Guitar Sounds

Leon Redbone

"The guitar is a musical instrument that typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, nine-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar also vary, producing a variety of sounds. The two primary families of guitar types are the electric guitars and the acoustic guitars. Three main types of acoustic guitars are the classical guitar, the steel-string flattop guitar, and the archtop guitar).

"Guitars are recognized as one of the primary instruments in flamenco, jazz, blues, country, mariachi, rock music, and many forms of pop. They can also be a solo classical instrument. Guitars may be played acoustically, where the tone is produced by vibration of the strings and modulated by the hollow body, or they may rely on an amplifier that can electronically manipulate tone. Such electric guitars were introduced in the 1930s, and they have continued to have a profound influence on popular culture since then.

"Traditionally guitars have been constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut, or more recently, with either nylon or steel strings. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers."

From Wikipedia.

Illustration from a Carolingian Psalter from the 9th century, showing a guitar-like plucked instrument.

Click on the images below to hear some pretty good guitar sounds... Anna Likhacheva plays in the competition in Moscow (2003) - guitar luthier V. Kosolapov Muddy Waters at Newport Festival 1960 Guitarist Dominic Frasca playing 10 and 6 string. Sungha Jung plays 'Billie Jean' arranged by Adam Rafferty. http://www.sunghajung.com/xe/ Jimi Hendrix. Like A Rolling Stone

Highlights from the concert at Sant Pau de Camp, Barcelona in April 2008. Frances Pappas & Laura Young. A dog dances to the klezmer guitar Alain Giroux plays slide guitar on tour in Spain. Train Story with bottleneck guitar picking. What Is This Thing Called Love. Samois 2006 jam featuring: Sebastien Giniaux Adrien Moignard Mathieu Chatelain Samantha C.Wells Solo Guitarist. Over The Rainbow/If I Only Had A Brain. A video tribute to Leon Redbone.

Yoppy Kyabetsu. "My Walking Stick" on the ukulele.