This presentation is on what is an Electric Guitar, its types and how it works. A little part is also dedicated to the guitar amplifier and the guitar pedals.

1. Electric Guitar And Its
Amplifier

2. The Musical History
• Originated in 1920s
• Original design named „Frying Pan‟
• The Creators –

3. Developments
• Pickups in 1924
• Fender introduces Stratocaster in 1960
• First Gibson solid body guitar (ES-150)
• Guitar Amplifier introduced.
An old guitar amplifier -

4. Construction
Three main parts of
an Electric Guitar –
• Neck
•Body
•Strings

5. Pickups And Neck
• Pickups made of magnets
and copper windings.
• Vibrato Arm used for
fluctuating pitch.
• Guitar neck used for
supporting Strings.

6. Types Of Electric Guitar
Solid-Body Electric Guitar
Semi-Acoustic Guitar

7. Types Of Electric Guitars
Chambered Electric Guitar String-Through Body Electric Guitar
Electric-Acoustic Guitar

8. Types Of Electric Guitars
Heavy Metal Guitars
Double-Neck Guitar

9. Working Of Electric Guitar
• Solid Body
• Sound produced by Magnetic
Pickups.
• Sound produced due to
Electromagnetic Induction.
• “Motion is converted into
Electricity”

10. Working Of
Electric Guitar

11. Guitar Amplifier
• Made of two or more stages.
• Pre Amplifier – voltage amplifier to start power
amplifier.
• Power Amplifier – high current signal to speaker.
• Some use vacuum tubes (valves)
while some use transistors.
• Always connected to speakers.

12. Electric Guitar Accessories
• Effects Unit introduced in 1960s.
• Pedal or Stomp Box used for –
i. Distortion
ii. Dynamics
iii. Filter
iv. PitchFrequency