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1. Along with the 'flat-top', what name is given to the alternative style of acoustic guitar?
2. There is little evidence of any instrument known as a 'guitar' existing before the 15th century. Before being referred to as 'strings', what term was used to describe the strings on early instruments?
3. For which style of instrument are makers Hermann Hauser, Ignacio Fleta, Masaru Kohno and Greg Smallman known?
4. The signature jazz guitars, the 'Tal Farlow', the 'Barney Kessel' and the 'Johnny Smith', were the products of which guitar company?
5. Your new plaything is fitted with a 'Floyd Rose'. What style of instrument are you most likely to be holding in your hands?
6. Many of us have, at some time, come across the Fender Telecaster. By what name was this guitar known on its release in 1950?
7. Used until the Fender Company was sold to CBS in the mid 1960s, what term was used to describe the style that the Fender logo was written in on their guitar headstocks?
8. The 'Tennessean', the 'Country Gentleman', the 'Viking' and the 'White Falcon' are all products from which US guitar maker?
9. Which guitar innovator is responsible for the development of the headless bass guitar?
10. You are intrigued by a device fitted to your friends Fender Telecaster. Allowing the player to change string pitch, and emulating the sound of a pedal steel guitar, what is this device known as?
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