Timeline of the Guitar

  • Russia at the time

    Russia at the time
    they created an interesting kind of guitar in their homelands called the balalaika which was made in the 18th century
  • the first creation

    the first creation
    In the mid-1800's, Antonio de Torres Jurado, a Spanish musician created a spanish guitar that would indeed rise up in the musical world.
  • Period: to

    the guitar

    A musical instrument that gave a whole new meaning to the word music
  • Aloha

    Aloha
    The ukulele is created in Hawaii
  • Guitar update

    Round the 1900's Nylon, metal and plastic were more common material instead of cat guts.
  • An acoustic rising

    An acoustic rising
    In the late 1920's resophonic or as we call them now, acoustic guitars were created.
  • More guitar updates

    Metal strings, steel becomes the common type of string.
  • California

    California
    the first guitar was created in California in the 1930's
  • Electric update

    The guitars that became known as an electric guitar needs something called an amp to produce a louder sound by plugging the aux into the amp from the guitar you got louder sounds.
  • Leo Fender

    Leo Fender
    in the 40's Fender had the first commercially solid body electric guitar sold.
  • sweeping the ntion

    sweeping the ntion
    in the 50's rock seemed to spread all across the nation and the electric guitar became the face of rock.
  • a good guitarist

    a good guitarist
    Alan Gogoll was the best guitarist in 2020
  • best skill

    best skill
    pure technical skill allowed john Mayer to be the best in 2023.