Guitar

[Sarah]

A six-string instrument. The strings are commonly made of nylon or metal. It consists of a body, a neck, and a headstock. The strings are depressed behind frets to produce pitch. Sound is commonly amplified with either a soundhole in a hollow-body or a pickup and electronic amplifier. It uses the standard 12-tone equal-tempered musical system. It covers approximately five octaves and is commonly tuned in fourths, except for between the 2nd and 3rd strings, which are tuned in a third. Commonly used as both a backing and a lead instrument in almost every style of modern music.

An istrument, which many pick up, but rarely learn to play properly. Most people who play guitar do not know musical theory, which is needed to properly harmonize chords and melodies and create diverse musical patterns, which is needed to produce music that is pleasing to the ear.

[Sarah]

A device, when used in combination with an amplifier, which can be used to scare off neighbours.

[Sarah]

a precision tool with which the skillful ones can make the music this city is built on.

[Sarah]

An stringed instrument consisting of 6, 7, or 12 strings (most commonly these, though there are rarer variations) derived from the lute. The guitar is traditionally tuned in perfect fourths, excluding the B to G string interval, which is a major third. Guitars are amplified either through resonance of a hollow or semi-hollow body (which, contrary to popular belief, does not require a soundhole) or the use of magnetic pickups which in turn send an electronic signal to a guitar amplifier. Guitar is found in almost every style of modern music imaginable, and some older European world music as well. Guitar has common applications in jazz, rock, blues, metal, classical, ska, punk, alternative, pop, reggae, funk, and countless other musical (and in some cases, nonmusical) stylings.

An instrument which can either be used for good or evil.

Good-In the hands of one pure of heart, the guitar becomes a living, breathing, extension of himself. Through countless hours of practice, studying one's theory, and tapping into his or her own musical center, the guitarist becomes adept at playing and can inspire any emotion in a listener with a single lick.
Evil-In the hands of a corrupt heart, the guitar is a terrible thing to behold. Though it is an unfortunate thing, guitar is mostly used for evil nowadays. An evil guitarist will usually not take time to learn to play, and will use the guitar mainly to try and get girls to like him or play senseless excuses for music with 2 power chords to further propogate the evil music movements we have now.

[Sarah]

instrument made by God himself and that none of the bands of today can play any good. All of today's bands are full of bitches who cut themselves and cry about their girfriend leavin them like My Chemical Romance. The instrument that people like Jimi Hendrix and other guitarist from his time mastered

[Sarah]

The guitar is a personality coming out of six strings.

[Sarah]

sometimes used in art (like picasso paintings) guitars have influenced music since the western world. closely related to a predecessor, the lute, guitars consist of 6,7,or 12 strings (i once saw a 42 string guitar..it was nuts) as far as acoustic guitars go, the best acoustic money can buy is either a C.F. Martin, or a Takamine. As far as electrics go: Fender, Gibson, or Paul Reed Smith (PRS) the strings are strummed or plucked either with the bare fingers or a plectrum (pick) to create a pleasing array of tonal masterpieces.

[Sarah]

The greatest invention known to man

[Sarah]

An instrument many pick up for the sake of popularity. These people have no respect for the instrument as a musical device, but rather use it to look attractive to women or cool to men. Even the mere carrying of a guitar case or a small guitar pick will earn the bearer respect. This is the reason that many people walk around with their electric guitars even though they have no amp.
See [poser].

[Oralee]

a musical magical [instrument] played like gods but [ruined] by [douchebags]

[Greta]

Derived from ancient string instruments such as the [Oud], dating back in pictorial history as far as 5000 years ago.
The Oud was the predecesor to the western Lute, which was the predecessor to the Classical guitar which came into popularity during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Further ancestry can be linked to the Sitar and instruments related to the [Zither] family with actual instruments found in tombs dating back to approx. 500BC.
In Modern versions, the first electric pickup was designed by George D. [Beauchamp], a Hawaiian style guitarist in the 1920s. In 1929 he filed patent for the [Dobro] and in 1934, the first electric lap [steel guitar] became known as the [Rickenbacker] frying pan. In 1936 he filed patent for the first electric called the Spanish Electro guitar. In the late 40s Leo Fender sought to design an electric guitar that would be the volkswagon of the guitar industry, the Esquire, which became Broadcaster and then quickly changed to the Telecaster due to possible name copyright infringement with Gretschs Broadkaster.
By 1950, the first production solidbody electric guitars were in full swing from the Fender factory. The electric guitar was on its way into [making history].

[Michiko]

1. A wonderful invention that can be used for extreme evil or awesome awesomeness. Wielders often kill people who try to touch their guitars without permission; this is commonly referred to as [guitar rage], and it is advised that you dont try it.

2. Can stand for the phrase at playing *

3. [Guitar Hero 3] ^

4. Also referred to as an [ax] because of its power.

*see example 1