Play it Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC

[CTyankee]

Guitars played by some of the most famous and revered rock and roll artists will be on display at the MMA starting April 3 and running til October 1. This article will make any devotees of rock music nearly faint from excitement (I know it would have that effect on me if I were a such a musician). My son is such a devotee (while doing his day job as a prosecutor with the Brooklyn DA's office). He and his wife have this devotion in common and play regularly at local venues.

Here's where you can read all about it http://gothamist.com/2019/04/03/play_it_loud_met_exhibit.php#photo-1

[Hotler]

1. Very cool....

thank you for sharing.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Cool!

[CTyankee]

4. You might want to check out the Met Store where you can buy "stuff" from the exhibition...

T shirts and caps are available. I'm going to buy a cap as a birthday or xmas gift for a dear friend who played guitar locally for many years in local clubs...

[Cracklin Charlie]

6. Thanks!

My brother has played guitar for decades. His birthday is coming up. Great suggestion!

[rocktivity]

3. You've got to PAY it loud, too

at $25 a "pop," LOL!


rocktivity

[CTyankee]

5. Well, you ARE supporting a great museum and can see other exhibits while there...

there's an exhibit on Leonardo that I would pay even more to see...so there's that...

[IcyPeas]

7. there is something similar in Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture

also saw the David Bowie exhibit. This is a very fun museum.

https://www.mopop.org//exhibitions-plus-events/exhibitions/guitar-gallery/

TRACE THE JOURNEY OF THE GUITAR IN AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF ICONIC INSTRUMENTS AND THE MUSICIANS THAT PLAYED THEM.

The exhibition features nearly 20 guitars from music legends like Howlin' Wolf's 1965 Epiphone Casino, Nancy Wilson's 1965 Fender Stratocaster, Brandi Carlile's Taylor GCB, and Jerry Cantrell's 1984 G&L Rampage. The gallery also presents a timeline of significant milestones highlighting the instrument's development from the Fender Telecaster, the Gibson SG and beyond.

Guests can deepen their understanding of how the electric guitar works through a detailed infographic focused on hardware like pickups, frets, the headstock, and pickguard.

The gallery also features video that gives visitors a chance to hear the instruments in action through clips of nearly 30 musicians featured in the exhibition including Poison Ivy, Slash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Bob Dylan.

Guitar Gallery is included with museum general admission.

[ProudLib72]

8. I got chill bumps looking at the axes!

[CTyankee]

9. what are axes?

[ProudLib72]

10. Guitars

Why Guitar is Called Axe – Learn the True Origins of the Etymology: https://noviceguitar.com/why-guitar-is-called-axe-learn-the-true-origins-of-the-etymology

Then there's the phrase "cutting heads" which means two people having a guitar duel (musically, not whacking each other with them.)

[CTyankee]

11. Thanks. I mentioned it to a musician friend of mine this evening on the phone and he

told me essentially what the article said. I didn't know this terminology and it has enhanced my knowledge and enjoyment of this music.