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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,
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816:(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),
820:(1975), Paul Reed Smith Custom (1985) many of these guitars were "successors" to earlier designs. 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
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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". It was the first electric guitar used in a publicly promoted performance, performed by
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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. Appleton made contact with
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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
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555:, invented the electromagnetic pickups. 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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
1124:(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
887:, 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
1310:, 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.
1113:(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.
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Rickenbacker in 1932;
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Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
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Chambering the Les Paul: A Marriage of Weight and Tone
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A selection of guitars and amps at Apple Music Row in
2547:"The 50 greatest moments in electric guitar history,"
2252:
Kreiser, Christine (April 2015). "American History".
283:
Invented in 1932, the electric guitar was adopted by
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Sweetwater Sound | Who Invented the Electric Guitar?
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2649:Making Electric Guitars That Won't Break Your Back
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1909:Hempstead, Colin; Worthington, William E. (2005).
1384:style bridge and tailpiece system, often called a
509:to amplify the sound. Hobbyists in the 1920s used
2407:Mottola's Cyclopedic Dictionary of Lutherie Terms
1912:Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Technology, Volume 2
1396:. A player can use this to create a vibrato or a
2812:. The University of South Dakota. Archived from
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1412:With the expiration of the Fender patent on the
919:pickups mounted under the bridge, or a low-mass
3046:ON! The Beginnings of Electric Sound Generation
2381:Ed Mitchell (Total Guitar) (28 December 2011).
1534:) the hum, hence their name. The high combined
1437:. Many believe this design improves a guitar's
2525:"Guitar World Magazine Tolinkski and Di Perna"
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2330:"Apparatus for producing tremolo effects"
2273:"Who Really Invented the Electric Guitar"
2042:. Centerstream Publications. p. 10.
1761:, have no neck in the traditional sense.
981:Learn how and when to remove this message
870:Epiphone semi-acoustic hollow-body guitar
2888:"The Secrets of Electric Guitar Pickups"
2454:American Guitars: An Illustrated History
2221:
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2130:"An Important and Historical Instrument"
1325:, and on slab-body guitars, such as the
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549:National Stringed Instrument Corporation
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287:players, who wanted to play single-note
3054:National Association of Music Merchants
2995:Cochran, Russ and Atkins, Chet (2003).
2954:"Roasted Maple: Guitar Neck Wood Guide"
2835:Vassilis Lembessis, Dr. (1 July 2001).
2566:"Marking History in Musical Treasures,"
1901:
2227:"Electric Stringed Musical Instrument"
580:Electrical Stringed Musical Instrument
38:
2897:. Electronic Musician. Archived from
2661:Bartolo, Joel Di (13 February 1997).
2503:, UK: New Holland Publishers, p. 11.
2260:: 16 – via MasterFILE Complete.
1915:. Taylor & Francis. p. 793.
574:In 1934, the company was renamed the
181:Electric guitar lick in the style of
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3066:The Invention of the Electric Guitar
2972:"Pau Ferro Guitars | Fender Guitars"
1457:IT Warlock and Mockingbird, and the
1213:have been used in some instruments.
963:adding citations to reliable sources
610:Electro-Spanish by Ken Roberts, 1935
27:Electrical string musical instrument
3074:National Museum of American History
2886:Lemme, Helmuth (25 February 2009).
2039:The History of Rickenbacker Guitars
1069:3.9 output connector (output jack)(
3024:. Ashley Mark Publishing Company.
2474:Ross, Michael (17 November 2011).
2410:. LiutaioMottola.com. p. 58.
2355:D'arcy, David (12 November 2000).
883:. They generally have cello-style
762:commissioned steel guitar builder
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603:in 1935 and many others by 1936.
521:guitars used in jazz were hollow
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2651:. Building the Ergonomic Guitar.
2404:Mottola, R.M. (1 January 2020).
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599:(Electrophone and Electar), and
367:and many other genres of music.
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32:Electric guitar (disambiguation)
3517:History of the classical guitar
2601:Hunter, Dave (19 October 2007)
2476:"Forgotten Heroes: Paul Bigsby"
2196:"Stringed Instrument (Tremolo)"
2064:"Guitar E – berichte und fotos"
1698:quarter-sawn Mahogany neck and
950:needs additional citations for
108:Hornbostel–Sachs classification
2997:Chet Atkins: Me and My Guitars
1989:. Harpercollins. p. 153.
1783:List of electric guitar brands
1173:(brighter, but well rounded),
484:. In a small group, such as a
472:, which provides instrumental
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2647:Irizarry, Rob (5 March 2007)
2271:Maloof, Rich (28 June 2017).
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547:, the general manager of the
376:a spring-loaded hinged bridge
3630:American musical instruments
2958:Commercialforestproducts.com
2099:. Paddington Press. p.
