Selmer-Maccaferri and Selmer style replica guitars

They run a workshop where the " Selmer-Maccaferri, " guitars are made that were immortalized by Django Reinhardt.

* 1952: Production of the Selmer-Maccaferri guitars is stopped.

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* The " Selmer-Maccaferri guitar " is usually played by those who follow the style of Django Reinhardt.

The Selmer Guitar ( often called a " Selmer-Maccaferri " or just " Maccaferri " by anglophones, as its inventor's rather than manufacturer's name was stressed in the early British advertising ) is an unusual acoustic guitar best known as the favored instrument of Django Reinhardt.

* The Selmer-Maccaferri guitar is strongly associated with Django Reinhardt and gypsy swing.

The artists are Chenek " DJ Bean " ( turntables, samples and percussion ), Yaotl ( vocals, indigenous percussion ), Joe " Peps " ( bass, rattles ), Alonzo Beas ( guitars, synth ), Caxo ( drums, indigenous percussion ), and Bulldog ( vocals, flute ).

There are many variations in construction and materials used in steel-string guitars.

Acoustic guitars are commonly constructed in several different body shapes.

These guitars are commonly called " parlor steels " as they are well-suited to smaller rooms.

All of the guitars above are relatively traditional in looks and construction, and are commonly referred to as " flattop " guitars.

These guitars are most commonly used by swing and jazz players and often incorporate electronics in the form of a pickup.

( Another simpler system, called ladder bracing, where the braces are all placed across the width of the instrument, is used on all types of flat-top guitars on the back.

Solid backs and sides can also contribute to a pleasant sound, although laminated sides and backs are acceptable alternatives, commonly found in mid-level guitars ( in the range of US $ 300 –$ 1000 ).

Steel-string guitars are also important in the world of flatpicking, as utilized by such artists as Clarence White, Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton, Doc Watson and David Grier.

These flat-top, steel-string guitars are constructed and voiced more for classical-like fingerpicking and less for chordal accompaniment ( strumming ).

The Jenerators are a blues-rock band based in Los Angeles, CA featuring Tom Hebenstreit on vocals, electric guitars and keyboards ; Bill Mumy on vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, keyboards, and percussion ; Gary Stockdale on vocals and bass ; Miguel Ferrer on vocals, percussion and drums ; David Jolliffe on guitar, percussion and vocals and Chris Ross on drums and percussion.

* All six strings are made from nylon, or nylon wrapped with metal, as opposed to the metal strings found on other acoustic guitars.

* Typical modern six-string classical guitars are 48 – 54 mm wide at the nut, compared to around 42 mm for electric guitars.

Some modern guitars are made of polycarbonate materials.

There are two primary families of guitars: acoustic and electric.

For this reason guitars are distantly related to modern instruments from these regions, including the tanbur, the setar, and the sitar.

Acoustic guitars are several notable subcategories within the acoustic guitar group: classical and flamenco guitars ; steel-string guitars, which include the flat-topped, or " folk ," guitar ; twelve-string guitars ; and the arched-top guitar.

( Rhythm section instruments usually include guitars, bass guitars, string basses, piano and other keyboard instruments, and drums.

The scale-size for the smaller guitars is usually in the range 484 – 578 mm ( 19-22. 5 inches ), with an instrument length of 785 – 915 mm ( 31-36 inches ).

As well, bass guitars usually have a solid wood body, which means that their sound is produced by electronic amplification of the vibration of the strings, instead of the upright bass's acoustic reverberation.

A traditional concert has only a singer and one guitar while a dance concert usually includes two or three guitars, one or more singers singing solo in turn and one or more dancers.

By the 14th century the qualifiers " moresca " and " latina " had been dropped and these two cordophones were usually simply referred to as guitars.

Flat-top or steel-string guitars are similar to the classical guitar, however, within the varied sizes of the steel-stringed guitar the body size is usually significantly larger than a classical guitar, and has a narrower, reinforced neck and stronger structural design.

Archtop guitars are steel-string instruments in which the top ( and often the back ) of the instrument are carved from a solid billet in a curved rather than a flat shape ; this violin-like construction is usually credited to the American Orville Gibson ( 1856 – 1918 ).

Co introduced the violin-inspired f-hole design now usually associated with archtop guitars, after designing a style of mandolin of the same type.

F-hole archtop guitars were immediately adopted upon their release by both jazz and country musicians and have remained particularly popular in jazz music, usually with flatwound strings.

Most modern guitars feature a 12 " neck radius, while older guitars from the 1960s and 1970s usually feature a 6-8 " neck radius.

In rock ensembles, usually called rock bands, there are usually guitars and keyboards ( piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, etc.

Punk bands usually consist of a vocalist, one or two overdriven electric guitars, an electric bass player, and a drummer.

So-called " pure pop " music, such as power pop, features all these elements, utilising electric guitars, drums and bass for instrumentation ; in the case of such music, the main goal is usually that of being pleasurable to listen to, rather than having much artistic depth.

Classic rock and roll is usually played with one or two electric guitars ( one lead, one rhythm ), a string bass or ( after the mid-1950s ) an electric bass guitar, and a drum kit.

In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, and saxophone.

Playing both acoustic and electric guitars ( although more usually the former ), Bailey was able to extend the possibilities of the instrument in radical ways, obtaining a far wider array of sounds than are usually heard.

The solidbodies are built very much as miniature electric guitars, whereas the acoustic-electrics are usually more like a standard acoustic charango.

Zimmer explained that " It was a road movie, and road movies usually have jangly guitars or a bunch of strings.

This sound is characterized by multiple lead and blended harmonies guitar work ( usually harmonized in thirds ), often alternating between and then mixing electric and acoustic guitars.

Instruments usually include one or more electric guitars, an electric bass guitar, a drum kit and sometimes electric keyboards or synthesizers.