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ibanez December 22, 2009

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In the ’60s and ’70s several Japanese instrument manufacturers built guitars which were imported throughout the world.
Although some of these guitars were original designs, many were replicas (affectionately known as “copies”) of guitars made by established companies such as Gibson, Fender, Martin, Rickenbacker and others.
Ibanez is a brand name used by the Hoshino company to market guitars in the US, Australia and Europe. Even though these guitars typically sold for much less than the “brand name” guitars, the quality of many Ibanez guitars was extremely good.
Since the mid 70’s Ibanez has been producing many original design guitars that have become respected among professional and amateur guitarists alike. They’ve also manufactured a successful line of guitar effects and other “peripheral” products for musicians. This site is dedicated to the discussion and collection of information of Ibanez products.
Ibanez Collectors World can only be a success with your help. Participation is the key. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or comments.
Ibanez is a trademark of Hoshino. ICW is not affiliated with Ibanez or Hoshino.

Electric Guitar December 15, 2009

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Gibson Les Paul Classic

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings (sometimes nickel) into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as reverb or distortion. While most electric guitars have six strings, seven-string instruments are used by some jazz guitarists and metal guitarists (especially in nu metal),[1] and 12-string electric guitars (with six pairs of strings, four of which are tuned in octaves) are used in genres such as jangle pop and rock.

The earliest electric guitars were hollow bodied acoustic instruments with tungsten steel pickups made by the Rickenbacker company in 1931. While one of the first solid-body guitars was invented by Les Paul, the first commercially successful solid-body electric guitar was the Fender Esquire (1950). The electric guitar was a key instrument in the development of many musical styles that emerged since the late 1940s, such as Chicago blues, early rock and roll and rockabilly, and 1960s blues rock. It is also used in a range of other genres, including country music, Ambient (or New Age), and in some contemporary classical music.