hollow and elector-acoustic. (explain)
Definition
Brands: Fender (Jim Root), Gibson (Slash), ESP (Alexi Laiho), Dean (Dimebag Darrel),
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Jackson (Matt Tuck), Ibanez (Mick Tomson), Schecter (Syn Gates).
Definition
I'm sure you have all heard of amp.
amplify. Brands: Fender, Line 6, Marshal.
Not only amplify, add effects...
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I have Line 6 and mine has: clean, crunch, metal, insane, echo, chorus flange, phaser and tremolo (explain).
Definition
What about future? Effects in pedals.
Gibson self tuner, Line 6 built in FX.
Unbreakable strings? Imagination.
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