Silent guitar: Difference between revisions

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|manufacturer = [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] <br /> [[Traveler Guitar]] <br /> [[Warr GuitarsGuitar]]s <br /> [[Koopal Music|Koopal]]

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&pg=PA68&dq=%22silent+guitar%22#v=onepage&qpg=%22silent%20guitar%22&f=falsePA68 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Jean-Pierre Riou avec Fest-Rock.JPG|thumb|Jean-Pierre Riou, guitarist of [[Red Cardell]], playing on Silent Guitar 10S]]

Several guitar manufacturers offer silent guitars, including [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]], [[Traveler Guitar]] and [[Warr Guitars]].

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