guitar was once again on the market !
Given the popularity of Hawaiian-influenced music at the time , it ’ s not surprising that the Electro A-22 and A-25 twenty-two and twentyfive fret Electric Hawaiian guitars were the most popular . In looking at the photos , the frying pan shares many features in common with a number of today ’ s most popular instruments including three string per side tuners , through body stringing , a conveniently located volume control , and last but in no way least a pickup that can stand up to the rest of the band !
As you might imagine , it did not take long for other manufacturers to jump into the Spanish Electric guitar game . In the next installment we ’ ll be checking out Lloyd Loar ’ s electric contributions as well as the first Gibson electrics !
Ro-Pat-In A-25 ‘ Frying Pan ’ Prototype
Rickenbacher Lap Steel
The First Spanish-Neck Electric at Carter Vintage Guitars