An Eric Clapton Guitar
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
An Eric Clapton Guitar
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
One of Eric clapton's guitars is displayed at the Hard Rock Cafe in Buenos Aires, Argentina.A little of the guitar:"The guitar is a popular musical instrument classified as a string instrument with anywhere from 4 to 18 strings, usually having 6. The sound is projected either acoustically or through electrical amplification (for an acoustic guitar or an electric guitar, respectively). It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the right hand while fretting (or pressing against the fret) the strings with the left hand. The guitar is a type of chordophone, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument.The guitar is used in a wide variety of musical genres worldwide. Electric guitars, introduced in the 1930s, use an amplifier that can electronically manipulate and shape the tone. Early amplified guitars employed a hollow body, but a solid body was eventually found more suitable, as it was less prone to feedback. Electric guitars have had a continuing profound influence on popular culture.It is recognized as a primary instrument in genres such as blues, bluegrass, country, flamenco, folk, jazz, jota, mariachi, metal, punk, reggae, rock, soul, and many forms of pop."
FEATURED 12/16/14 in "The Collector's Gallery"
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November 21st, 2014
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