Interesting facts about guitar
Hey! I have not been posting for a while because I have been racking my brains thinking what to write here. Anyways, I am going to tell you some interesting facts about guitar. And also to make another thing clear, these facts are not mine.
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- The first prototype guitars are known from the second millennium B.C.
-The seven stringed guitar is called the "Russian Guitar" or the "Gypsy guitar"
-The first electric guitar was made by George Beauchamp and Adolph Rikenbekerom in 1931.
-The first wooden built guitar was by Leo Fender and musician Les Paul independently of each other.
-The first bass was also developed by Leo Fender in the 50's of last century.
-Famous guitar brand Ibanez was named after the Spanish Luthier Salvador Ivanesa. The name was mutated after its successful launch in North America.
-In Finland, the competition is held annually on the fictional game masters guitar. "Musicians" just "play" on supposedly invisible instruments.
-The most expensive guitar is the Fender Stratocaster, signed by 19 famous guitarists and sold at a charity auction for 2.8 million.
-The most expensive production model today is the Fender Midnight Opulence, which costs $90,000.
-The smallest guitar was created by masters at University Cornell. Length=10 microns
-The smallest functioning electric guitar is Percision, length=67.5cm
-The biggest operating electric guitar is 13 metres and 26cm. It was made in Academy of Sciences and Technologies of Houston in 2001. Weight is 1023 kg.
-The most popular and copied model of electric guitar is Fender Stratocaster.
-The grave of Jim Hendrix shows Stratocaster.
-In 1995, Briton Chris Black married his guitar which was also a Fender Stratocaster.
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Thanks for reading this super long article!
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- The first prototype guitars are known from the second millennium B.C.
-The seven stringed guitar is called the "Russian Guitar" or the "Gypsy guitar"
-The first electric guitar was made by George Beauchamp and Adolph Rikenbekerom in 1931.
-The first wooden built guitar was by Leo Fender and musician Les Paul independently of each other.
-The first bass was also developed by Leo Fender in the 50's of last century.
-Famous guitar brand Ibanez was named after the Spanish Luthier Salvador Ivanesa. The name was mutated after its successful launch in North America.
-In Finland, the competition is held annually on the fictional game masters guitar. "Musicians" just "play" on supposedly invisible instruments.
-The most expensive guitar is the Fender Stratocaster, signed by 19 famous guitarists and sold at a charity auction for 2.8 million.
-The most expensive production model today is the Fender Midnight Opulence, which costs $90,000.
-The smallest guitar was created by masters at University Cornell. Length=10 microns
-The smallest functioning electric guitar is Percision, length=67.5cm
-The biggest operating electric guitar is 13 metres and 26cm. It was made in Academy of Sciences and Technologies of Houston in 2001. Weight is 1023 kg.
-The most popular and copied model of electric guitar is Fender Stratocaster.
-The grave of Jim Hendrix shows Stratocaster.
-In 1995, Briton Chris Black married his guitar which was also a Fender Stratocaster.
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Thanks for reading this super long article!
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