Instruments: Electric Guitar

Question 1

Developed from the ? onwards. Early ? began to put pickups onto arch top guitars so they could connect to an amplifier to be heard in a band.

Answer 1

30s.

Guitarists.

Question 2

In early 40s, ? ? experimented with putting a pickup onto a piece of solid wood to avoid feedback created by acoustic instruments.

Answer 2

Les Paul.

Question 3

In early 50s, ? released several models of electric guitars: the ? and the ?

Answer 3

Fender.
Telecaster.
Stratocaster.

Question 4

Gibson launched the “? ?” model in the early 50s and followed this with the SG in the early 60s.

Answer 4

Les Paul.

Question 5

Electric guitars have remained unchanged since ?

Answer 5

1950.