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From Boom Boxes to Beatles, Baez, and Boccherini--The Electric Guitar at the Crossroads

Authors: Queen, Daniel

AES Convention 31 · Paper 450 · October 1966

Abstract

The electric guitar, being capable of musical merit, is undergoing a trend away from loudness alone to consideration of timbre. Analysis of guitar music suggests the unusual potentialities of the instrument. The development has historical analogies to that of acoustic instruments.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 31
AES Convention
31
Paper number
450
Publication date
October 6, 1966
Affiliation
Amplivox Audio Products Division, Perma-Power Company, Chicago, IL (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper