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<span>Necks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Necks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="قيثارة كهربائية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قيثارة كهربائية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_electrica" title="Guitarra electrica – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Guitarra electrica" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B5%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%AB%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%BC" title="Ելեկտրակիթառ – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Ելեկտրակիթառ" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_ll%C3%A9trica" title="Guitarra llétrica – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Guitarra llétrica" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrogitara" title="Elektrogitara – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Elektrogitara" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="الکتریک گیتار – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="الکتریک گیتار" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="ইলেকট্রিক গিটার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইলেকট্রিক গিটার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Электрагітара – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Электрагітара" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Электрагітара – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Электрагітара" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitarang_de-kuryente" title="Gitarang de-kuryente – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Gitarang de-kuryente" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Електрическа китара – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Електрическа китара" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Gitarren" title="E-Gitarren – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="E-Gitarren" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%82%E0%BE%B3%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%80%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%92%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BC%8D" title="གློག་དཀྲོལ་རྒྱུད་མང་། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="གློག་དཀྲོལ་རྒྱུད་མང་།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektri%C4%8Dna_gitara" title="Električna gitara – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Električna gitara" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitar_tredan" title="Gitar tredan – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Gitar tredan" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_el%C3%A8ctrica" title="Guitarra elèctrica – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Guitarra elèctrica" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrick%C3%A1_kytara" title="Elektrická kytara – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Elektrická kytara" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git%C3%A2r_drydan" title="Gitâr drydan – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Gitâr drydan" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrisk_guitar" title="Elektrisk guitar – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Elektrisk guitar" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Gitarre" title="E-Gitarre – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="E-Gitarre" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrikitarr" title="Elektrikitarr – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Elektrikitarr" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%BA%CE%B9%CE%B8%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B1" title="Ηλεκτρική κιθάρα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ηλεκτρική κιθάρα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_el%C3%A9ctrica" title="Guitarra eléctrica – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Guitarra eléctrica" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra_gitaro" title="Elektra gitaro – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Elektra gitaro" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitarra_elektriko" title="Gitarra elektriko – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Gitarra elektriko" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9" title="گیتار الکتریک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="گیتار الکتریک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitare_%C3%A9lectrique" title="Guitare électrique – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Guitare électrique" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_el%C3%A9ctrica" title="Guitarra eléctrica – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Guitarra eléctrica" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%BC%EB%A0%89_%EA%B8%B0%ED%83%80" title="일렉 기타 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="일렉 기타" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%AB%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%BC" title="Էլեկտրակիթառ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Էլեկտրակիթառ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektri%C4%8Dna_gitara" title="Električna gitara – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Električna gitara" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitar_elektrik" title="Gitar elektrik – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Gitar elektrik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafmagnsg%C3%ADtar" title="Rafmagnsgítar – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Rafmagnsgítar" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitarra_elettrica" title="Chitarra elettrica – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Chitarra elettrica" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%97%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA" title="גיטרה חשמלית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="גיטרה חשמלית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="ელექტრო გიტარა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ელექტრო გიტარა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cithara_electrica" title="Cithara electrica – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Cithara electrica" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrisk%C4%81_%C4%A3it%C4%81ra" title="Elektriskā ģitāra – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Elektriskā ģitāra" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrin%C4%97_gitara" title="Elektrinė gitara – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Elektrinė gitara" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitar_eletrical" title="Gitar eletrical – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Gitar eletrical" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektromos_git%C3%A1r" title="Elektromos gitár – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Elektromos gitár" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Електрична гитара – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Електрична гитара" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC" title="ഇലക്ട്രിക് ഗിറ്റാർ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഇലക്ട്രിക് ഗിറ്റാർ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitar_elektrik" title="Gitar elektrik – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Gitar elektrik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Цахилгаан гитар – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Цахилгаан гитар" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9C%E1%80%BB%E1%80%BE%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA%E1%80%82%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA%E1%80%90%E1%80%AC" title="လျှပ်စစ်ဂစ်တာ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="လျှပ်စစ်ဂစ်တာ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qita_livaliva" title="Qita livaliva – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Qita livaliva" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrische_gitaar" title="Elektrische gitaar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Elektrische gitaar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC" title="エレクトリック・ギター – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エレクトリック・ギター" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrisk_gitar" title="Elektrisk gitar – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Elektrisk gitar" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrisk_gitar" title="Elektrisk gitar – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Elektrisk gitar" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrogitara" title="Elektrogitara – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Elektrogitara" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitara_elektryczna" title="Gitara elektryczna – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Gitara elektryczna" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarra_el%C3%A9trica" title="Guitarra elétrica – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Guitarra elétrica" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitar%C4%83_electric%C4%83" title="Chitară electrică – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Chitară electrică" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Электрогитара – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Электрогитара" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitara_elektrike" title="Kitara elektrike – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kitara elektrike" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitarra_al%C3%A8ttrica" title="Chitarra