Stringed instruments resembling the modern guitar date back 5,000 years! Most have six strings, but others have anywhere from four to twelve strings depending on the model and the player. Some
are simply styled and made of wood, while others are incredibly embellished with lots of added effects. See them all--2,000 of them, in fact--in the ultimate pictorial guitar collection: 2,000
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