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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 John Williams John Williams (born 24 April 1941) is one of the world's best-known classical guitarists. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Williams was taught initially by his father Len Williams. At the age of twelve he went to Italy to study with Andrés Segovia. Later, he attended the Royal College of Music in London, studying piano because the school did not have a guitar department at the time. Upon graduation, he was offered the opportunity to create such a department. Being such a lover of the instrument, he seized the opportunity and ran it for the first two years. Williams has maintained links with the College (and with the Northern College in Manchester) ever since. 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 June: 21st, 1929 - Alexandre Lagoya, classical guitarist was born in Alexandria, Egypt. 26th, 1893 or 1898 - Big Bill Broonzy, prolific blues guitarist and composer was born in the United States. 30th, 2001 - Chet Atkins, country and western guitarist died. 18th, 1942 - Paul McCartney, Beatles member, was born in the United Kingdom. ... 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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