Before the development of the electric guitar and the use of synthetic materials, a guitar was defined as being an instrument having “a long, fretted neck, flat wooden soundboard, ribs, and a flat back, most often with incurved sides”. The term is used to refer to a number of chordophones that were developed and used across Europe, beginning in the 12th century and, later, in the Americas. Today, we have the Guitar Boat above, which was made by Australian guitar-smiths Maton for singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. Continue reading for mroe.
