electric guitar
First invented in the 1950s, the electric guitar has since become an iconic staple of popular music.
The electric guitar relies on pickups and an amplifier to make it heard. Its body is thinner than classical and acoustic guitars, but heavier.
Some traits of the electric guitar are:
Electric guitars are smaller than classical or acoustic guitars, but they are heavier.
Electric guitars use pickups to amplify the sound.
Electric guitars use nickel strings which have a lower tension than acoustic guitar strings meaning you can play and bend strings more easily.
An electric guitar is very quiet when not plugged into an amplifier, but it can still be heard.
Electric guitars usually have tone controls and pickup selector switches to change the timbre of the sound going to the amplifier.