Warren Woodhouse: guitar

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13 September 2024

Guitar Databank (Databanks)

Databank by Warren Woodhouse

Listed below are the earliest known examples that contributed to the development of the guitar.

Oud: Invented in Mesopotamia about 5000 years ago. The instrument was invented by Lamech, the 6th grandson of Adam (The Bible).
Braguinha: Invented in Portugal in 1700, is the father of the Ukulele.
Rajão: Invented in Portugal in 1700, is the mother of the Ukulele.
Lute: Invented in Malaga, Spain. in 1720.
Gaetano: Invented in Spain in 1759 by Gaetano Vinaccia. Gitano is the closest Spanish equivalent and translates to Gipsy in English. The guitar could of been an instrument mostly associated with travelers since another form of traveler is a Travelling Gipsy.
Mandolin: Invented in Italy in 1800. Based on the Arabic Oud.
Renaissance/Medieval Guitar: Invented in Spain in 1801 by G.B. Fabricatore. This later on developed into an early form of the wooden guitar or early modern guitar.
Ukulele: Invented in Hawai'i in 1879 by Manuel Nunes, a former native of Portugal.
Early Modern Guitar: Invented in United States of America in 1940 by Les Paul Gibson.
The Flying V: Invented in United States of America in 1942 by Les Paul Gibson and the music would never develop properly for it until 1972 when the Woodstock Music Festival sparked a wave of new and upcoming independent musicians. During this event, James Hendrix started using the instrument and created the music which later created opportunities for other Flying V guitarist including the lead guitarist of The Scorpions who had a custom Cherry Red Flying V.
Modern Electric Guitar: Invented in United States of America in 1969 by Les Paul Gibson.

13 April 2017

Playing on my Guitar is getting Better

Today I was playing on my guitar at Notes Studios again. I'm getting so much better at playing on my guitar this month than I have ever done in my entire life except for last year when my friend Sean taught me how to play. I can now physically play the James Bond Theme song. It's still early days, so I could become better at playing the theme song in a few more months or by next year.

Definitely a good thing, I'm starting to hear the music too. Who knew I had music flowing through my veins!