{"id":58904,"date":"2023-08-18T01:29:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T05:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/?p=58904"},"modified":"2023-07-19T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:06:46","slug":"the-history-of-the-guitar-part-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bibleandculture\/2023\/08\/18\/the-history-of-the-guitar-part-three\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Guitar— Part Three"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The electric guitar was first invented in 1932, and it is attributed to an electrical engineer named Rickenbacker and a musician named Beauchamp.\u00a0 But real innovation that made it a go too instrument should be credited to Les Paul whose actual name was Lester Polsfuss (born 1915 and died 2009) and who can be credited with the solid body electric.\u00a0 \u00a0The Gibson Les Paul was based on the man\u2019s prototype called The Log.\u00a0 \u00a0Today there are too many different types of Gibsons to enumerate\u2026.. but here\u2019s an early model.<\/p>\n

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But there are other famous brands we need to talk about including Fender and Martin and Gretch, to name a few.\u00a0 I call the one below, a Fender Bender \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Actually this molded work is modeled on the Fender Precision Bass.\u00a0 Here below are a bevy of guitars, see if you can identify some of them\u2013 Martins,\u00a0 Gretchs, Gibsons, Fenders, and more\u2026.<\/p>\n

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It was Fender in the 60s that was the most creative with design, for example with these paisley pattern guitars imitating paisley T shirts and shirts which were so popular at the time.<\/p>\n

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This one has an interesting history, once belonging to Eric Clapton.<\/p>\n

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Fender guitars have that recognizable notch in it so one can reach the higher notes on the higher strings, and also a fairly distinctive neck as well.\u00a0 I prefer the Stratocaster to the Telecaster and have a recent cherry red one which I play through a vintage Vox amp. Sounding good in the neighborhood.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Notice the nobs. These showed up long before things like a whammy bar which guitarists like Jeff Beck made famous.<\/p>\n

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Of course long before there were solid body electric guitars, or even hollow body electric guitars, there were acoustic guitars from France, Germany, Spain, and especially the latter caught on in America and was dubbed the Spanish acoustic guitar.\u00a0 The most famous acoustic guitar of more recent eras is the Martin acoustic, and I have an acoustic electric one.\u00a0 Martin\u2019s are remarkable for their deep rich tone, and their ability to hold the tamber of their strings.\u00a0 For me, they are the best.\u00a0 \u00a0 Here are some interesting acoustic guitars\u2026<\/p>\n

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This is like a Spanish guitar, but with a fancy neck.<\/p>\n

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There were novelty guitars.\u00a0 Not sure I want one that stares at me!!<\/p>\n

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Obviously the sound that comes out of a guitar made out of metal instead of wood has a different character.<\/p>\n

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This quite obviously is a Hawaiian guitar.<\/p>\n

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I was very surprised there were no 12 string guitars in this exhibits, either acoustic or electric.\u00a0 At the beginning of the rock n\u2019roll era, the electric 12 string was a sensation, created originally by groups like the Byrds (doing Bob Dylan\u2019s \u2018Hey Mr. Tamborine Man\u2019).\u00a0 I love my Yamaha 12 string guitar.<\/p>\n

One reason guitars became popular both in America and in Europe also ready in the 19th century (and elsewhere), is because they were much easier to play than other stringed instruments, for example a violin, not least because they had fret boards, and also because they were portable. It was difficult to cart around a big six string acoustic bass or cello, to say the least.\u00a0 And it was already clear after the Civil War that good money could be made, making guitars.\u00a0 Gibson got going in 1902, Fender much later in 1946.\u00a0 It was indeed Gibson that introduced the first sellable and viable electric guitar in 1936\u2026<\/p>\n

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But even before Gibson, there was Gretsch in 1883.\u00a0 African Americans, like Charlie Christian pictured above, were some of the first to pick up electric guitars, and write Gospel, blues, jazz, and other sorts of music on them.<\/p>\n

It should also be remembered that acoustic guitars even in the early 19th century were associated by up and coming white Americans with high brow European culture, and the following story about Andrew Jackson\u2019s Secretary of State and family proves it\u2026.<\/p>\n

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The electric guitar was first invented in 1932, and it is attributed to an electrical engineer named Rickenbacker and a musician named Beauchamp.\u00a0 But real innovation that made it a go too instrument should be credited to Les Paul whose actual name was Lester Polsfuss (born 1915 and died 2009) and who can be credited […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":58907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nThe History of the Guitar--- Part Three<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The electric guitar was first invented in 1932, and it is attributed to an electrical engineer named Rickenbacker and a musician named Beauchamp.\u00a0 But\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta 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