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The Electric Guitar - A Primer
Sound created by string vibrations transformed into currents of electricity and then amplified is the basic definition of an electric guitar. In the 1930s the first incarnation of the electric guitar appeared, although it was nothing more than electromagnetic-transducers attached to a hollow arch-top acoustic guitar. In the 1940s Les Paul invented the Fender, the first modern electric guitar.
The BodyThe standard electric guitar design has a solid wood body that has mounted pickups and controls (although some do have resonance chambers that are semi-hollow). The type of wood used in the body's construction is just as important as that of an acoustic guitar (acoustic guitars use wooden soundboards, which is the wood of the body through which sound is vibrated). Note: the right handed and left handed acoustic electric guitar both use soundboards in their sound reproduction. The electric guitar's body wood will establish the resonation. Dense woods produce rich sounds, such as ash, mahogany, and alder.
BarA metal bar attached to the bridge varies the string tension be moving the bridge backwards and forwards. This bar is also known as the Tremolo, Whammy, Vibrato, or Wang Bar.
The Guitar's Neck and FingerboardThe guitar's neck is generally constructed out of maple. The fingerboard, or fretboard, is a thin strip of either maple or rosewood that is laminated to the front of the neck. The strings run above the fingerboard and when the guitar is played, the strings are pressed towards the fingerboard to change their vibrating lengths. This is how the musician changes pitch. Fingerboards made of rosewood have a dark timbre. Maple fingerboards create a bright pitch.
The Pickups of the GuitarIt is said that the pickups are the 'voice of the guitar.' Made of wire wrapped magnets, the pickups take the string vibrations and change them into an electric current. This current can then be amplified. When the string vibrates, the magnetic field of the pickup is disrupted. This is how the electrical signal is created.
Pickups fall into two different categories:
The Single Coil PickupSingle coil pickups consist of only one coil and they tend to create a bright sound. The drawback to using a single coil pickup is that it is susceptible to having a background 'hum.' Ambient sound and signal created by electronics that is caused by changes in the magnetic flux of the pickup is the root cause of this hum.
HumbuckerHumbuckers were designed to overcome the humming effects of the single coil pickup. Humbuckers consist of two coils and are thicker in sound. The two coils are wound reverse to each other with opposing polarity in the 6 magnetic coils. This causes any ambient sound to be 'cancelled out' before amplification. Some electric guitars types let the musician turn off one of the coils to change the guitar's 'personality.'
The Guitar StringsGuitar strings can produce various sounds based upon the combinations of alloys, windings, and gauges. Electric guitar strings are made of metal and are strung as such: high E, B, G, D, A, low E. The left handed electric guitar is strung the exact opposite.
The Guitar String AlloysBy far the most commonly used, steel strings have a brilliant tone with immense volume and incredible sustainability. Nickel plated strings are composed of stainless steel that is plated with nickel. They are subdued in tone. Nickel strings are made entirely of nickel and are the mainstay of rhythm and jazz musicians because of their less vibrant, round sound.
The String's GaugeString thickness is the string's gauge. Fast guitarists prefer thinner gauges because they are easy to bend. Pickers and strummers prefer medium gauges because they produce a considerable volume. A full-vibrant sound is produced by heavy gauged strings, but these are hard to play because they do not bend easily.
The Guitar String's WindingThe winding of electric guitar strings falls into 4 categories: round, flat, ground, and nylon taped. The most common is round wound but is shunned by fast players because it grabs the fingers. Flat, or ribbon, wound has a smooth 'oiled' surface that can be played fast with subdued tones. Ground wound is a round wound with a machine polish and is only found on electric bass guitars. Nylon taped windings are round or flat wound with a nylon coating. The tone from a nylon taped string sounds similar to an acoustic bass guitar.
One must do his or her homework when finding an electric guitar for sale. The prospective buyer must take into consideration the type of music he or she plans to play and how comfortable he or she will be with the instrument. Each guitar has an individual sonic-personality because of the various combinations of pickups, wood, and string.
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