alèttrica – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Chitarra alèttrica" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Electric guitar" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektrick%C3%A1_gitara" title="Elektrická gitara – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Elektrická gitara" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektri%C4%8Dna_kitara" title="Električna kitara – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Električna kitara" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektryczno_gitara" title="Elektryczno gitara – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Elektryczno gitara" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%95%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C" title="گیتاری کارەبایی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="گیتاری کارەبایی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Електрична гитара – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Електрична гитара" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektri%C4%8Dna_gitara" title="Električna gitara – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Električna gitara" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4hk%C3%B6kitara" title="Sähkökitara – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Sähkökitara" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgitarr" title="Elgitarr – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Elgitarr" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitarang_de-kuryente" title="Gitarang de-kuryente – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Gitarang de-kuryente" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D" title="மின் கிதார் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மின் கிதார்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80_%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Электр гитарасы – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Электр гитарасы" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2" title="กีตาร์ไฟฟ้า – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="กีตาร์ไฟฟ้า" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektro_gitar" title="Elektro gitar – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Elektro gitar" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Електрогітара – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Електрогітара" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitara_eletrica" title="Chitara eletrica – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Chitara eletrica" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_%C4%91i%E1%BB%87n" title="Guitar điện – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Guitar điện" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikuryente_nga_sista" title="Dikuryente nga sista – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Dikuryente nga sista" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B5%E5%90%89%E4%BB%96" title="电吉他 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="电吉他" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" 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Paul Custom</a> electric guitar</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #b0c4de"><a href="/wiki/String_instrument" title="String instrument">String instrument</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left"><a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">Guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solid-body_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Solid-body guitar">solid-body guitar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Musical_instrument_classification" title="Musical instrument classification">Classification</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left"><span></span> <a href="/wiki/String_instrument" title="String instrument">String instrument</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pizzicato" title="Pizzicato">fingered</a> or <a href="/wiki/Plectrum" title="Plectrum">picked</a> or <a href="/wiki/Strummed" class="mw-redirect" title="Strummed">strummed</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Hornbostel%E2%80%93Sachs" title="Hornbostel–Sachs">Hornbostel–Sachs classification</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left"><a href="/wiki/List_of_musical_instruments_by_Hornbostel%E2%80%93Sachs_number:_321.322" title="List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 321.322">321.322</a><br />(Composite <a href="/wiki/Chordophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Chordophone">chordophone</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left">1932, United States</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #b0c4de"><a href="/wiki/Range_(music)" title="Range (music)">Playing range</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span></span> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Range_guitar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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title="Help:Media">help</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>An <b>electric guitar</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a> that requires external <a href="/wiki/Electric" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric">electric</a> <a href="/wiki/Guitar_amplifier" title="Guitar amplifier">sound amplification</a> in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">acoustic guitar</a>. It uses one or more <a href="/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)" title="Pickup (music technology)">pickups</a> to convert the vibration of its strings into <a href="/wiki/Electrical_signal" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical signal">electrical signals</a>, which ultimately are reproduced as sound by <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">loudspeakers</a>. The sound is sometimes shaped or electronically altered to achieve different <a href="/wiki/Timbre" title="Timbre">timbres</a> or tonal qualities via amplifier settings or knobs on the guitar. Often, this is done through the use of <a href="/wiki/Effects_unit" title="Effects unit">effects</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Reverb" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverb">reverb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distortion_(music)" title="Distortion (music)">distortion and "overdrive"</a>; the latter is considered to be a key element of electric <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> guitar music and <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> guitar playing. Designs also exist combining attributes of electric and acoustic guitars: the <a href="/wiki/Semi-acoustic_guitar" title="Semi-acoustic guitar">semi-acoustic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Acoustic-electric_guitar" title="Acoustic-electric guitar">acoustic-electric</a> guitars. </p><p>Invented in 1932, the electric guitar was adopted by <a href="/wiki/Jazz_guitar" title="Jazz guitar">jazz guitar</a> players, who wanted to play single-note <a href="/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">guitar solos</a> in large <a href="/wiki/Big_band" title="Big band">big band</a> ensembles. Early proponents of the electric guitar on record include <a href="/wiki/Les_Paul" title="Les Paul">Les Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Durham" title="Eddie Durham">Eddie Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Barnes_(musician)" title="George Barnes (musician)">George Barnes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Johnson_(musician)" title="Lonnie Johnson (musician)">Lonnie Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe" title="Sister Rosetta Tharpe">Sister Rosetta Tharpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/T-Bone_Walker" title="T-Bone Walker">T-Bone Walker</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Christian" title="Charlie Christian">Charlie Christian</a>. During the 1950s and 1960s, the electric guitar became the most important instrument in <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has evolved into an instrument that is capable of a multitude of sounds and styles in genres ranging from <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> to <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk</a> to <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>. It served as a major component in the development of <a href="/wiki/Electric_blues" title="Electric blues">electric blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal music</a> and many other genres of music. </p><p>Electric guitar design and construction varies greatly in the shape of the body and the configuration of the neck, bridge, and pickups. Guitars may have a fixed <a href="/wiki/Bridge_(instrument)" title="Bridge (instrument)">bridge</a> or <a href="/wiki/Vibrato_systems_for_guitar" title="Vibrato systems for guitar">a spring-loaded hinged bridge</a>, which lets players "bend" the pitch of notes or chords up or down, or perform <a href="/wiki/Vibrato" title="Vibrato">vibrato</a> effects. The sound of an electric guitar can be modified by <a href="/wiki/Extended_technique" title="Extended technique">new playing techniques</a> such as <a href="/wiki/String_bending" title="String bending">string bending</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tapping" title="Tapping">tapping</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hammer-on" title="Hammer-on">hammering-on</a>, using <a href="/wiki/Audio_feedback" title="Audio feedback">audio feedback</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Slide_guitar" title="Slide