electric guitars
Plugged-in fretted instruments
Electric guitars are guitars with electronic pickups that convert string vibrations into electrical signals, amplified through speakers.
Unlike acoustic guitars, they produce little sound unplugged.
The solid-body design, pioneered in the 1950s, enabled the sustained notes and distorted tones that define rock, blues, and metal: He plugged in his electric guitar and cranked the amp.
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