Wednesday, February 24, 2010

4-string guitar

 
Was there ever a 4-string guitar made? Yes, Gibson made an ES-350 TG tenor guitar, supposedly for transitioning banjo players in the 1950s. As the jazz scene expanded way back then, the banjo chaps were replaced by guitar players as the bands increased their performance volumes. The banjo wielders, in preservation of their profession, learned guitars in this switch & the ES-350 aided this crossing.

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