guitar">slide guitar</a> playing. </p><p>There are several types of electric guitar. Early forms were hollow-body <a href="/wiki/Semi-acoustic_guitar" title="Semi-acoustic guitar">semi-acoustic guitars</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Solid_body" title="Solid body">solid body</a> guitars developed later. String configurations include the <a href="/wiki/Six-string_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Six-string guitar">six-string guitar</a> (the most common type), which is usually tuned E, A, D, G, B, E, from lowest to highest strings; the <a href="/wiki/Seven-string_guitar" title="Seven-string guitar">seven-string guitar</a>, which typically adds a low B string below the low E; the <a href="/wiki/Eight-string_guitar" title="Eight-string guitar">eight-string guitar</a>, which typically adds a low E or F# string below the low B; and the <a href="/wiki/Twelve-string_guitar" title="Twelve-string guitar">twelve-string guitar</a>, which has six two-string <a href="/wiki/Course_(music)" title="Course (music)">courses</a> similar to a <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a>. </p><p>In rock, the electric guitar is often used in two roles: as a <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_guitar" title="Rhythm guitar">rhythm guitar</a>, which plays the <a href="/wiki/Chord_(music)" title="Chord (music)">chord</a> sequences or <a href="/wiki/Chord_progression" title="Chord progression">progressions</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Riff" title="Riff">riffs</a>, and sets the <a href="/wiki/Beat_(music)" title="Beat (music)">beat</a> (as part of a <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_section" title="Rhythm section">rhythm section</a>); and as a <a href="/wiki/Lead_guitar" title="Lead guitar">lead guitar</a>, which provides instrumental <a href="/wiki/Melody" title="Melody">melody</a> lines, melodic <a href="/wiki/Fill_(music)" title="Fill (music)">instrumental fill</a> passages, and <a href="/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">solos</a>. In a small group, such as a <a href="/wiki/Power_trio" title="Power trio">power trio</a>, one guitarist may switch between both roles; in larger groups there is often a rhythm guitarist and a lead guitarist. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elektrofryingpan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Elektrofryingpan.jpg/170px-Elektrofryingpan.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Elektrofryingpan.jpg/255px-Elektrofryingpan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Elektrofryingpan.jpg/340px-Elektrofryingpan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="683" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>The "Frying Pan", 1932</figcaption></figure> <p>Many experiments with electrically amplifying the vibrations of a string instrument were made dating back to the early part of the 20th century. Patents from the 1910s show telephone transmitters were adapted and placed inside violins and <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjos</a> to amplify the sound. Hobbyists in the 1920s used <a href="/wiki/Carbon_microphone" title="Carbon microphone">carbon button microphones</a> attached to the <a href="/wiki/Bridge_(instrument)" title="Bridge (instrument)">bridge</a>; however, these detected vibrations from the bridge on top of the instrument, resulting in a weak signal.<sup id="cite_ref-Wheelwright_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wheelwright-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Electric guitars were originally designed by acoustic guitar makers and instrument manufacturers. The demand for amplified guitars began during the big band era; as orchestras increased in size, guitar players soon realized the necessity in guitar amplification and electrification.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first electric guitars used in jazz were hollow <a href="/wiki/Archtop" class="mw-redirect" title="Archtop">archtop</a> acoustic guitar bodies with electromagnetic <a href="/wiki/Transducer" title="Transducer">transducers</a>. </p><p>The first electrically amplified stringed instrument to be marketed commercially was a cast <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminium</a> <a href="/wiki/Lap_steel_guitar" title="Lap steel guitar">lap steel guitar</a> nicknamed the <a href="/wiki/Frying_pan_(guitar)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frying pan (guitar)">"Frying Pan"</a> designed in 1931 by <a href="/wiki/George_Beauchamp" title="George Beauchamp">George Beauchamp</a>, the general manager of the <a href="/wiki/National_Stringed_Instrument_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="National Stringed Instrument Corporation">National Stringed Instrument Corporation</a>, with Paul Barth, who was vice president.<sup id="cite_ref-Wheeler_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wheeler-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> George Beauchamp, along with <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rickenbacker" title="Adolph Rickenbacker">Adolph Rickenbacker</a>, invented the electromagnetic pickups.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coils that were wrapped around a magnet would create an electromagnetic field that converted the vibrations of the guitar strings into electrical signals, which could then be amplified. Commercial production began in late summer of 1932 by the <a href="/wiki/Ro-Pat-In_Corporation" title="Ro-Pat-In Corporation">Ro-Pat-In Corporation</a> (Elect<b>ro</b>-<b>Pat</b>ent-<b>In</b>strument Company), in Los Angeles,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a partnership of Beauchamp, Adolph Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher), and Paul Barth.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1934, the company was renamed the <a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbacker</a> Electro Stringed Instrument Company. In that year Beauchamp applied for a United States patent for an <i>Electrical Stringed Musical Instrument</i> and the patent was later issued in 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-Retrofret_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrofret-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rickenbacker.com_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rickenbacker.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stringed_Instrument_Tremolo_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stringed_Instrument_Tremolo-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USPTO_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USPTO-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the time it was patented, other manufacturers were already making their own electric guitar designs.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early electric guitar manufacturers include Rickenbacker in 1932; <a href="/wiki/Dobro" title="Dobro">Dobro</a> in 1933; National, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tutmarc" title="Paul Tutmarc">AudioVox</a> and Volu-tone in 1934; <a href="/wiki/Vega_Company" title="Vega Company">Vega</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a> (Electrophone and Electar), and <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Gibson Guitar Corporation">Gibson</a> in 1935 and many others by 1936. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts_Model.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts_Model.png/170px-Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts_Model.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts_Model.png/255px-Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts_Model.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts_Model.png/340px-Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts_Model.png 2x" data-file-width="708" data-file-height="1020" /></a><figcaption>Electro-Spanish by Ken Roberts, 1935</figcaption></figure> <p>By early-mid 1935, Electro String Instrument Corporation had achieved success with the "Frying Pan", and set out to capture a new audience through its release of the <a href="/wiki/Electro-Spanish_Model_B" title="Electro-Spanish Model B">Electro-Spanish Model B</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Electro-Spanish_Ken_Roberts" title="Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts">Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts</a>, which was the first full 25-inch scale electric guitar ever produced.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Retrofret_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrofret-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rickenbacker.com_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rickenbacker.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stringed_Instrument_Tremolo_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stringed_Instrument_Tremolo-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USPTO_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USPTO-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts was revolutionary for its time, providing players a full 25-inch scale, with easy access to 17 frets free of the body.<sup id="cite_ref-Retrofret.com_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrofret.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike other lap-steel electrified instruments produced during the time, the Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts was designed to play while standing upright with the guitar on a strap, as with acoustic guitars.<sup id="cite_ref-Retrofret.com_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrofret.