How the Electric Guitar was Born
William Christopher Handy once said that "guitar playing is a release, liberation, put simply it is freedom."
It was during 1930s that the first electric guitar was fashioned. From then on, it has drastically affected the course of the music of 20th Century. The electric guitar was at first brought down by critics, but the ability to play it with more inventiveness and personality won the hearts of the music community.
The electric guitar was originally designed and produced by electronic aficionados, instrument producers and guitar manufacturers, and its rise coincided with the increase in jazz orchestras.
The first electric guitar was designed by Les Paul, who experimented with microphones attached to guitars. The very first time that such a guitar was played in public was in Wichita, Kansas by Gage Brewer.
George Beauchamp from Los Angeles gave two of the electric guitars to Brewer. Brewer further advertised the instruments in an article in Wichita Beacon, 1932 and at a Halloween performance in October. But it would take a few more years yet to have the electric guitar recorded.
Eddie Durham is often credited with recording the very first use of the electric guitar. But 15 days earlier, George Barnes recorded Sweetheart Land and It's Low-Down Dirty Shame using an electric guitar.
In 1931, Paul Barth, Adolph Rickenbacker, and George Beauchamp established the company that developed the first electric guitars which became available to the general public.
The company's mass-produced electric guitars were created from cast aluminum, and these were actually played on a person's lap using a steel slide. This is somewhat similar to the steel guitar at present. Due to its unusual material, these guitars were affectionately called "Frying Pans".
Leo Fender was the first to produced a commercially successful guitar in 1946. He was radio repairman and the guitar was solid-bodied - much different from the hollow-bodied Jazz electric guitars. It was originally called "Esquire", and it quickly became a favorite of Country-Western guitar players.
It was during 1930s that the first electric guitar was fashioned. From then on, it has drastically affected the course of the music of 20th Century. The electric guitar was at first brought down by critics, but the ability to play it with more inventiveness and personality won the hearts of the music community.
The electric guitar was originally designed and produced by electronic aficionados, instrument producers and guitar manufacturers, and its rise coincided with the increase in jazz orchestras.
The first electric guitar was designed by Les Paul, who experimented with microphones attached to guitars. The very first time that such a guitar was played in public was in Wichita, Kansas by Gage Brewer.
George Beauchamp from Los Angeles gave two of the electric guitars to Brewer. Brewer further advertised the instruments in an article in Wichita Beacon, 1932 and at a Halloween performance in October. But it would take a few more years yet to have the electric guitar recorded.
Eddie Durham is often credited with recording the very first use of the electric guitar. But 15 days earlier, George Barnes recorded Sweetheart Land and It's Low-Down Dirty Shame using an electric guitar.
In 1931, Paul Barth, Adolph Rickenbacker, and George Beauchamp established the company that developed the first electric guitars which became available to the general public.
The company's mass-produced electric guitars were created from cast aluminum, and these were actually played on a person's lap using a steel slide. This is somewhat similar to the steel guitar at present. Due to its unusual material, these guitars were affectionately called "Frying Pans".
Leo Fender was the first to produced a commercially successful guitar in 1946. He was radio repairman and the guitar was solid-bodied - much different from the hollow-bodied Jazz electric guitars. It was originally called "Esquire", and it quickly became a favorite of Country-Western guitar players.
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