RSSA Brief History of the Modern Guitar
Jul 02
The modern electric guitar is a distant product compared to its humbler origins, and prior to such modern developments and trends, and the increased use of synthetic materials, a guitar was simply defined as any instrument which had a long neck which was fretted, at the base of which was a soundboard with curved sides, and importantly, had a flat back. This was in contrast to the lute and other similar stringed instruments of early musical development.