electric guitar

A guitar that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical impulses. The most common guitar pickup uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker.

This musical instrument is widely used in rock music.

See also

• Plectrum
• Acoustic guitar

This tag implicates guitar (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: fender_jazzmaster, fender_mustang, fender_stratocaster, fender_telecaster, gibson_explorer, gibson_flying_v, gibson_les_paul, gibson_sg, italia_mondial, and jackson_rhoads (learn more).