Content deleted Content added
Waldyrious (talk | contribs) →See also: don't replace -- add! :) |
mNo edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit |
||
(26 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{Short description|A portable guitar that's compatible with headphones for practice}}
{{
{{Infobox Guitar model
|title = Silent guitar
Line 5 ⟶ 6:
|caption = [[Mattias Eklundh]] playing on a Yamaha Silent Guitar Clinic
|bgcolor =
|manufacturer = [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] <br /> [[Traveler Guitar]] <br /> [[Warr
|period =
|bodytype = Hollow
Line 17 ⟶ 18:
}}
A '''silent guitar'''
== Types ==
[[File:Jean-Pierre Riou avec Fest-Rock.JPG|thumb|Jean-Pierre Riou, guitarist of [[Red Cardell]], playing on Silent Guitar 10S]]
=== Full-size bodies ===
A successful early silent guitar with a full-sized body was the [[Gibson Chet Atkins SST]]. It appeared to have a [[soundhole]], but it was in fact a dummy. It was employed by [[Mark Knopfler]], among others.
=== Small bodies ===
Reducing the body size of a silent guitar has little effect on the sound. The portability of a small bodied guitar, as well as the ability to practice silently, is an advantage to travelers.
=== Skeleton guitars ===
Some silent guitars are small-bodied instruments with a knee-rest of outer frame in the dimensions of an acoustic guitar so that they can be played sitting. These can be detachable to allow conversion into a [[travel guitar]]. The most well known and popular model of this type is the Yamaha Silent Guitar series. The model in the photo above is the SLG130NW.
== Strings and tuning ==
Silent guitars are usually [[guitar tunings|tuned]] in the same manner as traditional guitars, from low to high: E - A - D - G - B - E. Various models are available with seven, eight, and even 14-string configurations, although those are rare.
== Manufacturers ==
Several guitar manufacturers offer silent guitars, including [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]], [[Traveler Guitar]]
== See also ==
{{commons category|Silent guitars|lcfirst=yes}}
* [[
* [[Semi-acoustic guitar]]
* [[Hybrid guitar]]
{{Guitars}}▼
== References ==
<references />
▲{{Guitars}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silent Guitar}}
[[Category:Guitars]]
[[de:Gitarre#Silent/Traveller_Guitar]]▼
{{electric-guitar-stub}}
|