Arteconciencias: The 50 greatest moments in electric guitar history

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March 3, 2023

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The greatest moments in electric guitar history...

On September 4, 1882 – back when horse-drawn carriages still had a virtual monopoly on the streets, and Chester A. Arthur was President of the United States – America's first electricity-generating power station opened its doors.

That, dear readers, was the first of the 50 most important moments in the history of the electric guitar.

Believe it or not, our new list of those vital moments happens to contain another date from the 19th century, long before Fender opened its doors, or Gibson began shipping its revolutionary ES-150.

Learn about that largely forgotten, but groundbreaking, 19th century innovation – and dozens of other hugely consequential moments in the history of our favorite instrument – below...

Jackson Maxwell – Associate Editor, guitarworld.com

ESP launches the long-awaited Kirk Hammett LTD KH-V signature model

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Available in a trio of eye-catching colorways, the Metallica maestro's newest signature is so striking it gave him goosebumps the first time he saw it

Hear Paris Jackson, the daughter of Michael Jackson, channel grunge's glory days on her new single, bandaid

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Heavily informed by Nirvana and Pixies, the single is reportedly the title track of Jackson's forthcoming sophomore album

John Page Classic launches its overhauled US-made AJ collection with extravagant new finishes and upgraded specs

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The new-for-2023 AJ family offers new colorways, limited-edition models, and one-of-a-kind creations – all born out of Page's 50-plus years of guitar design expertise

Features

The 50 greatest moments in electric guitar history

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The guitar received its first jolt of electricity more than 130 years ago – and it's been humming along ever since. Here are 50 milestones worth celebrating

Justin "GuitarSlayer" Lyons on designing a glow-in-the-dark guitar to bring session players into the limelight, and the guitar lesson he learned from Machine Gun Kelly

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He got his start in K-pop, and now "GuitarSlayer" has worked in just about every genre under the sun – here, he shares his tips on how to go pro, why he watches videos of Prince, Hendrix, and SRV before he hits the stage, and how he divided up guitar parts with Sophie Lloyd in MGK's live band

From Guitar Player

Favored by Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia, the Musitronics Mu-Tron III combined wild sonics and creative usability

(John Pardue/Main Street Music of Carrboro)

Unveiled in 1972, this pioneering envelope filter was a near-instant hit

Like the Hagstrom, Vox, Framus, and Italian EKO guitars of the era, the 1965 Meazzi Hollywood Zodiac plays and sounds great

(May Yam)

While it looks slightly quirky, this elegant build is a straight-ahead, no-nonsense, meat-and-potatoes workhorse

Buyer's Guides

The best guitar slides available today

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Lessons

How to get more from oblique bends, a staple of blues-rock guitar playing

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Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Johnny Winter all used this technique to great effect – here's how you can make the most of it in your solos

Reviews

Victory V1 Series review

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In collaboration with ThorpyFX, this new range of pedals from Victory aims to capture the tones and performance of its current amp range in a solid-state stompbox format