Since 1994, a new version of the band has toured, with Parsons performing live acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals, with various lineups.

By the 16th century the vihuela's construction had more in common with the modern guitar, with its curved one-piece ribs, than with the viols, and more like a larger version of the contemporary four-course guitars.

Goodness recorded a version of " Electricity, Electricity " with Mike McCready using the pseudonym " Petster " on electric guitar for the Schoolhouse Rock!

" The Doors incorporated " Asturias " into their song " Spanish Caravan "; also, Iron Maiden's To Tame a Land uses the introduction of the piece for the song bridge ; and more recently, a guitar version of Granada functions as something of a love theme in Woody Allen's 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona

* Passeggiata in tram in America e ritorno ( 2001 ) ( text by Dino Campana ) for female Italian voice, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, electric guitar, electric violin, double bass, piano, percussion, 1998 ( also version for voice, flute, horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, amplified violin, double bass, piano

The album notably featured " Bizarre Love Triangle " and " Angel Dust " ( of which a remixed instrumental version is available on the UK " True Faith " CD video single, under the title " Evil Dust "), a track which marries a synth break beat with Low-Life-era guitar effects.

Allman extended the expressive range of the slide guitar by incorporating the harmonica effects of Sonny Boy Williamson II, most clearly in the Allman Brothers ' cover version of Sonny Boy's " One Way Out ", heard on their album Eat a Peach.

In early 1976, Richman put together a new version of the Modern Lovers, with Leroy Radcliffe ( guitar ), Greg " Curly " Keranen ( bass ) and the returning David Robinson ( drums ).

In 2003 ZZ Top released a final RCA album, Mescalero, an album thick with harsh Gibbons guitar and featuring a hidden track – a cover version of " As Time Goes By ".

Cedrone's guitar solo was one that he used before on Bill Haley And The Saddlemen's version of " Rock the Joint " in 1952, and is considered one of the classic rock and roll guitar solos of all time.

In chronological order others include: " I've Been Everywhere " by Hank Snow ( 1962 ) ( album of the same title ) and Johnny Cash ( 1996 ) Unchained reworked from the original 1959 Geoff Mack Australian-place-names version made popular by the singer Lucky Starr ; " Down on the Corner " ( 1969 ) by Creedence Clearwater Revival on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys covered by a dozen other groups ; " Kalamazoo " ( 1995 ) by Luna on Penthouse ; " Cold Rock a Party " ( 1997 ) by MC Lyte on Bad As I Wanna B ; " Kalamazoo " a song by the rock trio Primus on the 1997 Brown Album ; " Top of the World " by Rascalz ( 1999 ) on Global Warning ; " Kalamazoo ", a song by Ben Folds Five on the 2004 EP Super D ; " 65 Miles from Kalamazoo " ( 2008 ) by R. J. Miller ( a lament for a lost Gibson guitar and a metaphor about " an old girlfriend from Kalamazoo "); and " Kalamazoo " ( 2009 ) by Mike Craver on his album Shining Down.

The reconstituted version of Love, which included Jay Donnellan and then Gary Rowles on guitars, Frank Fayad on bass guitar, and George Suranovich on drums, played in a blues-rock style, different from the band's previous line-up.

This version is told from the point of view of a friend of Rhysling's, and has Rhysling using a guitar instead of an accordion.

Mustaine included his original version of the song on the album to " straighten Metallica up ", as Metallica referred to Mustaine as a drunk and said he could not play guitar.

Cost of manufacture had, in Dopyera's opinion, priced the resonator guitar beyond the reach of many players, and his failure to convince his fellow directors at the National String Instrument Corporation to produce a single-cone version was part of his motivation for leaving.

Nick Harper often performed with this version of Squeeze, providing additional guitar and vocals.

A new, faster version, with heavily distorted guitar and a high-energy keyboard solo from Nicky Hopkins, was recorded, and was relegated to the flip side of " Hey Jude ".

He had constructed a special version of the Gibson L-5 archtop guitar featuring diminished dimensions of neck scale and body depth, befitting his own smaller stature.

