Where does the Guitar come from?

We trace the etymology of the word "guitar" along with the development of the instrument itself across several thousand years and four continents. Thank you to our newest Patreon supporters: A Pseudonym, Thomas MacDonald, Jacob Piekarski, ec1009, Zeabeth, and David Bean! We greatly appreciate your support.Please check out our Patreon:   / theendlessknot   Endless Knot merchandise can be found in our store: http://www.cafepress.ca/endlessknot Show notes & credits: http://www.alliterative.net/ guitar Transcript: http://www.alliterative.net/ guitar-transcript Website: http://www.alliterative.net/ Blog: http://www.alliterative.net/blog Twitter:   / alliterative   Facebook:   / alliterativeendlessknot   Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/1151132455135... Tumbler:   / alliterative-endlessknot   SoundCloud:   / alliterative   Podcast: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast or https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/e... Click here to sign up for our video email list, to be notified when new videos are posted: http://eepurl.com/6YuJv Click here to sign up for our podcast email list, to be notified when new podcast episodes go up: http://eepurl.com/btmBZT#guitar #etymology #rockandroll