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An acoustic guitar with pickups for electrical amplification is called an acoustic-electric guitar. In the 2000s, manufacturers introduced new types of pickups to try to amplify the full sound of these instruments. This includes body sensors, and systems that include an internal microphone along with body sensors or under-the-saddle pickups.
Kotaro Oshio (押尾 コータロー, Oshio Kōtarō, real name: 押尾 光太郎) is an acoustic guitarist from Japan.Born in Suita, Osaka, on February 1, 1968, he is best known for his work on the steel string guitar.
From 1970 to 1973, Tokai produced the Conn line of acoustic guitars under contract with C.G. Conn. [5] [6] In 1972, Tokai entered into a joint-venture with C. F. Martin & Company to supply acoustic guitar parts and also to build Martin's Sigma electric guitars. In 1975, it launched its own Cat's Eyes line of acoustic guitars, which were ...
Takamine Co., Ltd. (株式会社 高峰楽器製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Takamine Gakki Seisakusho, pronounced [takaꜜminé] ta-ka-mee-ne) is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. Its considered to be a major brand of steel-string acoustic guitars worldwide.
American primitive guitar is a fingerstyle guitar music genre, developed by the American guitarist John Fahey in the late 1950s. While the term "American primitivism" has been used as a name for the genre, [ 1 ] American primitive guitar is distinct from the primitivism art movement.
Ibanez (アイバニーズ, Aibanīzu) is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. [1] Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass-produce seven-string and eight-string guitars.
The popularity of the electric guitar and the acoustic guitar in music from the mid-20th century has led to various instrument manufacturers producing signature models that are endorsed by an artist. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
The D-28 has been made in several variations over the years, including: HD-28: Has scalloped braces, [7] said to give the guitar a more "open" sound than a D-28. Also features the herringbone (or "pre-war") top border and a zigzag, or "zipper" backstrip. [8]