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts was also the first instrument to feature a <a href="/wiki/Vibrato_systems_for_guitar" title="Vibrato systems for guitar">hand-operated vibrato</a> as a standard arrangement,<sup id="cite_ref-Retrofret.com_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrofret.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a device called the "Vibrola", invented by <a href="/wiki/Doc_Kauffman" title="Doc Kauffman">Doc Kauffman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Retrofret.com_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrofret.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is estimated that fewer than 50 Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts were constructed between 1933 and 1937; fewer than 10 are known to survive today.<sup id="cite_ref-Retrofret_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrofret-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rickenbacker.com_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rickenbacker.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stringed_Instrument_Tremolo_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stringed_Instrument_Tremolo-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USPTO_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USPTO-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Solid_body" title="Solid body">solid-body</a> electric guitar is made of solid wood, without functionally resonating air spaces. The first solid-body <a href="/wiki/Classical_guitar" title="Classical guitar">Spanish standard guitar</a> was offered by <a href="/wiki/Vivi-Tone" title="Vivi-Tone">Vivi-Tone</a> no later than 1934. This model featured a guitar-shaped body of a single sheet of plywood affixed to a wood frame. Another early, substantially solid Spanish electric guitar, called the Electro Spanish, was marketed by the Rickenbacker guitar company in 1935 and made of <a href="/wiki/Bakelite" title="Bakelite">Bakelite</a>. By 1936, the <a href="/wiki/Slingerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Slingerland">Slingerland</a> company introduced a wooden solid-body electric model, the Slingerland Songster 401 (and a lap steel counterpart, the Songster 400). </p><p>Gibson's first production electric guitar, marketed in 1936, was the <a href="/wiki/Gibson_ES-150" title="Gibson ES-150">ES-150</a> model ("ES" for "Electric Spanish", and "150" reflecting the $150 price of the instrument, along with matching amplifier). The ES-150 guitar featured a single-coil, hexagonally shaped "bar" pickup, which was designed by Walt Fuller. It became known as the "<a href="/wiki/Charlie_Christian" title="Charlie Christian">Charlie Christian</a>" pickup (named for the jazz guitarist who was among the first to perform with the ES-150 guitar). The ES-150 achieved some popularity but suffered from unequal loudness across the six strings. </p><p>A functioning solid-body electric guitar was designed and built in 1940 by <a href="/wiki/Les_Paul" title="Les Paul">Les Paul</a> from an Epiphone acoustic archtop as an experiment. His "<a href="/wiki/Les_Paul#Guitar_builder" title="Les Paul">log guitar</a>" — a wood post with a neck attached and two hollow-body halves attached to the sides for appearance only — shares nothing in common for design or hardware with the solid-body <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Gibson Les Paul</a>, designed by <a href="/wiki/Ted_McCarty" title="Ted McCarty">Ted McCarty</a> and introduced in 1952. </p><p>The feedback associated with amplified hollow-bodied electric guitars was understood long before Paul's "log" was created in 1940; Gage Brewer's Ro-Pat-In of 1932 had a top so heavily reinforced that it essentially functioned as a solid-body instrument.<sup id="cite_ref-Wheelwright_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wheelwright-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solid-body">Solid-body</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Solid-body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fender_Highway_1_Stratocaster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Fender_Highway_1_Stratocaster.jpg/170px-Fender_Highway_1_Stratocaster.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="325" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Fender_Highway_1_Stratocaster.jpg/255px-Fender_Highway_1_Stratocaster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Fender_Highway_1_Stratocaster.jpg/340px-Fender_Highway_1_Stratocaster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="536" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster" title="Fender Stratocaster">Fender Stratocaster</a> has one of the most often emulated electric guitar shapes<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Unlike acoustic guitars, <a href="/wiki/Solid-body" class="mw-redirect" title="Solid-body">solid-body</a> electric guitars have no vibrating soundboard to amplify string vibration. Instead, solid-body instruments depend on electric pickups, and an <a href="/wiki/Amplifier" title="Amplifier">amplifier</a> ("amp") and <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">speaker</a>. The solid body ensures that the amplified sound reproduces the string vibration alone, thus avoiding the <a href="/wiki/Wolf_tone" title="Wolf tone">wolf tones</a> and unwanted <a href="/wiki/Audio_feedback" title="Audio feedback">feedback</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> associated with amplified acoustic guitars. These guitars are generally made of hardwood covered with a hard <a href="/wiki/Polymer" title="Polymer">polymer</a> finish, often polyester or lacquer. In large production facilities, the wood is stored for three to six months in a wood-drying <a href="/wiki/Kiln" title="Kiln">kiln</a> before being cut to shape. Premium custom-built guitars are frequently made with much older<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The reason for this is unclear. (September 2024)">why?</span></a></i>]</sup>, hand-selected wood. </p><p>One of the first solid-body guitars was invented by <a href="/wiki/Les_Paul" title="Les Paul">Les Paul</a>. <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Gibson Guitar Corporation">Gibson</a> did not present their <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Gibson Les Paul</a> guitar prototypes to the public, as they did not believe the solid-body style would catch on. Another early solid-body Spanish style guitar, resembling what would become Gibson's Les Paul guitar a decade later, was developed in 1941 by O.W. Appleton, of Nogales, Arizona.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Appleton made contact with both Gibson and Fender but was unable to sell the idea behind his "App" guitar to either company.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1946, <a href="/wiki/Merle_Travis" title="Merle Travis">Merle Travis</a> commissioned steel guitar builder <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bigsby" title="Paul Bigsby">Paul Bigsby</a> to build him a solid-body Spanish-style electric.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bigsby delivered the guitar in 1948. The first mass-produced solid-body guitar was <a href="/wiki/Fender_Esquire" title="Fender Esquire">Fender Esquire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fender_Broadcaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Fender Broadcaster">Fender Broadcaster</a> (later to become the <a href="/wiki/Fender_Telecaster" title="Fender Telecaster">Fender Telecaster</a>), first made in 1950, five years after Les Paul made his <a href="/wiki/Prototype" title="Prototype">prototype</a>. The Gibson Les Paul appeared soon after to compete with the Broadcaster.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another notable solid-body design is the <a href="/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster" title="Fender Stratocaster">Fender Stratocaster</a>, which was introduced in 1954 and became extremely popular among musicians in the 1960s and 1970s for its wide tonal capabilities and more comfortable ergonomics than other models. Different styles of guitar have different pick-up styles, the main being 2 or 3 "<a href="/wiki/Single_coil_guitar_pickup" title="Single coil guitar pickup">single-coil</a>" pick-ups or a double <a href="/wiki/Humbucker" title="Humbucker">humbucker</a>, with the Stratocaster being a triple single-coil guitar. </p><p>The history of electric guitars has been summarized by <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_World" title="Guitar World">Guitar World</a></i> magazine, and the earliest electric guitar on their top 10 list is the Ro-Pat-In Electro A-25 "Frying Pan" (1932) described as "The first-fully functioning solid-body electric guitar to be manufactured and sold".<sup id="cite_ref-guitarworld.com_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitarworld.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first electric guitar used in a publicly promoted performance, performed by <a href="/wiki/Gage_Brewer" title="Gage Brewer">Gage Brewer</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas" title="Wichita, Kansas">Wichita, Kansas</a> in October 1932.