Coolest Guitar
Ever since the rock music came into being guitars were considered really cool instruments. Of course the guitar was invented a lot earlier, somewhere in the Middle Ages when the minstrels used it to chram the young ladies in all the towns where they were passing. But of course they looked a bit different and did not use electricity to produce all kinds of incredible sounds. When the electric guitar was invented things changed a lot and now it was time for experimenting new things and new sounds.
Guitar players had now the possibility to make the sounds longer than usual, add effect and add amplifiers in order for the sound to be heard a lot better and louder in concerts for example where there are thousands of people and they could not possibly hear the sound of a classic guitar so well, even with microphones and all. The biggest guitar players in the world brought new designs and new models of guitars that were considered in turns "the coolest guitar" by the fans and even by the musicians.
There were simple guitars, double necked or even four necked ones that were so unusual and at the same time so cool. But few people imagined just how hard it was to play them in concerts, as they were very heavy. But they offered the advantage of providing two decks in totally different tones and the guitar player could play them in turns without having to stop in the middle of the concert to exchange guitars.
Any way there were a lot of different tops with the coolest guitar made in time by both fans and professional. But tops have always been contested by one person or another, but it's only natural, since people are not the same and can't have identical tastes. Here is one such top ten with the coolest guitars ever - read it and we'll see if you agree or not.
1. Gibson 1275 EDS - the guitar that was double necked and was owned by Jimmy Page who could perform live solos with it on stag to the delight of the fans;
2. Quad guitar - Michael Angelo Batio;
3. Ibanez triple necked Heart Guitar that belonged to he famous guitarist Steve Vai -considered the best in the world for a long time;
4. Frankenstein - the guitar owned by Eddie van Halen;
5. Hammer with five necks -unbelievable guitar of Rick Nielson;
6. Symbol - a guitar owned by the Symbol / Prince who mastered it beautifully in spite of being known mainly as a singer;
7. Picasso Guitar with 42 strings - a crazy design that required at least three set of hands, but was played by the only Pat metheny;
8. The Twin necked Guitar belonging to the only person who appeared twice in this top - Michael Angelo Batio
9. Dean Dixie Rebel -belonging to Dimebag Darrell;
10. Manson Custom - from Matt Bellamy;
Of course any Les Paul guitar can be considered the coolest, and so can all the funny instruments appeared on stage during various concerts. I can't help mentioning Jimmy Hendrix's guitar, but i don't know if it was the guitar or his genius that made the instrument sound so unreal. Now there are guitars that even have an iPad on the guitar's body and combine elements of computer science of music. Now there are guitars made of carbon fiber and also made in spacial shapes, looking like dragons or differently coloured.Here are some links if you are a bit curious and want to see some cool guitars : www.flickr.com, www.answerbag.com, www.musicradar.com, www.the-top-tens.com - that offers you a bonus of a top ten best guitar brands.
But I guess the coolest guitar is the one you like best, even if it has only half of the strings and was found in your grandma's attic.
