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Line 1: {{Short description\|A portable guitar that's compatible with headphones for practice}} {{~~Unreferenced~~More citations needed\|date=February 2007}} {{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 ~~Guitars~~Guitar]]s <br /> [[Koopal Music\|Koopal]] \|period = \|bodytype = Hollow Line 17 ⟶ 18: }} A '''silent guitar''' ~~(Also known as a "Travel Guitar")~~ is a type of [[guitar]] with a [[~~Hollow~~solid body ~~electric~~ guitar\|~~hollow~~solid]] or [[chambered body]] that converts the vibration of the strings into [[~~Electric~~electric current~~\|electrical~~]] ~~current~~using a [[piezoelectric pickup]]. The ~~hollow~~ body of the guitar does not amplify the vibration of the strings into audible sound,. soThanks ~~musicians~~to ~~are~~this, ~~able~~musicians tocan ~~play~~practice with headphones without disturbing people around them,<ref>{{cite ~~while~~web ~~they~~\|last1=Little ~~practice~~\|first1=Guy \|title=Yamaha Silent Guitars SLG200N & SLG200S {{!}} Acoustic Magazine \|url=http://www.acousticmagazine.com/reviews/gear-reviews/yamaha-silent-guitars-slg200n-slg200s/ \|website=www.acousticmagazine.com \|accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref> or obtain an acoustic tone under heavy amplification without feedback. [[Las Vegas Academy]] has used silent guitars in a classroom setting, with students wearing headphones to hear their instrument's sound.<ref name="Las Vegas Academy silent guitar classroom">{{cite book \|last1=Swick \|first1=Bill \|title=Teaching Beginning Guitar Class: A Practical Guide \|date=2017 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=9780190661922 \|page=68 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mH8yDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22silent+guitar%22&pg=PA68 \|language=en}}</ref> == 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]], and [[Warr Guitars~~]], and [[Koopal Music\|Koopal~~]]. == See also == {{commons category\|Silent guitars\|lcfirst=yes}} * [[~~Hollow body~~ Acoustic-electric guitar]] * [[Semi-acoustic guitar]] * [[Hybrid guitar]] {{Guitars}}▼ == References == ~~{{Guitar-stub}}~~ <references /> ▲{{Guitars}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Silent Guitar}} [[Category:Guitars]] [[de:Gitarre#Silent/Traveller_Guitar]]▼ {{electric-guitar-stub}} ▲[[de:Gitarre#Silent/~~Traveller_Guitar~~Traveller Guitar]]