| Some guitars have pickups to convert the vibration | | | | strings. In any music that features electric guitar the |
| of the steel chord strings into electrical current and | | | | audible sound is produced by pick-ups that convert |
| these types of guitars are called as electric guitars. In | | | | the vibrations into an electrical signal. |
| many popular styles of music like jazz, blues, rock | | | | This electrical signal is passed on to an amplifier and |
| and roll, country music electric guitars are used. It is | | | | then to a speaker. Electric guitars have necks that |
| even used in contemporary classical music. Many | | | | vary according to the composition as well as its |
| famous musicians enjoy playing on the electric guitars. | | | | shape. There are different neck shapes as C necks |
| In the year 1932, the guitarist Kansas of Wichita | | | | and v-necks. The cut of the neck can help to define |
| performed with the electric guitar for the first time. | | | | the particular sound that the electric guitar makes. |
| The first solid body electric guitars was invented by | | | | There are many strings and each musician play on |
| Lespaul in the year 1942. In the year 1950, Leo | | | | different strings. Tiny Grimes is a noted four-string |
| fender designed the first commercially successful solid | | | | player. |
| body electric guitar with a single magnetic pick up. It | | | | Another type of electric guitar is the hollow body |
| was named as the Esquire. | | | | electric guitar. These have pick ups mounted on its |
| The movements of the strings in the electric guitar | | | | body. The hollow body electric guitar works in a |
| induce a very small electrical current in the magnetic | | | | same way as the old body electric guitar. The only |
| pick-ups and make very clear sound. All the magnetic | | | | difference is that when the hollow bodies vibrate the |
| pick-ups usually pick up the unwanted | | | | pick-ups and convert the body vibration in to an |
| electromagnetic noises. In an electric guitar, the | | | | electric signal. |
| unwanted noises are eliminated. Induced currents and | | | | Electric guitars can be played either solo or with any |
| circuits are the main working principles of electric | | | | other instruments. It is popularly used in pop music |
| guitars. In an electric guitar, the coils are wrapped | | | | and even classical music. A student of academy of |
| with very fine wire and are under the ferromagnetic | | | | science completed the largest electric guitar and |
| string. | | | | technology in the year 2000.This electric guitar |
| Unlike acoustic guitars, the bodies of the electric | | | | measures 13 metres long, and weighs 1018 kilograms. |
| guitars are very solid and do not have any holes to | | | | Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and |
| accommodate vibration. Electric guitars are made of | | | | Reporting on Guitar for Years. |
| hard wood with a lacquer coating and have six steel | | | | |