<sup id="cite_ref-history_2023_03_02_guitarworld_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history_2023_03_02_guitarworld-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-history_2021_12_07_mim_org_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history_2021_12_07_mim_org-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-electricity_2021_03_05_guitar_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-electricity_2021_03_05_guitar-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most recent electric guitar on this list was the <a href="/wiki/Ibanez_JEM" title="Ibanez JEM">Ibanez Jem</a> (1987) which featured "24 frets", an impossibly thin neck" and was "designed to be the ultimate shredder machine". Numerous other important electric guitars are on the list, including Gibson ES-150 (1936), Fender Telecaster (1951), Gibson Les Paul (1952), Gretsch 6128 Duo Jet (1953), Fender Stratocaster (1954), Rickenbacker 360/12 (1964), <a href="/wiki/Frankenstrat" title="Frankenstrat">Van Halen Frankenstrat</a> (1975), Paul Reed Smith Custom (1985) many of these guitars were "successors" to earlier designs.<sup id="cite_ref-guitarworld.com_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitarworld.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Electric guitar designs eventually became culturally important and visually iconic, with various model companies selling miniature model versions of particularly famous electric guitars, for example, the <a href="/wiki/Gibson_SG" title="Gibson SG">Gibson SG</a> used by <a href="/wiki/Angus_Young" title="Angus Young">Angus Young</a> from the group <a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chambered-body">Chambered-body</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chambered-body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some otherwise solid-bodied guitars, such as the Gibson Les Paul Supreme, the <a href="/wiki/PRS_Guitars" title="PRS Guitars">PRS</a> Singlecut, and the <a href="/wiki/Fender_Telecaster_Thinline" title="Fender Telecaster Thinline">Fender Telecaster Thinline</a>, are built with hollow chambers in the body. These chambers are designed to not interfere with the critical bridge and string anchor point on the solid body. In the case of Gibson and PRS, these are called <i>chambered bodies</i>. The motivation for this may be to reduce weight, to achieve a semi-acoustic tone (see below) or both.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Semi-acoustic">Semi-acoustic <span class="anchor" id="Hollow_body"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Semi-acoustic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Semi-acoustic_guitar" title="Semi-acoustic guitar">Semi-acoustic guitar</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Guitard_Epiphone_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Guitard_Epiphone_03.jpg/150px-Guitard_Epiphone_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Guitard_Epiphone_03.jpg/225px-Guitard_Epiphone_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Guitard_Epiphone_03.jpg/300px-Guitard_Epiphone_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1088" data-file-height="2096" /></a><figcaption>Epiphone semi-acoustic hollow-body guitar</figcaption></figure> <p>Semi-acoustic guitars have a hollow body similar to an acoustic guitar and electromagnetic pickups mounted directly into the body. They work in a similar way to solid-body electric guitars except that because the hollow body also vibrates, the pickups convert a combination of string and body vibration into an electrical signal. Many models, known as semi-hollow bodies, have a solid block running through the middle of the soundbox designed to reduce acoustic feedback. They do not provide enough acoustic volume for live performance, but they can be used unplugged for quiet practice. Semi-acoustic guitars are noted for being able to provide a sweet, plaintive, or funky tone. They are used in many genres, including jazz, blues, <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a>, sixties pop, and <a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a>. They generally have cello-style <a href="/wiki/F-shaped_sound_hole" class="mw-redirect" title="F-shaped sound hole">F-shaped sound holes</a>, which can be blocked off to further reduce feedback. Whereas chambered guitars are made, like solid-body guitars, from a single block of wood, semi-acoustic guitar bodies are made from multiple pieces of wood in an <i><a href="/wiki/Archtop" class="mw-redirect" title="Archtop">archtop</a></i> form, a method of construction different from the typical <a href="/wiki/Steel_string_acoustic_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel string acoustic guitar">steel string acoustic guitar</a>. The top is formed from a moderately thick piece of wood which is then carved into a thin outward-curving shape, whereas conventional acoustic guitars have a thin, flat top. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electric_acoustic">Electric acoustic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electric acoustic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Acoustic-electric_guitar" title="Acoustic-electric guitar">Acoustic-electric guitar</a></div> <p>Some <a href="/wiki/Steel-string_acoustic_guitar" title="Steel-string acoustic guitar">steel-string acoustic guitars</a> include a built-in system to electrically amplify their output without altering their tone as an alternative to using a separate microphone. The system may consist of <a href="/wiki/Piezoelectric" class="mw-redirect" title="Piezoelectric">piezoelectric</a> pickups mounted under the bridge, or a low-mass <a href="/wiki/Microphone" title="Microphone">microphone</a> (usually a condenser mic) inside the body of the guitar that converts the vibrations in the body into electronic signals. Combinations of these types of pickups may be used, with an integral mixer/preamp/graphic equalizer. Such instruments are called <a href="/wiki/Electric_acoustic_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric acoustic guitar">electric acoustic guitars</a>. They are regarded as acoustic guitars rather than electric guitars because the pickups do not produce a signal directly from the vibration of the strings, but rather from the vibration of the guitar top or body, and the amplification of the sound merely increases volume, not alters tone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction">Construction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Electric_guitar" title="Special:EditPage/Electric guitar">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2015</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Electric_Guitar_(Superstrat_based_on_ESP_KH_-_vertical)_-_with_hint_lines_and_numbers.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Electric_Guitar_%28Superstrat_based_on_ESP_KH_-_vertical%29_-_with_hint_lines_and_numbers.png/220px-Electric_Guitar_%28Superstrat_based_on_ESP_KH_-_vertical%29_-_with_hint_lines_and_numbers.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="590" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Electric_Guitar_%28Superstrat_based_on_ESP_KH_-_vertical%29_-_with_hint_lines_and_numbers.png/330px-Electric_Guitar_%28Superstrat_based_on_ESP_KH_-_vertical%29_-_with_hint_lines_and_numbers.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Electric_Guitar_%28Superstrat_based_on_ESP_KH_-_vertical%29_-_with_hint_lines_and_numbers.png/440px-Electric_Guitar_%28Superstrat_based_on_ESP_KH_-_vertical%29_-_with_hint_lines_and_numbers.png 2x" data-file-width="1111" data-file-height="2982" /></a><figcaption>1. <a href="/wiki/Headstock" title="Headstock">Headstock</a><br /> 1.1 <a href="/wiki/Machine_head" title="Machine head">machine heads</a><br /> 1.2 <a href="/wiki/Truss_rod" title="Truss rod">truss rod</a> cover<br /> 1.3 string guide<br /> 1.4 <a href="/wiki/Nut_(string_instrument)" title="Nut (string instrument)">nut</a><br /> 2. <a href="/wiki/Neck_(guitar)" class="mw-redirect" title="Neck (guitar)">Neck</a><br /> 2.1 <a href="/wiki/Fretboard" class="mw-redirect" title="Fretboard">fretboard</a><br /> 2.2 inlay fret markers<br /> 2.3 <a href="/wiki/Fret" title="Fret">frets</a><br /> 2.4 neck joint<br /> 3. Body<br /> 3.1 "neck" <a href="/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)" title="Pickup (music technology)">pickup</a><br /> 3.2 "bridge" pickup<br /> 3.3 saddles<br /> 3.4 <a href="/wiki/Bridge_(guitar)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridge (guitar)">bridge</a><br /> 3.5 fine tuners and <a href="/wiki/Tailpiece" title="Tailpiece">tailpiece assembly</a><br /> 3.6 <a href="/wiki/Whammy_bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Whammy bar">whammy bar (vibrato arm)</a><br /> 3.7 pickup selector switch<br /> 3.8 volume and tone control knobs<br /> 3.9 output connector (output jack)(<a href="/wiki/TS_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="TS connector">TS</a>)<br /> 3.10 strap buttons<br /> 4. <a href="/wiki/String_(music)" title="String (music)">Strings</a><br /> 4.1 bass strings<br /> 4.2 treble strings</figcaption></figure> <p>Electric guitar design and construction vary greatly in the shape of the body and the configuration of the neck, bridge, and pickups. However, some features are present on most guitars. The photo below shows the different parts of an electric guitar. The <a href="/wiki/Headstock" title="Headstock">headstock</a> (1) contains the metal <a href="/wiki/Machine_head" title="Machine head">machine heads</a> (1.1), which use a <a href="/wiki/Worm_gear" class="mw-redirect" title="Worm gear">worm gear</a> for tuning. The <a href="/wiki/Nut_(string_instrument)" title="Nut (string instrument)">nut</a> (1.4)—a thin fret-like strip of metal, plastic, graphite, or bone—supports the strings at the headstock end of the instrument. The <a href="/wiki/Fret" title="Fret">frets</a> (2.3) are thin metal strips that stop the string at the correct pitch when the player pushes a string against the fingerboard. The <a href="/wiki/Truss_rod" title="Truss rod">truss rod</a> (1.2) is a metal rod (usually adjustable) that counters the tension of the strings to keep the neck straight. Position markers (2.2) provide the player with a reference to the playing position on the fingerboard.