the FB questionnaire

this is for my friends on FB that are electric guitarists...the intention is to fill out the research that i have already and bolster what is to come. hopefully i can pull quotes out of this to help strengthen my project's introductory section.
cheers!


Hey there! It’s been a while since I was on Facebook, but I’m back temporarily to ask all of you a few questions for my Design Thesis, which is coming up in a few weeks. If you’re receiving this and you’re 1: not a guitarist or 2: not an electric guitarist, go ahead and ignore it, sorry for the mistake! My project is based solely on electric guitar design.
That said, the project is specifically focused on the non-musical physical relationship between the guitar and the guitarist. In the context of the project, the “non-musical” relationship refers to the way that the player experiences the instrument, specifically the body shape and the control rig, especially while playing sitting down.
The issues I’ve been toying with for the past two quarters has been how the tradition of the electric guitar has been passed down from generation to generation alongside dusty vinyls and tapes with the axe-slinging legends of before, and how the electric has thus become a heritage that guitarists are fiercely defensive of. Because of this, electric guitar designs that were made in the 50’s and 60’s have changed little, even if they could benefit from design or technological improvements. Things like knocking the controls/switches out of position while strumming or having a hard time playing the instrument because of the way it fits against the human body are the main issues I’m addressing here.
The goal of the project is definitely not to throw away the legacy and heritage of electric guitars, but to suggest ways to help improve the design in such a way that the guitarist can express him or herself unhampered by some of the patchy design work that was done 50 some years ago.
If you have questions about the project or how this information will be used, go ahead and email me at a12@u.washington.edu. None of your personal information will be used, and if I use a quote from you I’ll be certain to check with you before putting it into my work.
Thanks again for doing this!
1: Electric guitar[s] you use most? Make and model please.
2: Style[s] of music you play?
3: Do you have any complaints about the way the body of the instrument sits or feels uncomfortable against you? Please identify the specific areas.
4: Do you have any complaints about the way your controls [knobs and switches] are laid out or placed on the body?
5: Any additional questions or comments?

Thanks again!