#1 - Guitar Originated In Ancient Egypt!
This is well known that the standard #Guitar that we know today looks very different than the original inspiration which was lude-like with a box-shaped body.
The instrument traveled from the Egyptians to the Greeks and then onto the Romans, who took it to Europe.
While the exact time period of the Gitar's origin is not known, A plucked string instrument that was first called a guitar appeared in Spain around the turn of the fifteenth century.
#2 - Guitar World Records
#LongestGuitarSolo: 24 hours and 55 minutes
By David DiDonato, a member of local band Modok and music instructor in Austin.
#LongestGuitarMarathon: 114 hours, 6 minutes and 30 seconds
Dave Browne has the world record for the longest guitar playing session. He played at Temple Bar in Dublin, taking only 30 second breaks between songs.
World's #BiggestFunctioningGuitar: 43.5 feet long and 16 feet wide
It is a perfectly scaled copy of a 1967 Gibson Flying V guitar, only 12 times larger than the original. And it weighs 2,244 pounds, roughly as much as a Mini Cooper.
World Record For #MostStringsOnAGuitar: 226 strings
A standard Guitar has 6. 226 string Guitar probably requires a full orchestra team to play just one instrument. LOL!
World's #SmallestGuitar: 10 Microns
I challenge you to attempt playing it!
To give you context, the instrument is1/100,000 of a meter long.
World's #FastestGuitarPlayer: Dr. David Prabhaker Bandi (India)
He played "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, without error at a speed of 1708 beats per minute (bpm), ie. more than 10 notes in a second.
#3 - Leo Fender Couldn’t Play Guitar
Yes, you read it correctly, the iconic Guitar inventor never actually learned to play guitar.
This is probably the most shocking fact. Some say that he does not even know how to TUNE one!
#4 - A Man Has Married His Guitar After Dating for 35 Years
Name of the bride: "Brenda the Fenda", a red Fender Stratocaster.
In 2001, a British guitarist named Chris Black became the first person to marry a guitar.
#5 - Guitar Is The World’s Second Most Popular Instrument
Beethoven still rules! After all, the piano is still the world’s most popular instrument.
But Guitar is a close second.
Some Bonus #GuitarFacts:
- There is a guitar-shaped forest in Argentina, in the Pampas region.
- #Ibanez Added the seventh and eighth strings.
- The #MostExpensiveGuitar Ever Sold, Cashed Out For A Whopping $2.8million.
- The #FirstElectricGuitar dates to 1931
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