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-as of [28 JULY 2024]–
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-the guitar is a ‘musical instrument’ classified as a ‘fretted string instrument’ with anywhere from ‘4’ to ’18’ strings, usually having ‘6’-
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(“i really need to acquire a ’12-string guitar’)
(if only to confirm my ‘duodecimalist’ sympathies)
(by ‘doubling up’ on ‘6’ so to speak)
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(the ‘sound’ is projected either ‘acoustically’ (using a hollow ‘wooden’ or ‘plastic and wood’ box (for an ‘acoustic guitar’), or through ‘electrical amplifier’ and a ‘speaker’ (for an ‘electric guitar’))
(it is typically played by ‘strumming’ or ‘plucking’ the strings with the (āfingersā / āthumbā / āfingernailsā of the āright handā or with a āpickā while āfrettingā (or pressing against the frets) the strings with the āfingersā of the āleft handā)
(the guitar is a type of ‘chordophone’, traditionally constructed from āwoodā + strung with either (āgutā / ānylonā / āsteelā) strings and distinguished from other ‘chordophones’ by its ‘construction’ + ‘tuning’)
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(the āmodern guitarā was preceded byā¦)
*the āgitternā*
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*the āvihuelaā*
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*the ā4-course renaissance guitarā*
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*the ā5-course baroque guitarā*
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(all of which contributed to the development of the āmodern 6-string instrumentā)
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(there are 3 main types of āmodern acoustic guitarāā¦)
#1
*the āclassical guitarā*
(aka ānylon-string guitarā)
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#2
*the āsteel-string acoustic guitarā*
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#3
*the āarch-top guitarā*
(aka ājazz guitar”)
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(the ātoneā of an āacoustic guitarā is produced by the āstrings’ vibrationā, amplified by the āhollow bodyā of the āguitarā, which acts as a āresonating chamberā)
(the āclassical guitarā is often played as a āsolo instrumentā using a ācomprehensive finger-picking techniqueā where each string is plucked individually by the player’s fingers (as opposed to being āstrummedā))
(the term “finger-picking” can also refer to a specific tradition of (āfolkā / ābluesā / ābluegrassā / ācountryā) guitar playing in the āunited statesā)
(the āacoustic bass guitarā is a ālow-pitched instrumentā that is 1 octave below a āregular guitarā)
(āelectric guitarsā (introduced in the ā1930sā) use an āamplifierā + a āloudspeakerā that both makes the sound of the instrument loud enough for the āperformersā + āaudienceā to hear, and (given that it produces an āelectric signalā) when played, that can electronically āmanipulateā + āshapeā the ātoneā using an āequalizerā (aka ābass toneā + ātreble toneā controls) and a huge variety of āelectronic effects unitsā, the most commonly used ones being ādistortionā (aka “overdrive”) + āreverbā)
(early āamplified guitarsā employed a āhollow bodyā, but a āsolid wood bodyā was eventually found more suitable during the ā1960sā + ā1970sā, as it was less prone to unwanted acoustic feedback “howls”)
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(as with āacoustic guitarsā, there are a # of types of āelectric guitarsā, includingā¦)
*āhollowbody guitarsā*
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*āarch-top guitarsā*
(widely used in ājazzā / ābluesā / ārockabillyā)
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*āsolid-body guitarsā*
(widely used in ārock musicā)
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(the āloud āamplified soundā + āsonic powerā of the āelectric guitarā played through a āguitar ampā has played a key role in the development of ābluesā + ārockā music, both as an āaccompaniment instrumentā (playing āriffsā + āchordsā) and performing āguitar solosā)
(it has also had a huge effect on many ārock subgenresā)
(notably āheavy metalā + āpunk rockā)
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(the āelectric guitarā has had a major influence on āpopular cultureā)
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(the āguitarā is used in a wide variety of āmusical genresā worldwide)
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(it is recognized as a āprimary instrumentā in āgenresā such asā¦)
‘blues’
ābluegrassā
ācountryā
āflamencoā
āfolkā
ājazzā
ājotaā
āmariachiā
āmetalā
āpunkā
āreggaeā
ārockā
āsoulā
āpopā
(in many forms)
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