Guitar Electric Types

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Guitar electric types. The Stratocaster first introduced in 1954 has become one of the blueprints in the world of electric guitars. For more information on Blackstars amps. No other instrument with the exception of the electric bass guitar has enjoyed the prevalence the electric guitar has and the different types of guitars cover a huge range of different genres and styles.

Some of the most iconic are. Discover specific styles smaller size and extended ranges. This is the most common guitar body type.

Basically these guitars are a simple solid slab of wood. And while Fenders original is still going strong in a variety of forms the S-type shape has grown beyond its original wheelhouse to. We look at the most common of these further down the page.

For example metal players typically use solid-body guitars with hot pickups. By the end of the 50s Gibson had invented various Les Paul models Standard Custom Junior Special plus the ES-335 the Flying V and the Explorer. Fender produces its own line of budget Strats called the Squier series.

The Fender Stratocaster Squier is possibly the most recognizable shape in electric guitar history. The differences between these two types of electric guitar are explained below. In the broadest sense the two main types of electric guitar are solid-bodied guitars and semi-acoustic guitars.

And it needs to look cool. MusicRadar Basics is brought to you in association with Blackstar Amplification Epiphone Rock School and Dunlop. They range from simple bodies with single pickups to more detail ones with multiple pickups.