(1954 gibson les paul custom)
(as played by ‘jimi hendrix’ @ some unspecified chicagoan ‘blues bar’)
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-as of [23 MARCH 2024]–
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-an electric guitar is a ‘guitar’ that uses 1 or more ‘pick-ups’ to convert the ‘vibration’ of its ‘strings’ into ‘electrical signals’-
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(the vibration occurs when a guitarist ‘strums’, ‘plucks’, ‘fingerpicks’, or ‘taps’ the strings)
(the ‘pickup’ used to sense the ‘vibration’ generally uses ‘electromagnetic induction’ to do so, though other ‘technologies’ exist)
(in any case, the ‘signal’ generated by an ‘electric guitar’ is too ‘weak’ to drive a ‘loudspeaker’, so it is sent to a ‘guitar amplifier’ before being sent to the ‘speaker(s)’, which converts it into ‘audible sound’)
(since the ‘output’ of an ‘electric guitar is an ‘electric signal’, it can be ‘electronically altered’ to change the ‘timbre’ of the ‘sound’)
(often, the ‘signal’ is modified using ‘effects’ such as ‘reverb’ and ‘distortion’ and “overdrive”; the latter effect (aka (doubled-down ‘overdrive’)) is considered a key element of ‘electric blues guitar music’ and ‘rock guitar’ playing)
(invented in ‘1931’, the ‘amplified electric guitar’ was adopted by ‘jazz guitarists’, who wanted to play ‘single-note guitar solos’ in large “‘big band’ ensembles”)
(early proponents of the ‘electric guitar’ on ‘record’ included ‘les paul’, ‘lonnie johnson’, ‘sister rosetta tharpe’, ‘t-bone walker’, and ‘charlie christian’)
(during the ‘1950s’ and ‘1960s’, the ‘electric guitar’ became the “most important instrument in ‘pop music’)
(it has evolved into an ‘instrument’ that is capable of a multitude of ‘sounds’ and ‘styles’ in genres ranging from ‘pop’ and ‘rock’ to ‘country music’, ‘blues’, and ‘jazz’)
(it served as a major component in the development of ‘electric blues’, ‘rock + roll’, ‘rock music’, ‘heavy metal’ music and many other genres of ‘music’)
(electric guitar ‘design’ and ‘construction’ vary greatly in the ‘shape’ of the ‘body’ and the ‘configuration’ of the ‘neck’, ‘bridge’, and ‘pickups’)
(‘guitars’ may have a ‘fixed bridge’ or a ‘spring-loaded hinged bridge’ that lets players “bend” the ‘pitch’ of ‘notes’ or ‘chords’ up or down or perform ‘vibrato effects’)
(the ‘sound’ of a ‘guitar’ can be modified by new ‘playing techniques’ such as ‘string bending’, ‘tapping’, ‘hammering on’, ‘using ‘audio feedback”, or ‘slide guitar playing’)
(there are several types of ‘electric guitar’, including the ‘solid-body guitar’, various types of ‘hollow-body guitars’, the ‘6-string guitar’ (the most common type, usually tuned (‘low E’ / ‘A’ / ‘D’ / ‘G’ / ‘B’ / ‘high E’, from ‘lowest’ to ‘highest’ strings), the ‘7-string guitar’, which typically adds a ‘low B’ string below the ‘low E’, and the ’12-string electric guitar’, which has ‘6 ‘pairs’ of ‘strings’)
(‘popular music’ and ‘rock groups’ often use the ‘electric guitar’ in 2 roles: as a ‘rhythm guitar’, which plays the ‘chord sequence’ or ‘progression’ and ‘riffs’ and ‘sets’ the ‘beat’ (as part of a ‘rhythm section’), and as a ‘lead guitar’, which is used to perform ‘instrumental melody lines’, ‘melodic instrumental fill passages’, and ‘solos’)
In a small group (such as a ‘power trio), 1 ‘guitarist’ switches between both ‘roles’)
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(in larger ‘rock’ + ‘metal’ bands, there is often a ‘rhythm guitarist’ + a ‘lead guitarist’)
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