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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''' is a type of [[guitar]] with a [[solid body guitar\|solid]] or [[chambered body]] that converts the vibration of the strings into [[~~Electric current\|electrical~~electric current]] using a [[piezoelectric pickup]]. ~~Thebody~~The 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 ~~Alternatively,~~\|title=Yamaha ~~they~~Silent ~~can~~Guitars beSLG200N ~~used~~& toSLG200S {{!}} 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> ==~~Full~~ ~~size~~Types ~~bodies~~== [[File:Jean-Pierre Riou avec Fest-Rock.JPG\|thumb\|Jean-Pierre Riou, guitarist of [[Red Cardell]], playing on Silent Guitar 10S]] 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.▼ === Full-size bodies === ==Skeleton guitars==▼ ▲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. Skeleton guitars have an outer frame in the dimensions of an acoustic guitar so that they can be played sitting. The skeleton may be detachable to allow conversion into a [[travel guitar]].▼ === 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. ~~guitar is an advantage to travellers as well as the ability to practice silently.~~ ▲=== Skeleton guitars === ▲~~Skeleton~~Some silent guitars ~~have~~are ansmall-bodied instruments with a knee-rest of outer frame in the dimensions of an acoustic guitar so that they can be played sitting. ~~The~~These ~~skeleton may~~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}} * [[~~Electro~~Acoustic-~~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]]