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Neck_(guitar)" class="mw-redirect" title="Neck (guitar)">neck</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fretboard" class="mw-redirect" title="Fretboard">fretboard</a> (2.1) extend from the body. At the neck joint (2.4), the neck is either glued or bolted to the body. The body (3) is typically made of wood with a hard, polymerized finish. Strings vibrating in the magnetic field of the <a href="/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)" title="Pickup (music technology)">pickups</a> (3.1, 3.2) produce an electric current in the pickup winding that passes through the tone and volume <a href="/wiki/Potentiometer" title="Potentiometer">controls</a> (3.8) to the output jack. Some guitars have <a href="/wiki/Piezoelectric_pickup#Piezoelectric_pickups" class="mw-redirect" title="Piezoelectric pickup">piezo</a> pickups, in addition to or instead of magnetic pickups. </p><p>Some guitars have a fixed <a href="/wiki/Bridge_(guitar)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridge (guitar)">bridge</a> (3.4). Others have a spring-loaded hinged bridge called a <i><a href="/wiki/Whammy_bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Whammy bar">vibrato bar</a></i>, <i>tremolo bar</i>, or <i>whammy bar</i>, which lets players bend notes or chords up or down in pitch or perform a <a href="/wiki/Vibrato" title="Vibrato">vibrato</a> embellishment. A plastic <a href="/wiki/Pickguard" title="Pickguard">pickguard</a> on some guitars protects the body from scratches or covers the control cavity, which holds most of the wiring. The degree to which the choice of woods and other materials in the solid-guitar body (3) affects the sonic character of the amplified signal is disputed. Many believe it is highly significant, while others think the difference between woods is subtle. In acoustic and archtop guitars, wood choices more clearly affect tone. </p><p>Woods typically used in solid-body electric guitars include <a href="/wiki/Alder" title="Alder">alder</a> (brighter, but well rounded), <a href="/wiki/Swamp_ash" title="Swamp ash">swamp ash</a> (similar to alder, but with more pronounced highs and lows), <a href="/wiki/Mahogany" title="Mahogany">mahogany</a> (dark, bassy, warm), <a href="/wiki/Poplar_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Poplar tree">poplar</a> (similar to alder), and <a href="/wiki/Basswood" class="mw-redirect" title="Basswood">basswood</a> (very neutral).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Warmoth_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warmoth-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Maple" title="Maple">Maple</a>, a very bright <a href="/wiki/Tonewood" title="Tonewood">tonewood</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Warmoth_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warmoth-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is also a popular body wood but is very heavy. For this reason, it is often placed as a "cap" on a guitar made primarily of another wood. Cheaper guitars are often made of cheaper woods, such as <a href="/wiki/Plywood" title="Plywood">plywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pine_wood" class="mw-redirect" title="Pine wood">pine</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Agathis" title="Agathis">agathis</a>—not true hardwoods—which can affect durability and tone. Though most guitars are made of wood, any material may be used. Materials such as plastic, metal, and even <a href="/wiki/Cardboard" title="Cardboard">cardboard</a> have been used in some instruments. </p><p>The guitar output jack typically provides a <a href="/wiki/Monaural" class="mw-redirect" title="Monaural">monaural</a> signal. Many guitars with active electronics use a jack with an extra contact normally used for <a href="/wiki/Stereophonic_sound" title="Stereophonic sound">stereo</a>. These guitars use the extra contact to break the ground connection to the on-board battery to preserve battery life when the guitar is unplugged. These guitars require a mono plug to close the internal switch and connect the battery to ground. Standard guitar cables use a <a href="/wiki/High_impedance" title="High impedance">high-impedance</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inch (6.35 mm) mono plug. These have a tip and sleeve configuration referred to as a <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">TS phone connector</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Voltage" title="Voltage">voltage</a> is usually around 1 to 9 <a href="/wiki/Millivolt" class="mw-redirect" title="Millivolt">millivolts</a>. </p><p>A few guitars, such as <a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbacker</a> guitars equipped with <i>Rick-O-Sound</i>, feature stereo output. There are a variety of ways the "stereo" effect may be implemented. Commonly, but not exclusively, stereo guitars route the neck and bridge pickups to separate output buses on the guitar. A stereo cable then routes each pickup to its signal chain or amplifier. For these applications, the most popular connector is a high-impedance <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inch (6.35 mm) plug with a tip, ring, and sleeve configuration, also known as a <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">TRS phone connector</a>. Some studio instruments, notably certain <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Gibson Les Paul</a> models, incorporate a low-<a href="/wiki/Electrical_impedance" title="Electrical impedance">impedance</a> three-pin <a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR connector</a> for <a href="/wiki/Balanced_audio" title="Balanced audio">balanced audio</a>. Many exotic arrangements and connectors exist that support features such as <a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">midi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guitar_synthesizer#Roland_GK_interface" title="Guitar synthesizer">hexaphonic</a> pickups. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bridge_and_tailpiece_systems">Bridge and tailpiece systems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bridge and tailpiece systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bridge and <a href="/wiki/Tailpiece" title="Tailpiece">tailpiece</a>, while serving separate purposes, work closely together to affect playing style and tone. There are four basic types of bridge and tailpiece systems on electric guitars. Within these four types are many variants. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Stoptail_bridge" title="Stoptail bridge">hard-tail</a> guitar bridge anchors the strings at or directly behind the bridge and is fastened securely to the top of the instrument.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are common on carved-top guitars, such as the <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Gibson Guitar Corporation">Gibson Les Paul</a> and the <a href="/wiki/PRS_Guitars" title="PRS Guitars">Paul Reed Smith models</a>, and on slab-body guitars, such as the <a href="/wiki/Music_Man_(company)" title="Music Man (company)">Music Man Albert Lee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender guitars</a> that are not equipped with a vibrato arm. </p><p>A <i>floating</i> or <i>trapeze</i> tailpiece (similar to a <a href="/wiki/Violin" title="Violin">violin</a>'s) fastens to the body at the base of the guitar. These appear on <a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbackers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gretsch" title="Gretsch">Gretsches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphones</a>, a wide variety of <a href="/wiki/Archtop_guitar" title="Archtop guitar">archtop guitars</a>, particularly <a href="/wiki/Jazz_guitar" title="Jazz guitar">jazz guitars</a>, and the 1952 Gibson Les Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> Pictured is a <i><a href="/wiki/Tremolo_arm" class="mw-redirect" title="Tremolo arm">tremolo arm</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Vibrato_systems_for_guitar" title="Vibrato systems for guitar">vibrato tailpiece</a>-</i>style bridge and tailpiece system, often called a <i>whammy bar</i> or <i>trem</i>. It uses a lever ("vibrato arm") attached to the bridge that can temporarily slacken or tighten the strings to alter the <a href="/wiki/Musical_pitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical pitch">pitch</a>. A player can use this to create a vibrato or a <a href="/wiki/Portamento" title="Portamento">portamento</a> effect. Early vibrato systems were often unreliable and made the guitar go out of tune easily. They also had a limited pitch range. Later Fender designs were better, but Fender held the patent on these, so other companies used older designs for many years. </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stratocaster_detail_DSC06937.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Stratocaster_detail_DSC06937.jpg/220px-Stratocaster_detail_DSC06937.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Stratocaster_detail_DSC06937.jpg/330px-Stratocaster_detail_DSC06937.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Stratocaster_detail_DSC06937.jpg/440px-Stratocaster_detail_DSC06937.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption>Detail of a Squier-made Fender Stratocaster. Note the vibrato arm, the 3 single-coil pickups, the volume and tone knobs.