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The guitar is a musical instrument, that both accompanies through the use of chords and as a melodic instrument that makes use of single notes. It is used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. It is most recognized in popular culture as the primary instrument in blues, country, pop, and rock music, and it is also an important instrument in jazz. The guitar is usually associated with a six-stringed format but variations include that of the four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, and twelve string guitars. Other variations are those of acoustic guitars, semi-hollowbody electric guitars, solidbody electric guitars as well as guitars with more than one neck (see Gibson EDS-1275). Guitars are designed, made, maintained and repaired by luthiers. Electric guitars are plugged into guitar amplifiers and many pop and rock performers use electronic effect pedals to modify the sound. The bass version of a guitar is called the electric bass. More about the Guitar... Guitar Noticeboard The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s. In 1960, Gibson Les Paul sales were significantly lower than they had been in previous years, so in 1961 the model was given a completely new body style that was thinner and had 2 sharp cutaway horns that made the upper frets more accessible. The neck was slightly heavy, which made it tilt downwards. The neck joint was also moved up about 3 frets. It was felt the new design could compete with the popular Fender Stratocaster, another benefit being lower production costs than that of the previous model. The guitar was advertised as having the "fastest neck in the world", due to its slender neck profile and virtually non-existent heel. The newly designed Les Paul was popular but Les Paul, whose namesake was carried over from the previous version, did not like the new design and asked to have his name removed from it. His reasons were simple: He knew the new neck joint was not as stable as the previous models, and didn't want his name on something that would break. Gibson renamed the model the "SG" which was short for "solid guitar". Even though Les Paul's name was officially removed from the model in 1961, the plastic Les Paul nameplates (positioned between the rhythm pickup and fingerboard) were in an overabundance in the Gibson factory and SG models having these nameplates were built and sold by Gibson up to the end of 1963. Angus Young's SG, a signature from Gibson USA. Classical guitar portal There are more than 225 articles in the Classical guitar portal. Flamenco guitar Rasgueado | Flamenco | Flamenco guitar | Guitarists Latin American guitar Rasgueado | Charango | Cuatro | Cavaquinho | Guitarrón | Tiple | Cuban Tres Electric guitar Electric guitar | Guitarists | Warr guitar Bass guitar Bass guitar | Acoustic bass guitar | Multi-necked bass guitar | Guitarrón Other types of guitar Semi-acoustic guitar | Steel-string acoustic guitar |Tenor guitar | Baritone guitar | Slide guitar | Pedal steel guitar | Lap steel guitar | Slack-key guitar | Hawaiian guitar | Resonator Guitar | Portuguese guitar | Prepared guitar | Parlor guitar | Flat top guitar | Archtop guitar | Fretless guitar | Seven string guitar | Eight string guitar | Twelve string guitar | Rhythm guitar | Lead guitar | Jazz guitar | Glock-Guitar | Harp guitar | 3rd bridge Physics of the guitar Vibrating string Playing style Fingerpicking | Strumming Miscellaneous List of guitar-related topics Template:/box-footer Pete Townshend, guitarist from The Who -- May 19, 1945 ... that major-thirds guitar-tuning is a repetitive tuning in which chords are raised an octave by shifting all notes by three strings on the same frets (illustrated)? ... that Jimi Hendrix was one of the few people whom Eric Clapton invited to play along with informally, in the middle of a show? ... that, while the standard guitar-tuning E-A-D-G-B-E includes one major third amid four perfect fourths, the augmented-fourths tuning B-F-B-F-B-F has only tritone intervals? ... that the bass player Jaco Pastorius was killed by a night club bouncer, after sneaking onstage at a Santana concert? ... the British band, The Yardbirds, started the career of three famous guitarists, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page? ... that B.B.King's guitar, Lucille, was named after a woman at one of his concerts who caused a fight between two men that eventually led to a fire? ... that the Russian guitar's open-G tuning D-G-B-D-G-B-D approximates the major-thirds tuning D#-G-B-D#-G-B-D#? ... that, on Bad Company's song "Can't Get Enough", the "ringing" guitar uses an open tuning constructed from C's overtones? ... that Les Paul, in addition to aiding in the creation of the guitar that bears his name, was a pioneer of multitrack recording? ... that the music of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, and Arnold Schoenberg inspired the jazz-guitarist Ralph Patt to invent major-thirds tuning? “ I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk. ” — Stevie Ray Vaughan “ I got this guitar and learned how to make it talk. ” — Bruce Springsteen in "Thunder Road" “ It's not particularly rocket science. It's a pencil and a delay pedal. ” — Tom Morello “ Trained fingers might as well be trained seals unless there’s a mind flexing behind them. ” — Lester Bangs on guitar solos. “ I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks. ” — John Lee Hooker WikiProjects connected with guitar: WikiProject Guitarists Wikipedia:WikiProject Music: Albums - Composers - Genres - Heavy metal - MusicBrainz - Musicians - Terminology - World music - Writing about music WikiProject Guidelines: Notability and Music Guidelines Template:/box-footer Get more people involved in this portal Update the WikiProjects section with recently featured articles and FACs Update the "Did you know" and "Guitar news" sections regularly Check the Guitar Noticeboard for any requests and other things to-do. Template:/box-header Subcategories of Guitar: Acoustic guitars - Guitar amplifier manufacturers - Seven-string guitarists - Classical guitar - Compositions for guitar - Electric bass guitars - Electric guitars - Guitar parts and accessories - Guitar performance techniques - Guitarists - Guitar magazines - Guitar-related software - Guitar tunings - Guitar websites - Composers for the classical guitar Template:/box-footer R&B and Soul Music Marching band Classical music Country Music 90x90px Electronic music Pipe organ Heavy metal Classical guitar 90x90px Jazz Punk rock Rock and Roll Music More music portals... The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject:

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