all illustrations & text: aadya vibhuti, ais pv, xi

Contest Edition 7 THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Strumming along Educational Poster You better come up with another idea for this poster before this gets changed again ...or worse, scrapped. H He er rm mo oi in ne e AKA Aadya Vibhuti, AIS PV, XI B, Page Editor The beautiful sounds from the guitar strumming were not just created in a day. It took years for great musicians to create greater versions of this instrument, to evolve within themselves and let music breathe in all its glory. Aadya Vibhuti, AIS PV, XI brings you the 7 guitars that changed music history… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Introduced in: 1923 Aka: The First Masterpiece Notable Players: John Mayer, Jan Akkerman, Eric Clapton Fact File: This guitar was initially introduced as an acoustic instrument. During the big band era, it was considered to be the premier rhythm guitar. This guitar is considered to be the first in various fields with it being the first modern orchestra guitar, the first f-hole arch top guitar and the first guitar with a 14-fret neck. Introduced in: 1933 Aka: The Flagship of the Martin Line, The Pearl Notable Players: Gene Autry, Neil Young Fact File: This guitar derives its name ‘pearl’ from the fact that it has been made from abalone, a shellfish with a mother- of-pearl interior. During the period 1931-41, only 91 pieces of this guitar were made. This explains why each one of them comes at an exorbitant price. D-45 2 L-5 1 Introduced in: 1950 Aka: The Most Important Electric Guitar Ever Made Notable Players: James Burton, Muddy Waters, Roy Buchanan Fact File: It was the first guitar of its kind to be pro- duced on a substantial scale. It offers an easy-to- play solid body and is considered the Model-T of guitars. It gets its clean, bright sound from two coil pick-ups. Introduced in: 1954 Aka: The Standard Notable Players: David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Bob Dylan Fact File: It is the most played, most popu- lar and most copied electric guitar ever. This guitar came with a lot of novel elements: two cut- aways, the beveled body, three pickups with selector switch, adjustable bridge for each string, pro- tected output jack, etc Introduced in: 1980 Aka: The Stradivarius of the Electric Guitar Notable Players: Carlos Santana, Joe Walsh Fact File: The guitar was orig- inally made for Car- los Santana. He was so impressed with the instrument that he referred to it as “an act of God”. Beautiful, popping wood grain is a PRS sig- nature. The first wood Smith used was curly maple from the drawer-fronts of a friend’s dresser. Introduced in: 1958 Aka: The Modernistic Notable players: Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Dave Davies Fact File: Initially, only 98 models of this guitar were made. This is the reason for the original models being so expensive. The original Flying V was made of korina, a trade name for African limba wood. Initially, the guitar didn’t sell and hence, dealers resorted to hanging them in windows. The sales caught on only a decade later. 3 5 Introduced in: 1952 Aka: The Legend Notable players: Les Paul, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton Fact File: It is made of mahogany with a maple “cap”. The guitar’s body gives a magical sunburst effect, which is a result of book- matching of the wood used. From mid-1957 until 1962, Les Paul humbuckers came with a sticker - ‘Patent Applied For’. Les Paul 4 Flying V 6 7 “I think it’s so cool that you can pick up the guitar and create something that didn’t exist 5 minutes ago. You have music at your fingertips.” Michelle Branch American singer & guitarist Santana All illustrations & text: Aadya Vibhuti, AIS PV, XI

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Page 1: All illustrations & text: Aadya Vibhuti, AIS PV, XI

ContestEdition

7THE GLOBAL TIMES |MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Strumming alongEducational PosterYou better come up with another idea for this posterbefore this gets changed again ...or worse, scrapped.

HHeerrmmooiinnee AAKKAAAAaaddyyaa VViibbhhuuttii,, AAIISS PPVV,, XXII BB,, PPaaggee EEddiittoorr

Thebeautiful sounds

from the guitarstrumming were not just

created in a day. It tookyears for great musicians tocreate greater versions of thisinstrument, to evolve withinthemselves and let musicbreathe in all its glory.Aadya Vibhuti, AISPV, XI brings you the7 guitars thatchanged musichistory…

Introduced in: 1923Aka: The First MasterpieceNotable Players: JohnMayer, Jan Akkerman,Eric ClaptonFact File:��This guitar was ini-tially introduced as anacoustic instrument.��During the big bandera, it was considered tobe the premier rhythmguitar.��This guitar is considered tobe the first in various fields with itbeing the first modern orchestraguitar, the first f-hole arch top gui-tar and the first guitar with a14-fret neck.

Introduced in: 1933Aka: The Flagship of the Martin

Line, The PearlNotable Players: GeneAutry, Neil YoungFact File:��This guitar derives itsname ‘pearl’ from thefact that it has beenmade from abalone, ashellfish with a mother-of-pearl interior.��During the period

1931-41, only 91 pieces ofthis guitar were made. This

explains why each one of themcomes at an exorbitant price.

D-452

L-51

Introduced in: 1950Aka: The Most ImportantElectric Guitar Ever MadeNotable Players: JamesBurton, Muddy Waters,Roy BuchananFact File:��It was the first guitarof its kind to be pro-duced on a substantialscale.��It offers an easy-to-play solid body and isconsidered the Model-T of

guitars.��It gets its clean, brightsound from two coil pick-ups.

Introduced in: 1954Aka: The Standard Notable Players: DavidGilmour, Jimi Hendrix,John Lennon, BobDylanFact File:��It is the mostplayed, most popu-lar and most copiedelectric guitar ever. ��This guitar camewith a lot of novelelements: two cut-aways, the beveledbody, three pickups withselector switch, adjustablebridge for each string, pro-tected output jack, etc

Introduced in: 1980Aka: The Stradivarius of theElectric GuitarNotable Players: CarlosSantana, Joe WalshFact File: ��The guitar was orig-inally made for Car-los Santana. He wasso impressed withthe instrument thathe referred to it as“an act of God”.��Beautiful, popping

wood grain is a PRS sig-nature. The first wood

Smith used was curly maplefrom the drawer-fronts of afriend’s dresser.

Introduced in: 1958Aka: The Modernistic

Notable players: Jimi Hendrix,Albert King, Dave DaviesFact File:��Initially, only 98 models ofthis guitar were made. Thisis the reason for the originalmodels being so expensive. ��The original Flying Vwas made of korina, a tradename for African limbawood.

��Initially, the guitar didn’t selland hence, dealers resorted to

hanging them in windows. The salescaught on only a decade later.

5Introduced in: 1952Aka: The LegendNotable players: Les Paul,Paul McCartney, Eric ClaptonFact File: ��It is made of mahoganywith a maple “cap”.��The guitar’s body givesa magical sunburst effect,which is a result of book-matching of the wood used. ��From mid-1957 until 1962,Les Paul humbuckers came with asticker - ‘Patent Applied For’.

Les Paul

Flying V 6

7“I think it’s so

cool that you can pickup the guitar and create

something that didn’t exist 5minutes ago. You have music

at your fingertips.”MMiicchheellllee BBrraanncchh

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Santana

All illustrations & text: Aadya Vibhuti, AIS PV, XI

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