Warr Guitar

Warr Guitar
12-string Warr 'Raptor' model (discontinued) with typical hands-crossed tuning.
String instrument
Classification String
Hornbostel–Sachs classification321.322
(Composite chordophone)
InventorMark Warr
Developed1991
Related instruments
Musicians
Trey Gunn playing a Warr Guitar at Tampere Jazz Happening 2005

The Warr Guitar is an American-made touch guitar, a type of instrument that combines both bass and melodic strings on a single fretboard. Invented by Mark Warr, a musician from Thousand Oaks, California,[1][2] it is related to the Chapman Stick, another two-handed tapping instrument. The Warr guitar is designed for either two-handed tapping or strumming. It has between seven and 14 strings.[3]

Well-known Warr guitar players include Trey Gunn and Colin Marston.

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