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- 2. _____ _________ was not only an amazing guitar player but also a brilliant inventor. He worked with Orville Gibson to create the first solid body electric guitar.
- 5. ________ ________ acoustic/electric guitar.
- 6. Acoustic or ‘______’ guitar with steel strings.
- 9. The king of blues. His style of guitar playing has been a big influence on many of today’s blues artists.
- 11. Inventors tried all kinds of ways to build louder guitars, but it wasn’t until the invention of the transistor radio and magnetic recording devices called “_________-____” that a louder guitar would be possible.
- 14. Known for the unusual sounds he creates on guitar. Sometimes his guitars sound like animals or machines.
- 16. _________ string acoustic
- 17. Ann and Nancy Wilson are sisters who play awesome guitar rock n’ roll. They formed the band ________ in the mid 1970’s. Over the years they’ve had some huge hits and some classic guitar songs.
- 19. Resonator guitar or _____________.
- 21. An American blues-rock singer-songwriter and slide guitar player.
- 24. One of the two inventors of the electric guitar in 1931.
- 25. Fender ________________ electric guitar.
- 26. Acoustic classical or ‘_________’ guitar with nylon strings
- 27. A Mexican and American musician who became famous by mixing rock and Latin American music.
- 28. An _______________ ______________ has a hollow body, soundboard, strings, neck, fret board, bridge, machine heads.
- 29. A rock and roll guitarist – he was a leader in the growth and popularity of Rock n Roll during the 50’s.
- 32. _____________ _____________ ___________- A pioneer of electric guitar by mixing gospel and rock
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- 1. ____________ _____________ and his guitar company worked with Les Paul and together they created a solid body electric guitar
- 3. One of the two inventors of the electric guitar in 1931.
- 4. _______ ______________was known for the interesting ways she would tune her guitar to play songs. She mixed jazz, with rock and roll, R&B, and even classical music.
- 6. One of the two biggest guitar companies making electric solid body guitars.
- 7. _________ ____________, guitarist for Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest guitar players of all time.
- 8. A creative genius on electric guitar and really smart about the way he used sound and volume.
- 10. In the 1800’s, a Spanish craftsman named ___________ __ __________ ____________ started building guitars that are a lot like the modern classical and acoustic guitars of today.
- 12. An ________________ _____________ has a solid body, soundboard, strings, neck, fret board, bridge, machine heads, pickups, faceplate, toggle switch, volume knob, output jack.
- 13. _____________ ____________was one of the first performers to really wow jazz and bebop fans with the electric guitar.
- 15. An amazing studio and stage guitar player who played for Michael Jackson’s World Tours and Jeff Beck.
- 18. ______________ _____________ is one of the most famous Spanish style guitarists of all time.
- 20. ______________ ____________ was an American blues singer and musician - considered to be the ‘master of the blues’.
- 22. One of the two biggest guitar companies making electric solid body guitars.
- 23. Electronic invention that made amplifiers possible.
- 30. Modern guitars evolved from the __________, which was a stringed instrument dating way back to the ancient Greeks and Arabs.
- 31. Guitars became very popular in _____________ thanks to all the blues and jazz musicians.