The pick-up may be a humble piece of technology, yet without it there would be no electric guitars. In The Guitar Pick-Ups Handbook, guitarist and author Dave Hunter explores the history of the transducer that captures mechanical vibrations, from its beginnings in the early 20th-century through...
You may think electric guitars have come a long way from the first commercially available models, but it’s amazing how many aspects of very old guitar designs are still in use today. This timeline takes you through the most significant early developments in the field: 1931: Electro-...
The Timeline of Tube Amplification for Guitar and Bass PRO AUDIO
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Electric guitar, guitar (plucked stringed musical instrument) that uses electronic amplification in order to be heard at a louder volume, by translating the vibrations of the strings into electrical currents. These electric signals are picked up and ampl
Timeline Also on This Day in History Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on July 25th 1832 The first railroad accident What is believed to be the first recorded railroad accident in U.S. history occurs when four ...