Origin of the term 'axe' predates the shape of the guitar. Wikimakeituppedia says one thing, but here's the real story:
Woody Herman's early big bands were called 'Woody and the Woodchoppers'. So of course members of that band started calling their various horns 'axes'. Now you know.
52 posted on 11/02/2018 8:01:23 PM PDT by real saxophonist
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