MI: LIBRARY: INSTRUMENTS: STRINGS: ELECTRIC GUITAR

History
The modern electric guitar is perhaps one of the greatest assets to pop music. It enjoys wide popularity and a wide range of effects. Between these two qualities, the electric guitar has become an instrument whose voice has never been tired of.

The first experiments with electricity and the acoustic guitar were in the US, during the 1920’s and 30’s. After the electric guitar was developed, it was considered an acoustic guitar until the 1940’s.. It was at this time that Paul Bigsby, and eventually Leo Fender, developed the solid-body guitar. It was this step which left the electric guitar’s only major, noticeable, relation to its ancestor, being its appearance.

Description
Electric guitars, string instruments, are guitars whose sound is amplified by electronics, as opposed to a body. With the electric guitar, the vibrations from the strings are picked up by electronics known as pick-ups, which sit on the body of a guitar. Pick-ups are magnetic devices which can sense the vibrations of the strings and convert them into electrical energy. This energy goes on to be aplified through a speaker.

Electric guitars are instruments of practically all modern music. From heavy metal to punk, and rock ‘n’ roll to pop. With their wide range of special effects, including the “wammy-bar” and “wah-wah” pedal, they lend themselves to music whether a disorted scream is needed, or a crystal clear melody.

Electric Guitar Variations
pedal steel guitar: Pedal steel guitars have no bodies. They have two necks which are mounted on a console. It has pedals and levers which adjust the pitch. This strange electric guitar has been popular with country music and that of Hawaii which it came to from Mexico in 1830.

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Hi there... maybe you should use more photos.. And i need to dee the photo of an electric guitar from the inside...

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Can You send me some more information about the history of the electric guitar?

Thank you Hans Sluys

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Can You send me some more information about the history of the electric guitar?

Thank you Hans Sluys

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Hi there, i was just wondering if someone that yahooligans knows could give me guitar lessons. If there is could you e-mail me back. thanks Kyle

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Can you send me some history on the electric guitar for a history project

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your site sucks. No pictures. Only 4 paragraphs on the guitar. Why even advertise.

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your site sucks. No pictures. Only 4 paragraphs on the guitar. Why even advertise.

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Needs more pictures more information but other whys it's ok

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and anyway, Les Paul invented the elctric guitar so you're all askew as far as accuracy goes. peace.

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ummm that didnt help at all. nice work on nothing

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Can You send me some more information about the history of the electric guitar?

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A little too brief... nothing I can work with. The fact that Les Paul was left out as one of the major influences of the solid-body electric guitar is a damn shame. This joint needs serious help!!!

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Can You send me some more information about components of a pick-up n how it works, physics principle behind it? mebbe if u have diagrams too

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Can You send me some more information about components of a pick-up n how it works, physics principle behind it? mebbe if u have diagrams too

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Can You send me some more information about components of a pick-up n how it works, physics principle behind it? mebbe if u have diagrams too

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Can You send me some more information about components of a pick-up n how it works, physics principle behind it? mebbe if u have diagrams too

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Can You send me some more information about components of a pick-up n how it works, physics principle behind it? mebbe if u have diagrams too

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Can You send me some more information about components of a pick-up n how it works, physics principle behind it? mebbe if u have diagrams too

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Can You send me some more information about components of a pick-up n how it works, physics principle behind it? mebbe if u have diagrams too

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.....nice site...

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.....nice site...

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this site sucks..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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this site sucks..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Send me some more information on this topic will ya!

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I'm looking to compare information about the electric guitar for a project, but sites have different info on who actually invented the solidbody guitar.Was it Les Paul, Leo Fender, Paul Bigsby, or someone else?

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you need to add heaps more pictures to this site. other than that it is pretty good

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A bit sparce on the old bit of information. Couldn't find what I wanted. There's no pictures. Theres no diagrams....Apart from that, it is pretty good. P.S. I could write a better site in my sleep!!

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how does the whammy bar work? what is up with all your crazy electric contraptions?

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this site did not help me in any way and i hope that you all realize that this is a waste of space on the internet and it was a waste of my time!

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can i have more info on electric guitar

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I'm doing a music projec on the electric guitar and the project has to @ least have 400 words, do u think that you could send me some good websites on information on the electric guitar? I've tried to find information but a lot of the websites only wanna sell guitars and not give out any info.

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could you guys please send me some more information on electric guitars..thanx

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could you guys please send me some more information on electric guitars..thanx

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I have a strong comment to make.I am a fan of metal and punk but i have investigated the whole pop and guitar thing do not go together.In pop music today the guitar and or the bass is hardly ever used.

