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six strings, infinite ego, the loudest way to say feelings out loud.
means A stringed musical instrument, usually with six strings, played by strumming or plucking over a hollow or solid body.
from It strummed its way through Spanish 'guitarra,' borrowed from Arabic 'qitara,' which itself reaches back to Greek 'kithara' — an ancient lyre-like instrument. So the same root that named a temple harp eventually named the thing leaning in the corner of every garage band's practice space, a cousin of the zither and the sitar through that wandering 'kithara' bloodline.
- ancient roots
- Descends from instruments over 3,000 years old.
- string trick
- Six strings make millions of possible chord shapes.
- jimi's secret
- Hendrix played right-handed guitars flipped upside down.
- size matters
- World's largest playable guitar is 43 feet long.
- space rock
- A guitar was played aboard the space station.
fender stratocaster — iconic electric guitar designed by leo fender in 1954, used by jimi hendrix, eric clapton, and countless others
gibson les paul — solid body electric guitar created in 1952 by gibson, favored by jimmy page, slash, and rock legends
martin d-28 — acoustic dreadnought made by c.f. martin & company since 1931, standard for folk and country musicians
classical nylon-string guitar — traditional instrument with origins in spain, fundamental to flamenco and classical music traditions worldwide