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{{Short description|A portable guitar that's compatible with headphones for practice}}
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{{Infobox Guitar model
|title = Silent guitar
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|caption = [[Mattias Eklundh]] playing on a Yamaha Silent Guitar Clinic
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|manufacturer = [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] <br /> [[Traveler Guitar]] <br /> [[Warr
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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]] using a [[piezoelectric pickup]]. The body of the guitar does not amplify the vibration of the strings into audible sound. Thanks to this, musicians can practice with headphones without disturbing people around them,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Little |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.
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=== 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 ==
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* [[Semi-acoustic guitar]]
* [[Hybrid guitar]]
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== References ==
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