| Electric Guitar | |
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 The "Frying Pan", 1932. | |
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Modified Hornbostel-Sachs Classification |
511.3 |
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Hornbostel-Sachs Classification |
513 |
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Schaeffner Classification |
? |
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Knight System Classification |
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Knight Revision Classification |
? |
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Developed |
1931 (George Beauchamp) |
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Range |
? |
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Notable Musicians |
Jimi Hendrix
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Notable Manufacturers |
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Notable Works |
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An electric guitar is a guitar which uses a pickup to convert the vibrations of its strings into electrical impulses. There are several types of electric guitars, namely solid body, chambered body, semi-acoustic, full hollowbody, and electric acoustic, among others.