1956:"Invention: Electric Guitar"
1501:electromagnetic interference
1302:Bridge and tailpiece systems
895:steel string acoustic guitar
3068:– Online exhibition at the
2753:Warmoth Custom Guitar Parts
2667:. Alfred Music. p. 7.
2434:. Worldwide Filmworks. 2012
2334:US Patent Trade Mark Office
620:Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts
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2432:"O. W. Appleton Home Page"
2036:Smith, Richard R. (1987).
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2570:Musical Instrument Museum
2134:Retrofret Vintage Guitars
1945:. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
1858:Neck through construction
1818:Electromagnetic induction
1757:, while others, like the
1749:during fast legato runs.
1691:wings. On the right is a
1678:neck-through construction
1471:Pickup (music technology)
1245:is usually around 1 to 9
1161:embellishment. A plastic
925:electric acoustic guitars
714:Unlike acoustic guitars,
511:carbon button microphones
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2924:"Scale Length Explained"
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2501:Electric Guitar Handbook
1451:Fender Telecaster Deluxe
1344:tailpiece (similar to a
1185:(similar to alder), and
1062:whammy bar (vibrato arm)
907:Acoustic-electric guitar
685:and introduced in 1952.
3070:Smithsonian Institution
2999:, Hal Leonard, p. 124,
2725:Fender Customer Support
2499:Ratcliffe, Alan (2005)
1639:aircraft-grade aluminum
1583:Necks are described as
1252:A few guitars, such as
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790:" pick-ups or a double
639:Spanish standard guitar
616:Electro-Spanish Model B
591:and Volu-tone in 1934;
217:that requires external
3615:Rock music instruments
3507:Electric guitar design
3050:Museum of Making Music
2837:"Physics... in action"
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2556:retrieved July 9, 2023
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3610:Amplified instruments
3544:list of manufacturers
2810:National Music Museum
2778:Hunter, Dave (2006).
2452:Wheeler, Tom (1982).
2167:. RIC. Archived from
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1360:, a wide variety of
1327:Music Man Albert Lee
1055:3.5 fine tuners and
959:improve this article
885:F-shaped sound holes
862:Semi-acoustic guitar
543:designed in 1931 by
431:twelve-string guitar
30:For other uses, see
3635:American inventions
2864:10.1051/epn:2001402
2854:2001ENews..32..125V
2816:on 14 November 2012
2759:on 17 December 2013
2749:"Body Wood Options"
2171:on 24 December 2005
2093:Evans, Tom (1977).
1803:Distortion (guitar)
1513:alternating current
1509:powerline frequency
1272:TRS phone connector
1097:(1.1), which use a
1046:3.2 "bridge" pickup
879:, sixties pop, and
844:Singlecut, and the
784:Fender Stratocaster
708:Fender Stratocaster
587:in 1933; National,
553:Adolph Rickenbacker
427:eight-string guitar
423:seven-string guitar
222:sound amplification
148:(a guitar tuned to
128:1932, United States
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3294:Additional strings
3249:GuitarrĂłn mexicano
2568:December 7, 2021,
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1853:List of guitarists
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2895:Build Your Guitar
2629:on 26 August 2010
2417:978-1-7341256-0-3
2049:978-0-931759-15-4
1966:on 24 August 2018
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1380:vibrato tailpiece
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289:guitar solos
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158:Sound sample
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2763:16 December
2389:14 December
2136:. Retrofret
2011:"Invention"
1886:Set-in neck
1788:Bass guitar
1735:Steinberger
1659:Geoff Gould
1655:Travis Bean
1651:John Veleno
1374:tremolo arm
1151:tremolo bar
1146:vibrato bar
1048:3.3 saddles
1041:3.1 "neck"
826:Angus Young
806:Gage Brewer
788:single-coil
764:Paul Bigsby
683:Ted McCarty
652:Slingerland
527:transducers
470:lead guitar
285:jazz guitar
270:heavy-metal
183:Chuck Berry
118:chordophone
116:(Composite
68:Other names
3594:Categories
3409:Bajo sexto
3393:Multi-neck
2847:(4): 125.
2820:8 November
2791:0879308869
2674:1457460963
2633:1 February
2588:Guitar.com
2485:19 October
2462:0060149965
2277:Reverb.com
2021:8 December
1897:References
1603:Leo Fender
1536:inductance
1418:Floyd Rose
1398:portamento
1386:whammy bar
1296:hexaphonic
1282:three-pin
1247:millivolts
1155:whammy bar
921:microphone
881:indie rock
814:Ibanez Jem
728:wolf tones
716:solid-body
698:Solid-body
675:log guitar
635:solid-body
486:power trio
415:solid body
361:rock music
150:E standard
3502:Amplifier
3444:Guitalele
3402:Ancillary
3269:Resonator
3254:Lap steel
3224:Classical
3172:Guitarist
3135:Harmonics
2873:0531-7479
1868:Relic'ing
1708:tonewoods
1693:chamfered
1689:Swamp Ash
1687:neck and
1635:Pau-Ferro
1570:amplitude
1524:humbucker
1505:mains hum
1494:amplifier
1455:B.C. Rich
1358:Epiphones
1354:Gretsches
1315:hard-tail
1308:tailpiece
1298:pickups.