Another version of the story has Hendrix being asked, " Jimi, how does it feel to be the world's greatest guitar player?

Bakshi has described its vocal style, backed by fast guitar licks, as an " early version of rap ".

" Roger McGuinn also did guitar the work in The Beach Boys version of California Dreaming video.

Duane and Wilson's version of the song was eventually recorded with Allman on lead guitar.

The first recorded version of " Love is Strange " was performed by Bo Diddley, who recorded his version on May 24, 1956 with Jody Williams on lead guitar.

They became prized for their distinctive sound, however, and found life with several musical styles ( most notably bluegrass and also blues ) well after electric amplification solved the issue of inadequate guitar sound levels.

He later took up the mandolin, became interested in country music, and played guitar with Arlo Guthrie.

Stories have been told about the very young Chet who, when a friend or relative would come to visit, and if that person played a guitar, would crowd in and put his ear so very close to the instrument that it became difficult for that person to play.

Invented in 1931, the electric guitar became a necessity as jazz musicians sought to amplify their sound in the big band format.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the electric guitar became the most important instrument in pop music.

The need for the amplified guitar became apparent during the big band era as orchestras increased in size, particularly when guitars had to compete with large brass sections.

It became known as the " Charlie Christian " pickup ( named for the great jazz guitarist who was among the first to perform with the ES-150 guitar ).

The 1960s and 1970s saw the harmonica become less prominent, as the overdriven electric lead guitar became the dominant instrument for solos in blues rock.

Conceived in the early 1930s, the electric guitar became a necessity as jazz musicians sought to amplify their sound.

As the acoustic guitar became a more popular instrument in the early 20th century, guitar-makers began building louder guitars which would be useful in a wider range of settings.

When guitarist Charlie Christian used the amplified electric guitar to improvise horn-like, single-line melodies in the jazz context, jazz and blues musicians became interested in the potential of the louder, new electric guitar.

" Of " Forever Changes ," Moon wrote, " Inside these songs are ideas about guitar soloing that Lee's friend Jimi Hendrix rode into the stratosphere ; hints of the mysticism and transcendence that became the calling card of the Doors ; and the seeds of goth, orchestral pop, and other subgenres.

From the visit to Bron-Yur-Aur in 1970, the songwriting partnership between Page and Plant became predominant, with Page supplying the music, largely via his acoustic guitar, and Plant emerging as the band's chief lyricist.

During the 1960s, Rickenbacker benefited tremendously when a couple of Rickenbacker guitar models became permanently intertwined with the sound and look of The Beatles.

Despite the church's firm stand against blues music and the sinful world which revolved around it, House became attracted to it and taught himself guitar in his mid 20s, after moving back to the Clarksdale area, inspired by the work of Willie Wilson.

They were soon joined by Bob " Bongo " Starkie on guitar and backing vocals, and Red Symons on guitar, vocals and keyboards ; Graeme " Shirley " Strachan became lead vocalist in March 1974.

Lane had seen Mariani in the final few gigs of the Go-Starts and asked him for guitar lessons which became jams, then writing songs, and finally the decision was made to form The Stems.

The 12AX7 is a dual " high mu " ( high voltage gain < ref >) triode in a miniature enclosure, and became widely used in audio signal amplifiers, instruments, and guitar amplifiers.

He became proficient at guitar, flageolet and flute.

At the age of 14, Jones became choirmaster and organist at a local church and during that year, he also bought his first bass guitar, a Dallas solid body electric followed by multiple basses in which he part exchanged until he finally bought his 1962 Fender Jazz Bass which he used until 1976.

In August 1966 the single " 7 and 7 Is ", notable for the exceptional guitar work of Johnny Echols, became their highest-charting at No. 33 in the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1966, Billy Ritchie became the first keyboard player to take a lead role in a rock band, replacing guitar, and thereby preparing the ground for others such as Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman.

In 1816 he settled in Cologne, where he became established as a teacher, giving lessons in singing, violin, flute and guitar, and composing both religious and secular music.