OSAKA When Satoshi Hatta was searching for a solution to a problem that has plagued a popular guitar model made by Fender Musical Instrument Corp., he found the answer in a traditional Japanese woodworking technique.
April 27th, 2021, 2:00PM / BY Megan Salocks
April is an important month for the guitar and music world: It s Jazz Appreciation Month! And no one exemplifies guitars quite like Les Paul. An American jazz, blues, and country guitarist and songwriter, Les Paul is remembered for his experiments with innovative recording techniques and with solid-body amplified guitars. Les Paul live at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City in October 2008. (Thomas Faivre-Duboz, Wikimedia Commons)
In a salute to one of the grandfathers of the unforgettable sound of the electric guitar, we are taking a moment today to look through the array of electric guitars in the National Museum of American History s collection. Did you know that the museum has over 90 acoustic and electric guitars and bass guitars in our musical instruments collection? Join us as we share five of our favorite electric guitars from the collection, highlighting exciting moments in history that led to t