1280:impedance
1211:cardboard
1175:swamp ash
1163:pickguard
1122:fretboard
1111:truss rod
1099:worm gear
1091:headstock
1027:fretboard
1009:truss rod
999:Headstock
822:Gibson SG
792:humbucker
780:prototype
720:amplifier
643:Vivi-Tone
534:aluminium
406:playing.
291:in large
280:guitars.
125:Developed
3579:Category
3459:Requinto
3434:Craviola
3414:Baritone
3307:ArmĂłnico
3274:Romantic
3264:Requinto
3244:Fretless
3239:Flat top
3234:Flamenco
3229:Electric
3195:Acoustic
2981:18 March
2908:15 April
2730:18 March
2705:18 March
2531:17 April
2237:8 August
2206:8 August
2175:8 August
2140:16 March
1765:See also
1755:no frets
1741:vintage
1700:Mahogany
1627:rosewood
1619:mahogany
1561:Les Paul
1515:supply.
1486:inducing
1459:Schecter
1435:ferrules
1338:floating
1321:and the
1218:monaural
1195:tonewood
1187:basswood
1179:mahogany
1130:controls
971:May 2015
824:used by
747:Les Paul
732:feedback
671:Les Paul
648:Bakelite
618:and the
597:Epiphone
589:AudioVox
439:mandolin
413:, while
398:, using
386:such as
297:Les Paul
293:big band
248:such as
219:electric
100:strummed
92:fingered
3527:Luthier
3351:English
3341:Baroque
3312:Russian
3219:Archtop
3167:Tunings
3150:Picking
3123:Playing
3116:Guitars
3014:Sources
2938:24 July
2928:StewMac
2849:Bibcode
2680:26 July
2438:25 July
2340:21 July
2336:. USPTO
2314:21 July
2282:21 July
2233:. USPTO
2202:. USPTO
1970:21 July
1873:Sitarla
1777:in 2012
1696:bolt-on
1680:with a
1663:Alembic
1608:luthier
1586:bolt-on
1490:magnets
1484:(i.e.,
1465:Pickups
1439:sustain
1342:trapeze
1265:⁄
1243:voltage
1232:⁄
1207:agathis
1199:plywood
1159:vibrato
1126:pickups
1079:Strings
1039:3. Body
890:archtop
736:polymer
724:speaker
523:archtop
492:History
435:courses
392:tapping
380:vibrato
246:effects
242:timbres
230:pickups
113:321.322
3474:Timple
3439:Cuatro
3324:Brahms
3284:Hybrid
3259:Parlor
3162:Rhythm
3130:Chords
3028:
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1863:Pickup
1843:Keytar
1661:, and
1647:ebonol
1645:, and
1621:, and
1592:set-in
1532:resist
1528:oppose
1453:, the
1449:, the
1443:timbre
1346:violin
1241:. The
1222:stereo
1183:poplar
1141:bridge
1052:bridge
1043:pickup
751:Gibson
659:ES-150
601:Gibson
559:(Elect
515:bridge
507:banjos
474:melody
456:, and
394:, and
372:bridge
319:, and
250:reverb
215:guitar
96:picked
72:Guitar
3469:Tenor
3454:RajĂŁo
3356:Yepes
3155:strum
2902:(PDF)
2891:(PDF)
2366:2 May
1674:Plini
1631:ebony
1615:maple
1595:, or
1542:Necks
1394:pitch
1205:, or
1191:Maple
1171:alder
1153:, or
1134:piezo
1107:frets
1034:frets
1011:cover
911:Some
830:AC/DC
693:Types
585:Dobro
482:solos
458:riffs
450:chord
402:, or
345:blues
258:blues
213:is a
51:1954
3479:Tres
3449:Lyre
3419:Bass
3388:Harp
3177:list
3145:Lead
3140:Jazz
3026:ISBN
3001:ISBN
2983:2022
2940:2019
2910:2016
2869:ISSN
2822:2012
2786:ISBN
2765:2013
2732:2022
2707:2022
2682:2015
2669:ISBN
2635:2008
2533:2018
2505:ISBN
2487:2015
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2440:2013
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2391:2013
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2342:2018
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2239:2016
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