electric guitarist
Plugged-in string player
An electric guitarist is a musician who plays the electric guitar, an instrument that uses electronic amplification to produce sound.
The term distinguishes from acoustic guitarists and often implies involvement in rock, blues, metal, or jazz genres where amplified tone and effects are central to the sound: Hendrix remains the most influential electric guitarist in rock history.
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- distortionTwisting from original state
- pedalboardMounted effects pedal array
- effectsConsequences or belongings
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
cabinet · overdrive · gain · feedback · wattage · preamp · tube · transistor
Performance by one
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- lickPass tongue over
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
melody · phrasing · hook · groove · vamp · arpeggio · pentatonic · scale
Cutting into thin pieces
- tappingRepeated light striking
- bendingCurving from straight
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- hammer-onFret note without picking
pull-off · slide · palm muting · fingerstyle · legato · harmonics
Stringed instrument's neck face
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- neckHead-body junction
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
tremolo · whammy bar · humbucker · body · strings · tuners · bridge · nut
Solid earthen material
- bluesMournful American music genre
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- metalHard conductive solid
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
grunge · funk · fusion · psychedelic · progressive · indie · alternative · hard rock
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- distortionTwisting from original state
- pedalboardMounted effects pedal array
- effectsConsequences or belongings
pickup · cabinet · overdrive · gain · feedback · wattage · preamp · tube · transistor · stompbox
solo
Performance by one
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- lickPass tongue over
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
lead · melody · phrasing · hook · groove · vamp · arpeggio · pentatonic · scale · chord progression
shredding
Cutting into thin pieces
hammer-on · pull-off · slide · palm muting · fingerstyle · legato · harmonics
fretboard
Stringed instrument's neck face
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- neckHead-body junction
pickup · tremolo · whammy bar · humbucker · body · strings · tuners · bridge · nut · inlays
rock
Solid earthen material
- bluesMournful American music genre
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- metalHard conductive solid
punk · grunge · funk · fusion · psychedelic · progressive · indie · alternative · hard rock · shred
band
Group playing music together
rehearsal · soundcheck · session musician · studio · recording · backline · stage · setlist · frontman · sideman
- guitaristsJimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen
- musicianspianist, bassist, vocalist, singer-songwriter, drummer
- folk musiciansfolk singer, folk duo, folk trio, fiddler, balladeer
electric guitaristdrummer
One who keeps rhythm
bassist · vocalist · keyboardist · pianist · violinist
electric guitaristconcert violinist
Professional orchestral string soloist
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