In this blog post I will talk about The different types of guitars that there is, I will mainly be focusing on electric guitars in this article due to the many types that there is. I will only cover two of the most popular guitar models The Gibson Les Paul And the Fender Stratocaster. One of the most popular styles is a les Paul this guitar is used by players Slash Jimmy Page Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, Ace Frehley, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Joe Perry, Billie Joe Armstrong, Joe Walsh, And many more. There are many reasons why this guitar is so iconic, First off the look is very intriguing to some players, here is a extremely good guitar player named slash ripping on the guitar check it out here to see why the sound of a Les Paul is so iconic. Many players like the sound because of the thick low end and the bluesy tone of it. The les Paul is one of the best selling guitars to date. (see below for picture)
Another very popular guitar type is the fender Stratocaster this guitar was put into production in 1954 With a prototype, but never did the creators of this iconic guitar think that it would become such an iconic, and influential guitar and put a new spin on music when players such as Jimi Hendrix, Joe Walsh, Kieth Richards, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and more began using it in the early days of rock and roll. the sound of the strat is very popular as it has its own unique sound that cannot be replicated. Here I will show an example of why this guitar is cherished and for some a first choice when it comes to guitars, here is one of the greatest blues players Stevie ray Vaughn on stage playing a great solo check it out (see below for image)
These are some of the best selling most iconic guitars of all time and hopefully you learned something about guitars after reading this
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ReplyDeleteguitars are cool so this will be interesting
ReplyDeleteI love your use of graphics and the link to Slash's guitar solo.
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