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Ghastly article -- deletion might be too good for it. Trying to take on a big topic with enthusiasm and a severe lack of actual knowledge. Overwhelmed bythe grandiosity, beginning (literally) with Electric guitar design is a type of industrial design and winding tragically downhill.
Upon re-review, and seeing that nobody's stood up in defense, I support removing this article entirely. It adds to no discussion, and it resembles nothing more than a failed term paper. Until that happy day, I am going to remove some of the more septic portions. Weeb Dingle (talk) 02:05, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
In good faith, I have taken a few swings at reworking this article, but I do not know that it can be salvaged. In any case, I do not see that I am suited to the task, and may instead simply recommend it for deletion.
If it is going to persist, it MUST show some effort at attempting an overview or summary of the underlying philosophy and motivation of, well, electric guitar design. Off the top of my head, a few suggestions: Les Paul, Leo Fender, Doc Kauffman, Seth Lover, Paul Bigsby, Trev Wilkinson, Paul Reed Smith, Ken Parker, Grover Jackson. Plenty has been written about them all. Weeb Dingle (talk) 08:28, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
but seeing as less than 50 total quantity were produced & sold between 1931-1937, a better criterion would likely be "first commercially successful electic guitar