Guitars are one of the most commonly played instruments, and everyone has a song they love because of its distinct guitar part. Guitars are played in many different ways from classical to heavy metal. In every way a guitar is played, different things can affect the tone and ability of it to play that certain style of music. Through history the talent of the guitar player is the ultimate way to create a style of music to a high level but the way it is built, the types of pickups used on it, and the amps and pedal used with it all have an effect on how it sounds and what genre of music it is best suited to play.
Forms of the guitar were played as long ago as 1350, but it wasn’t until the 16th century Spain that the first form of a guitar, a …show more content…
The electric guitar was developed which in turn created a whole new style of music. Before this time, classical guitar was all that existed, but then came along one of the most iconic guitarists of all time, Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry’s style of guitar playing is still taught today, and the licks he used in his songs are used in songs to this day. The guitar Chuck Berry played was a Gibson ES-350TN, which he started playing almost as soon as it came out with a Fender amp (Chapman 2003). The tone he had was unique because it was all created in the amp and his guitar. His guitar had two P90 pickups which are what made his guitar the way it was and created that iconic Chuck Berry sound. Chuck Berry also did more than just give a new style and create some riff, but he created rock and roll and set it in a direction that formed many other genres, not just rock and roll. Even in today’s big bands, Chuck Berry’s inspired riffs are used to make their …show more content…
In the years after Chuck Berry arguably the most ionic and remembered band of all time, the Beatles, came to the stage. From a guitar stand point of view, the Beatles had a huge effect because they designed the guitars that are still in production today. Probably the most popular is George Harrison’s Rickenbacker. This had a unique design because the lower four strings had an extra high octave string (Chapman 129). The Rickenbacker is still very popular to collect and one can still be found at certain guitar shops today. Another one of their guitars was the Gretsch Country Gentleman. The style of this guitar is almost identical to the ES that Chuck Berry played but similar to the Rickenbacker. It is still an item that collectors and Beatles enthusiast seek
Forms of the guitar were played as long ago as 1350, but it wasn’t until the 16th century Spain that the first form of a guitar, a …show more content…
The electric guitar was developed which in turn created a whole new style of music. Before this time, classical guitar was all that existed, but then came along one of the most iconic guitarists of all time, Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry’s style of guitar playing is still taught today, and the licks he used in his songs are used in songs to this day. The guitar Chuck Berry played was a Gibson ES-350TN, which he started playing almost as soon as it came out with a Fender amp (Chapman 2003). The tone he had was unique because it was all created in the amp and his guitar. His guitar had two P90 pickups which are what made his guitar the way it was and created that iconic Chuck Berry sound. Chuck Berry also did more than just give a new style and create some riff, but he created rock and roll and set it in a direction that formed many other genres, not just rock and roll. Even in today’s big bands, Chuck Berry’s inspired riffs are used to make their …show more content…
In the years after Chuck Berry arguably the most ionic and remembered band of all time, the Beatles, came to the stage. From a guitar stand point of view, the Beatles had a huge effect because they designed the guitars that are still in production today. Probably the most popular is George Harrison’s Rickenbacker. This had a unique design because the lower four strings had an extra high octave string (Chapman 129). The Rickenbacker is still very popular to collect and one can still be found at certain guitar shops today. Another one of their guitars was the Gretsch Country Gentleman. The style of this guitar is almost identical to the ES that Chuck Berry played but similar to the Rickenbacker. It is still an item that collectors and Beatles enthusiast seek