EPISODE · Jan 31, 2026 · 8 MIN
How the Electric Guitar Found Its Voice
from Backstage Burrow · host Sadie the Bunny
Backstage Burrow Ep2-2026 🎸🐰 From quiet strummer to cultural thunder — how the electric guitar found its voice. Take a cozy hop into the hidden history of amplification, innovation, and rebellious noise as we trace the guitar’s journey from back‑row rhythm keeper to electrified icon. From Hawaiian lap steels to “broomstick with pickups” prototypes, this episode uncovers how marginalized musicians, bold tinkerers, and a few happy accidents reshaped American sound. Major source for this episode: Braun, Hans-Joachim. "Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century." Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
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Backstage Burrow Ep2-2026 🎸🐰 From quiet strummer to cultural thunder — how the electric guitar found its voice. Take a cozy hop into the hidden history of amplification, innovation, and rebellious noise as we trace the guitar’s journey from back‑row rhythm keeper to electrified icon. From Hawaiian lap steels to “broomstick with pickups” prototypes, this episode uncovers how marginalized musicians, bold tinkerers, and a few happy accidents reshaped American sound. Major source for this episode: Braun, Hans-Joachim. "Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century." Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
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