electric guitar: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article revised and restructured. Jun 24, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Smithsonian - Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation - The Invention of the Electric Guitar. Mar 12, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at Cedarville - The Electric Guitar and Its Changing Role in Popular Music (PDF). Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Future - The electric spark that changed the guitar forever. Nov 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Smithsonian - Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation - The Invention of the Electric Guitar. Jul 27, 2023
Added cross-reference. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Engineering and Technology History Wiki - Electric Guitar. Jun 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Electric Guitar(ist). Feb 25, 2023
Corrected display issue. Dec 08, 2022
New article added. Dec 07, 2022
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