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The first escopetarra in 2003 was made from a Winchester rifle and a Stratocaster electric guitar. [ 3 ] López initially had five escopetarras built by Colombian luthier Alberto Paredes , four of which were given to Colombian musician Juanes , Argentine musician Fito Páez , the United Nations Development Program , and the city government of ...
The Guild Guitar Company is a United States–based guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge, [1] a guitarist and music-store owner. The brand name currently exists as a brand under Córdoba Music Group. [2] In February 2023, The Yamaha Guitar Group acquired Cordoba Music Group. [3]
Electric guitar design and construction vary greatly in the shape of the body and the configuration of the neck, bridge, and pickups. However, some features are present on most guitars. The photo below shows the different parts of an electric guitar. The headstock (1) contains the metal machine heads (1.1), which use a worm gear for tuning.
Kasuga was later involved in a joint venture with Roland to produce guitar synths. [12] By the 1980s Kasuga stopped selling guitar under their own brands and instead focused on OEM production for other companies. They made acoustic guitars for Yamaha as well as guitars sold by Burny, Washburn and under ESP Guitars' Navigator brand. [12]
At the same time of the Melody Maker, Gibson's sister brand Epiphone made a version of the guitar named the Olympic. Initially virtually identical to the double cut Melody Makers, these guitars eventually developed an asymmetrical body with a slightly larger upper horn with the Olympic Special, and a higher-end model which shared a body with the later Epiphone Coronet, Wilshire, and Crestwoods ...
An electronic kit is a package of electrical components used to build an electronic device. Generally, kits are composed of electronic components, a circuit diagram (schematic), assembly instructions, and often a printed circuit board (PCB) or another type of prototyping board. There are two types of kits. Some build a single device or system.
ESP Company, Limited (株式会社イーエスピー, Kabushiki Gaisha Ī Esu Pī) is a Japanese guitar manufacturer, [1] primarily focused on the production of electric guitars and basses. They are based in both Tokyo and Los Angeles, with distinct product lines for each market. ESP Company manufactures instruments under several names ...
Guitar wiring refers to the electrical components, and interconnections thereof, inside an electric guitar (and, by extension, other electric instruments like the bass guitar or mandolin). It most commonly consists of pickups , potentiometers to adjust volume and tone, a switch to select between different pickups (if the instrument has more ...