</figcaption></figure> <p>With the expiration of the Fender patent on the <a href="/wiki/Stratocaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Stratocaster">Stratocaster</a>-style vibrato, various improvements on this type of internal, multi-spring vibrato system are now available. <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Rose" title="Floyd Rose">Floyd Rose</a> introduced one of the first improvements on the vibrato system in many years when, in the late 1970s, he experimented with "locking" nuts and bridges that prevent the guitar from losing tuning, even under heavy vibrato bar use. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bridge_string_thru_body.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Bridge_string_thru_body.jpg/220px-Bridge_string_thru_body.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Bridge_string_thru_body.jpg/330px-Bridge_string_thru_body.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Bridge_string_thru_body.jpg/440px-Bridge_string_thru_body.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Tune-o-matic with "strings through the body" construction (without stopbar)</figcaption></figure> <p>The fourth type of system employs string-through body anchoring. The strings pass over the bridge saddles, then through holes through the top of the guitar body to the back. The strings are typically anchored in place at the back of the guitar by metal <a href="/wiki/Ferrule" title="Ferrule">ferrules</a>. Many believe this design improves a guitar's <a href="/wiki/Sustain" class="mw-redirect" title="Sustain">sustain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Timbre" title="Timbre">timbre</a>. A few examples of string-through body guitars are the <a href="/wiki/Fender_Telecaster_Thinline" title="Fender Telecaster Thinline">Fender Telecaster Thinline</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Fender_Telecaster_Deluxe" title="Fender Telecaster Deluxe">Fender Telecaster Deluxe</a>, the <a href="/wiki/B.C._Rich" title="B.C. Rich">B.C. Rich</a> IT Warlock and Mockingbird, and the <a href="/wiki/Schecter_Guitar_Research" title="Schecter Guitar Research">Schecter</a> Omen 6 and 7 series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pickups">Pickups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Pickups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)" title="Pickup (music technology)">Pickup (music technology)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pickups_Humb_2Single.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Pickups_Humb_2Single.jpg/220px-Pickups_Humb_2Single.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Pickups_Humb_2Single.jpg/330px-Pickups_Humb_2Single.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Pickups_Humb_2Single.jpg/440px-Pickups_Humb_2Single.jpg 2x" data-file-width="569" data-file-height="395" /></a><figcaption>Pickups on a Fender Squier "Fat Strat" guitar—a "humbucker" pickup on the left and two single-coil pickups on the right.</figcaption></figure> <p>Compared to an acoustic guitar, which has a hollow body, electric guitars make much less audible sound when their strings are plucked, so electric guitars are normally plugged into a guitar amplifier and speaker. When an electric guitar is played, string movement produces a signal by generating (i.e., <a href="/wiki/Inductance" title="Inductance">inducing</a>) a small electric current in the magnetic pickups, which are <a href="/wiki/Magnet" title="Magnet">magnets</a> wound with coils of very fine wire. The signal passes through the tone and volume circuits to the output jack, and through a cable to an <a href="/wiki/Guitar_amplifier" title="Guitar amplifier">amplifier</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current induced is proportional to such factors as string density and the amount of movement over the pickups. </p><p>Because of their natural qualities, magnetic pickups tend to pick up ambient, usually unwanted <a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_interference" title="Electromagnetic interference">electromagnetic interference</a> or EMI.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This <a href="/wiki/Mains_hum" title="Mains hum">mains hum</a> results in a tone of 50 or 60 cycles per second depending on the <a href="/wiki/Utility_frequency" title="Utility frequency">powerline frequency</a> of the local <a href="/wiki/Alternating_current" title="Alternating current">alternating current</a> supply. </p><p>The resulting <a href="/wiki/Hum_(sound)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hum (sound)">hum</a> is particularly strong with single-coil pickups. Double-coil or "<a href="/wiki/Humbucker" title="Humbucker">humbucker</a>" pickups were invented as a way to reduce or counter the sound, as they are designed to "buck" (in the verb sense of <i>oppose</i> or <i>resist</i>) the hum, hence their name. The high combined <a href="/wiki/Inductance" title="Inductance">inductance</a> of the two coils also leads to the richer, "fatter" tone associated with humbucking pickups. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Necks">Necks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Necks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roasted_Figured_Maple_Guitar_Neck_Blanks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Roasted_Figured_Maple_Guitar_Neck_Blanks.jpg/220px-Roasted_Figured_Maple_Guitar_Neck_Blanks.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Roasted_Figured_Maple_Guitar_Neck_Blanks.jpg/330px-Roasted_Figured_Maple_Guitar_Neck_Blanks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Roasted_Figured_Maple_Guitar_Neck_Blanks.jpg/440px-Roasted_Figured_Maple_Guitar_Neck_Blanks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2016" data-file-height="1512" /></a><figcaption> Roasted Maple guitar neck blanks with flame figure before shaping</figcaption></figure><p>Electric guitar necks vary in composition and shape. The primary metric of guitar necks is the <i>scale length</i>, which is the vibrating length of the strings from nut to bridge. A typical Fender guitar uses a 25.5-inch (65 cm) scale length, while Gibson uses a 24.75-inch (62.9 cm) scale length in their <i><a href="/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Les Paul</a></i>. While the scale length of the Les Paul is often described as 24.75 inches, it has varied through the years by as much as a half inch.<sup id="cite_ref-scalelength_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scalelength-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Frets are positioned proportionally to scale length—the shorter the scale length, the closer the fret spacing. Opinions vary regarding the effect of scale length on tone and feel. Popular opinion holds that longer scale length contributes to greater <a href="/wiki/Amplitude" title="Amplitude">amplitude</a>. Reports of playing feel are greatly complicated by the many factors involved in this perception. String gauge and design, neck construction and relief, guitar setup, playing style, and other factors contribute to the subjective impression of playability or feel. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1966_Fender_Telecaster_(SN159266)_neck_joint_plate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/1966_Fender_Telecaster_%28SN159266%29_neck_joint_plate.jpg/220px-1966_Fender_Telecaster_%28SN159266%29_neck_joint_plate.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/1966_Fender_Telecaster_%28SN159266%29_neck_joint_plate.jpg/330px-1966_Fender_Telecaster_%28SN159266%29_neck_joint_plate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/1966_Fender_Telecaster_%28SN159266%29_neck_joint_plate.jpg/440px-1966_Fender_Telecaster_%28SN159266%29_neck_joint_plate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>A bolt-on neck</figcaption></figure> <p>Necks are described as <i><a href="/wiki/Bolt-on_neck" title="Bolt-on neck">bolt-on</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Set-in_neck" title="Set-in neck">set-in</a></i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/Neck-through" class="mw-redirect" title="Neck-through">neck-through</a></i>, depending on how they attach to the body. Set-in necks are glued to the body at the factory. This is the traditional type of joint. <a href="/wiki/Leo_Fender" title="Leo Fender">Leo Fender</a> pioneered bolt-on necks on electric guitars to facilitate easy adjustment and replacement. Neck-through instruments extend the neck to the length of the instrument so that it forms the center of the body. While a set-in neck can be carefully unglued by a skilled <a href="/wiki/Luthier" title="Luthier">luthier</a>, and a bolt-on neck can simply be unscrewed, a neck-through design is difficult or even impossible to repair, depending on the damage. Historically, the bolt-on style has been more popular for ease of installation and adjustment. Since bolt-on necks can be easily removed, there is an after-market in replacement bolt-on necks from companies such as Warmoth and Mighty Mite. Some instruments—notably most Gibson models—continue to use set-in glued necks. Neck-through bodies are somewhat more common in bass guitars. </p><p>Materials for necks are selected for dimensional stability and rigidity,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and some allege that they influence tone. Hardwoods are preferred, with <a href="/wiki/Maple" title="Maple">maple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahogany" title="Mahogany">mahogany</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ash_(tree)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ash (tree)">ash</a> topping the list. The neck and fingerboard can be made from different materials; for example, a guitar may have a maple neck with a <a href="/wiki/Rosewood" title="Rosewood">rosewood</a> or <a href="/wiki/Ebony" title="Ebony">ebony</a> fingerboard. Today there are expensive and budget guitars exploring other options for fretboard wood for instance <i>Pau-Ferro</i>, both for availability and cheap price while still maintaining quality.