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i am building an electric guitar for my major project and i need as much information as possible but mainly the physics side of things more and also maybe some schematics

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i am building an electric guitar for my major project and i need as much information as possible but mainly the physics side of things more and also maybe some schematics

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this site is pretty useless really

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hey im doin a physics project on electric guitars and how the pickups and electromagnets work and stuff. so can u email me some info on that or tell me some websites where i can find the info. thanks

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danx for de help

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LALALALAL kewl INSTRUMENT da EALECTRIC GUITAR it ROXz PLUCK ON u"Z GUIZ

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This sites 'hearts' in the right place, but you need more information I am looking to build a guitar for my A-level project and would really appreciate any scematics or anything as im a little wary of ripping my own guitars apart for a poke around. Cheers Guys

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This sites 'hearts' in the right place, but you need more information I am looking to build a guitar for my A-level project and would really appreciate any scematics or anything as im a little wary of ripping my own guitars apart for a poke around. Cheers Guys

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This sites 'hearts' in the right place, but you need more information I am looking to build a guitar for my A-level project and would really appreciate any scematics or anything as im a little wary of ripping my own guitars apart for a poke around. Cheers Guys

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I am looking to build a guitar for my A-level project and would really appreciate any scematics or anything as im a little wary of ripping my own guitars apart for a poke around. Cheers Guys

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I am looking to build a guitar for my A-level project and would really appreciate any scematics or anything as im a little wary of ripping my own guitars apart for a poke around. Cheers Guys

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Hey Ridwan and the site in general, Pickups are made of a permanent magnet and a coil of wire called a bobbin. The wire is coiled around the magnet. There is one of these setups for each string. (Sometimes there is just a pole for each string and they are all joined to the one pole at the bottom rather than 6 individual magnets.) The magnet produces a magnetic field and this induces a north south pole in the string.when the string is moved this changes the flux in the field of the magnet. This change of flux causes a current to flow in the coil which is attached to an amplifier through the jack of the guitar and a lead. This current is an alternating current because the string is moving back and forward as it is struck. The current flows into the amp and produces the fat music which we know as heavy metal. And not that bullshit that kyle (XXStaticX646) seems to think is music.

and everyone else, give 'em a fuckin' break. If you can write a better website in your sleep then why aren't i at your site now. You can't expect one site to have massively in depth information on absolutely everything. They didn't say they could tell you how the pickups work they just said they were gonna give ya a run down on the electric guitar. The only reason you're pissed off is, you knew no more than them to begin with.

Leavin out of Les Paul is a bit distasteful.

If your gonna put anying on your site about bands put something about real bands like SLAYER or DEATH or at least JOE SATRIANI. The true innovators on guitar, who push the limits and produce the most amazing, creative , new , unheard of sounds with this instument.

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Hey Ridwan and the site in general, Pickups are made of a permanent magnet and a coil of wire called a bobbin. The wire is coiled around the magnet. There is one of these setups for each string. (Sometimes there is just a pole for each string and they are all joined to the one pole at the bottom rather than 6 individual magnets.) The magnet produces a magnetic field and this induces a north south pole in the string.when the string is moved this changes the flux in the field of the magnet. This change of flux causes a current to flow in the coil which is attached to an amplifier through the jack of the guitar and a lead. This current is an alternating current because the string is moving back and forward as it is struck. The current flows into the amp and produces the fat music which we know as heavy metal. And not that bullshit that kyle (XXStaticX646) seems to think is music.

and everyone else, give 'em a fuckin' break. If you can write a better website in your sleep then why aren't i at your site now. You can't expect one site to have massively in depth information on absolutely everything. They didn't say they could tell you how the pickups work they just said they were gonna give ya a run down on the electric guitar. The only reason you're pissed off is, you knew no more than them to begin with.

Leavin out of Les Paul is a bit distasteful.

If your gonna put anying on your site about bands put something about real bands like SLAYER or DEATH or at least JOE SATRIANI. The true innovators on guitar, who push the limits and produce the most amazing, creative , new , unheard of sounds with this instument.

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Hey Ridwan and the site in general, Pickups are made of a permanent magnet and a coil of wire called a bobbin. The wire is coiled around the magnet. There is one of these setups for each string. (Sometimes there is just a pole for each string and they are all joined to the one pole at the bottom rather than 6 individual magnets.) The magnet produces a magnetic field and this induces a north south pole in the string.when the string is moved this changes the flux in the field of the magnet. This change of flux causes a current to flow in the coil which is attached to an amplifier through the jack of the guitar and a lead. This current is an alternating current because the string is moving back and forward as it is struck. The current flows into the amp and produces the fat music which we know as heavy metal. And not that bullshit that kyle (XXStaticX646) seems to think is music.

and everyone else, give 'em a fuckin' break. If you can write a better website in your sleep then why aren't i at your site now. You can't expect one site to have massively in depth information on absolutely everything. They didn't say they could tell you how the pickups work they just said they were gonna give ya a run down on the electric guitar. The only reason you're pissed off is, you knew no more than them to begin with.

Leavin out of Les Paul is a bit distasteful.

If your gonna put anying on your site about bands put something about real bands like SLAYER or DEATH or at least JOE SATRIANI. The true innovators on guitar, who push the limits and produce the most amazing, creative , new , unheard of sounds with this instument.

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MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!!!

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go fuck u mam

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could u send me some more info on who what where when and why

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Can you please send me some more information about components of a pick-up andn how it works, the physics principle behind it? coul u please also send me some diagrams