Electric Guitars

Question 1

1920s

Answer 1

• Early prototypes in the 20s and 30s
• ## Some guitarists experimented with basic pickups

Question 2

What did charlie christian do?

Answer 2

He began using an acoustic guitar with a pickup attached to the body in 1936

Question 3

What did les paul do in 1940?

Answer 3

• Put a log in a guitar to stop resonance and feedback as much

Question 4

What happened throughout the 1950/60s?

Answer 4

• 1950, Fender launched a solid body electric guitar called Esquire that received 2 additional pickups and became the Telecaster
• Jimi Hendrix used it with a whammy bar
• Humbucker coil invented as single coil pickup picked up a lot of noise
• In the 60s, the shape of guitars began to experiment with different guitar shapes, but the design has stayed very similar since