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1970s, designers began to use exotic human-made materials such as <a href="/wiki/6061_aluminium_alloy" title="6061 aluminium alloy">aircraft-grade aluminum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carbon_fiber" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon fiber">carbon fiber</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ebonol_(material)" title="Ebonol (material)">ebonol</a>. Makers known for these unusual materials include <a href="/wiki/Veleno_(guitar)" title="Veleno (guitar)">John Veleno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Travis_Bean" title="Travis Bean">Travis Bean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Modulus_Guitars" title="Modulus Guitars">Geoff Gould</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alembic_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="Alembic Inc">Alembic</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Strandberg_Boden_Plini_neck-thru_%26_bolt_on_versions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Strandberg_Boden_Plini_neck-thru_%26_bolt_on_versions.jpg/220px-Strandberg_Boden_Plini_neck-thru_%26_bolt_on_versions.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Strandberg_Boden_Plini_neck-thru_%26_bolt_on_versions.jpg/330px-Strandberg_Boden_Plini_neck-thru_%26_bolt_on_versions.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Strandberg_Boden_Plini_neck-thru_%26_bolt_on_versions.jpg/440px-Strandberg_Boden_Plini_neck-thru_%26_bolt_on_versions.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1113" data-file-height="1471" /></a><figcaption>Two headless .strandberg* Boden <a href="/wiki/Plini" title="Plini">Plini</a> model guitars with differing construction methods. On the left is <a href="/wiki/Neck-through-body_construction" title="Neck-through-body construction">neck-through construction</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Quarter_sawing" title="Quarter sawing">quarter-sawn</a> <a href="/wiki/Thermally_modified_wood" title="Thermally modified wood">Roasted Maple</a> neck and <a href="/wiki/Swamp_ash" title="Swamp ash">Swamp Ash</a> wings. On the right is a <a href="/wiki/Chamfer" title="Chamfer">chamfered</a> <a href="/wiki/Bolt-on_neck" title="Bolt-on neck">bolt-on</a> quarter-sawn Mahogany neck and <a href="/wiki/Mahogany" title="Mahogany">Mahogany</a> body. Both necks have visible carbon reinforcement strips.</figcaption></figure> <p>Aside from possible engineering advantages, some feel that with the rising cost of rare <a href="/wiki/Tonewood" title="Tonewood">tonewoods</a>, human-made materials may be economically preferable and more ecologically sensitive. However, wood remains popular in production instruments, though sometimes in conjunction with new materials. <a href="/wiki/Vigier_Guitars" title="Vigier Guitars">Vigier guitars</a>, for example, use a wooden neck reinforced by embedding a light, carbon fiber rod in place of the usual heavier steel bar or adjustable steel truss rod. After-market necks made entirely from carbon fiber fit existing bolt-on instruments. Few, if any, extensive formal investigations have been widely published that confirm or refute claims over the effects of different woods or materials on the electric guitar sound. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MataoArtistBass_Black_2_tone-rear_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/MataoArtistBass_Black_2_tone-rear_2.JPG/330px-MataoArtistBass_Black_2_tone-rear_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="330" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/MataoArtistBass_Black_2_tone-rear_2.JPG/495px-MataoArtistBass_Black_2_tone-rear_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/MataoArtistBass_Black_2_tone-rear_2.JPG/660px-MataoArtistBass_Black_2_tone-rear_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1261" data-file-height="436" /></a><figcaption>A neck-through bass guitar</figcaption></figure> <p>Several neck shapes appear on guitars, including shapes known as C necks, U necks, and V necks. These refer to the cross-sectional shape of the neck (especially near the nut). Several sizes of fret wire are available, with traditional players often preferring thin frets, and metal shredders liking thick frets. Thin frets are considered better for playing chords, while thick frets allow lead guitarists to bend notes with less effort. </p><p>An electric guitar with a folding neck called the "Foldaxe" was designed and built for Chet Atkins by <a href="/wiki/Roger_C._Field" title="Roger C. Field">Roger C. Field</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Steinberger" title="Steinberger">Steinberger</a> guitars developed a line of exotic, carbon fiber instruments without headstocks, with tuning done on the bridge instead. </p><p>Fingerboards vary as much as necks. The fingerboard surface usually has a cross-sectional radius that is optimized to accommodate finger movement for different playing techniques. Fingerboard radius typically ranges from nearly flat (a very large radius) to radically arched (a small radius). The vintage <a href="/wiki/Fender_Telecaster" title="Fender Telecaster">Fender Telecaster</a>, for example, has a typical small radius of approximately 7.25 inches (18.4 cm). Some manufacturers have experimented with fret profile and material, fret layout, number of frets, and modifications of the fingerboard surface for various reasons. Some innovations were intended to improve playability by ergonomic means, such as Warmoth Guitars' compound radius fingerboard. Scalloped fingerboards added enhanced <a href="/wiki/Microtonal_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Microtonal music">microtonality</a> during fast legato runs. <a href="/wiki/Multi-scale_fingerboard#Fanned-fret_guitar" title="Multi-scale fingerboard">Fanned frets</a> intend to provide each string with an optimal playing tension and enhanced musicality. Some guitars have <a href="/wiki/Fretless_guitar" title="Fretless guitar">no frets</a>, while others, like the <a href="/wiki/Gittler_guitar" title="Gittler guitar">Gittler guitar</a>, have no neck in the traditional sense. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Electric_Guitar_Store.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Electric_Guitar_Store.jpg/300px-Electric_Guitar_Store.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Electric_Guitar_Store.jpg/450px-Electric_Guitar_Store.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Electric_Guitar_Store.jpg/600px-Electric_Guitar_Store.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>A selection of guitars and amps at Apple Music Row in <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_electric_guitar_brands" title="List of electric guitar brands">List of electric guitar brands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">Bass guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahian_guitar" title="Bahian guitar">Bahian guitar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolt-on_neck" title="Bolt-on neck">Bolt-on neck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distortion_(guitar)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distortion (guitar)">Distortion (guitar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effects_pedal" class="mw-redirect" title="Effects pedal">Effects pedal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_pipa" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric pipa">Electric pipa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_induction" title="Electromagnetic induction">Electromagnetic induction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_tuner" title="Electronic tuner">Electronic tuner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guitar_harmonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Guitar harmonic">Guitar harmonics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guitar_synthesizer" title="Guitar synthesizer">Guitar synthesizer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guitar_amplifier" title="Guitar amplifier">Guitar amplifier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keytar" title="Keytar">Keytar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_guitars" title="List of guitars">List of guitars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_guitarists" title="List of guitarists">List of guitarists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neck-through-body_construction" title="Neck-through-body construction">Neck through construction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)" title="Pickup (music technology)">Pickup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relic%27ing" title="Relic'ing">Relic'ing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitarla" class="mw-redirect" title="Sitarla">Sitarla</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Their_Guitars:_A_History_of_the_Electric_Guitar" title="Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar">Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar</a></i> (documentary film)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Set-in_neck" title="Set-in neck">Set-in neck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vintage_guitar" title="Vintage guitar">Vintage guitar</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_guitar&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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