| Plugged in music? Want to play a trendy, smart | | | | comes from its strings converts into electrical current. |
| instrument? Are you in search of a perfect sound? | | | | And it is being amplified, that gives a metallic tone to |
| Then electric guitar is just the thing for you. | | | | them. |
| During the era of big band, an instrument was | | | | The tones of electric guitars can be changed. To do |
| necessary who can compete with the large volume | | | | this, you need a gazette called processor. This |
| instruments used in the jazz concerts of 30s and 40s. | | | | processor offers you different kinds of tones. You can |
| And that is why electric guitars were invented. | | | | mix two or more tones or create some of your own |
| Electric guitars have a very interesting history. The | | | | tones with the help of the processor. There are |
| string instrument makers, people who are enthusiastic | | | | several other tricks also, that can be done by the |
| about electronics and instrument manufacturers have | | | | electric guitar. Like, distortion, tremolo etc. |
| designed it. They designed it in different combinations. | | | | This instrument was basically associated with rock |
| The pre historic guitar had a twang sound. Then the | | | | music. But as time moved on it tied its knot with |
| quest for a different sound began that led to the birth | | | | several other kind of music like jazz, blues, country |
| of an electric guitar, which had an amplifying horn in mid | | | | music, rock n roll etc. It can be said that electric guitar |
| 20's of the last century. During 1920 and 24, Lloyd Loar | | | | has become an indispensable part of the 20th century |
| invented the first pick up. In 1936, mass production of | | | | music. |
| electric Spanish guitar (ES 150) begun. Jazz musician | | | | The first performance with an electric guitar was |
| Charlie Christian used to play this guitar. In the year | | | | during the year 1932 in Wichita, Kansas. George |
| 1943, Leo Fender created a solid body electric guitar | | | | Barnes was the first person to use an electric guitar in |
| with oak wood | | | | recording. He was the one who recorded two songs in |
| In the 1950s, different kinds of electric guitars like | | | | Chicago on 1st March, in the year 1938. |
| Explorer, Flying v were invented. After these | | | | In today's music scenario, electric guitars are gaining |
| inventions, electric guitars started to fly higher. Many | | | | more and more importance. Today, we cannot imagine |
| famous musicians, like Bob Dylan, Jimmy Hendrix, BB | | | | a music show without them. As the instrument got |
| King, Chuck berry popularized the electric guitars. | | | | popular, the players also started getting noticed by the |
| Bands like Guns and Roses, Europe, Queen, Deep | | | | public. Even now they are so popular that we first |
| purple also popularized this instrument. | | | | notice the guitar player than any other musician in a |
| Electric guitars are very different from that of other | | | | music show. Electric guitars are no more under dogs, |
| string instruments. This is one string instrument where | | | | but it can be said that they are now ruling the |
| you can play both the lead and the rhythm portion. This | | | | instrumental world. |
| is actually a type of instrument where the vibration that | | | | |