The guitar is a highly imperfect instrument if compared to something like a piano, which is much more mathematically elegant.
However, Ciro Santilli just loves this imperfection for some reason, especially in the case of the electric guitar.
Bending, sliding and strumming just feel to good to not have.
And Ciro sucks are doing things in parallel, so the more single threaded approach of the guitar fits his brain/abilities better.
For those reasons, the electric guitar is Ciro's favorite musical instrument.
See also some remarks of Ciro Santilli's thoughts on the instrument Ciro Santilli's musical education.
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The piano is the most elegant non-electronic instrument. But it requires way too many strings, so expensive and not portable.
Also it allows for no legato or vibrato.
The guitar is kind of the opposite.
After computer sound synthesis however, all of these distinctions become meaningless.

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