in this picture Pat Metheny












The guitar is now consider a rock instrument, but it`s not at all.
the first guitar was classical.
in jazz they started using guitars since the big bans of the Swing Era. But the guitar doen`t have so much volume by itself, so it has been often substituted by the banjo.
The first great guitare player of the Post Swing Era was Wes Montgomery, that by the way started his career in a bib band.
now the greatest guitar players are John Scofield and Pat Metheny, good in mixin classic jazz with electric sound.
For know more about Guitar`s History, Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Wes Montgomery visit http://www.wikipedia.org/