6 Amazing facts about the Guitar
By Ledok Amazing Guitar Views (194)1) The Origin of Guitars
Did you know a 3,300-year-old stone carving of a Hittite bard playing a stringed instrument is the oldest iconographic representation of a chordophone (the ancient guitar)?
2) Talking about rare guitars!
The Original 1954 Gibson Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty” is among the rarest guitars of the world. Only 1 was made.
3) First to be made
The “frying pan” was the first electric guitar ever produced, created in 1931 by George Beauchamp and produced by Rickenbacker Electro.
4) Number of cultures playing Guitar
Did you know it is estimated that nearly 1 billion people play guitar worldwide?
5) Curious Guitar Sounds
In search of intricate complex sounds, Adrian Belew harnessed the effects in his guitar rack to sound like a herd of animals in “Elephant Talk”, on King Crimson’s 1981 Discipline album.
6) Most Popular Guitar Song
Probably Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven is the best known guitar song of all time.
