Guitar
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"...The counterculture of the '60's was rural, romanticized, anti-science, anti-tech. But there was always a lurking contradiction at its heart, symbolised by the electric guitar. -- Mirrorshades, Bruce Sterling. |
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The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and it is also a solo classical instrument. It is recognized as one of the primary instruments in blues, country, flamenco, rock music and many forms of pop.
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See also
- Radio Soulwax: Axe Attack by Radio Soulwax
- Eddie Hazel
- Buckethead
- Jimi Hendrix
- Nile Rodgers
- Norman Harris
- Ernest Ranglin
- Terry Callier
- Steve Albini, Jeff Buckley, David Byrne, J. J. Cale, Rhys Chatham, Larry Coryell, Nick Drake, Robert Fripp, Fred Frith, Manuel Göttsching, Steve Hillage, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paco de Lucia, John Martyn, Steve Miller, Thurston Moore, Django Reinhardt, Carlos Santana, Tom Verlaine, Link Wray, Neil Young, Frank Zappa
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