The electric guitar is a kind of guitar with electromagnetic pickups which convert the vibrations of metal strings into oscillations of electric current. The pickup signal can be processed to produce various sound effects and then amplified for playback through the speakers. The word arose from the phrase electric guitar.

Electric guitars are made as a rule from wood. The most common materials are alder ash mahogany maple. Rosewood ebony and maple are used as pads on the neck.

The most common six-string electric guitars. The classical structure of the six-stringed guitar is analogous to the acoustic guitar structure the E-GAME. It is often enough to use the dropped D system in which the lower string is tuned to re and lower settings which are mainly used by guitarists of metal and alternative music. In seven-string the additional lower string is usually tuned in si. The eight-stringed guitar is an electric guitar with additional 7 and 8 strings for extremely heavy music. First made to order and used by the Swedish metal band Meshuggah. Thanks to the popularity of this group for fans of such music the first serial 8-string guitar Ibanez 2228 was released.

Typical, the most popular and among the oldest models of electric guitars are Telecaster and Stratocaster by Fender as well as Les Paul by Gibson. These guitars are considered standard and have many copies and imitations that are produced by other companies. Many modern large companies producing musical instruments at the beginning of their activities produced only copies of popular models of Fender and Gibson. However, subsequently such companies as Rickenbacker Ibanez MusicMan Jackson Yamaha.

Cool 3D Pics HD Wallpapers - Good Download Free Pictures - Wallpaper Backgrounds for Mobile Phones.

You can save or share Electric Guitar Photos to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Line.