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1.

What did B.B. King do to lessen his guitar's tendency to feedback?

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Answer: Stuffed Paper In It
2.

What is a humbucking pick-up?

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Answer: Two Pick-Ups In One
3.

In addition to Deep Purple, guitarist Steve Morse has played with which other groups?

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Answer: Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Lynyrd Skynyrd
4.

Who are the 2 guitarists who play with John McLaughlin in the famous acoustic trio?

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Answer: Al Dimeola And Paco Delucia
5.

Alvin Lee electrified Woodstock in the sixties with "Goin' Home", played on which guitar?

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Answer: Gibson ES-335
6.

In 1956 Gibson announced a Les Paul Junior that was _____ the size of a Les Paul guitar.?

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Answer: Three Quarters
7.

Prior to success with his own band, who turned down Dave Mustaine's offer to join Megadeth?

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Answer: Dimebag Darrell
8.

Who played the first guitar ever to be made with a Digital Tuning System installed?

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Answer: Jimmy Page
9.

Mick Ralphs was a guitar player in which two bands?

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Answer: Mott The Hoople And Bad Company
10.

Which female guitarist founded a program to teach inner city girls to play guitar?

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Answer: Bonnie Raitt
11.

What was the name of the 7-string guitar Steve Vai used on the album "Passion & Warfare"?

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Answer: Universe
12.

What was the major fault of the original design of the Gibson SG guitar?

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Answer: Unstable, Neck Joint Too Thin
13.

The Gibson Super 400 guitar got its name for what reason?

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Answer: Its Initial Cost
14.

Which guitar company released a signature series guitar for John Kay of Steppenwolf?

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Answer: Rickenbacker
15.

Who played slide guitar on Frank Zappa albums "Bongo Fury" and "You Are What You Is"?

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Answer: Denny Walley
16.

What influential Jazz guitarist had two of his fingers fused together in a childhood accident?

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Answer: Django Reinhardt
17.

Who won five consecutive times as Best Overall Guitarist in the "Guitar Player" readers poll?

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Answer: Steve Howe
18.

Who was featured in the 1971 PBS documentary "The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World"?

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Answer: Roy Buchanan
19.

Why was Les Paul's recording of "Lover" amazing for its time in 1948?

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Answer: Les Paul Played All Eight Guitars
20.

How many guitars were shipped in the first year of production for Gibson's Les Paul?

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Answer: 1,715
21.

How much did the raw materials cost when the Brian May Red Special guitar was originally built?

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Answer: Eight Pounds
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