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About Electric Guitars
An Electric Guitar may have a solid or a hollow body, and traditionally has six strings but may have up to twelve. The sound of its vibrating steel strings is captured via a pickup and sent through a cable to an amplifier, which produces the louder sound.Les Paul, the father of the electric Guitar has died on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the age of 94. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/08/14/2009-08-14_electric_guitar_hero_les_paul_dead_at_94_career_spanned_from_hitmaker_to_musical.html
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Fast Facts
- Les Paul is known as the "Father of the Electric Guitar"
- The first song recorded on an Electric Guitar was in 1938
- The first Electric Guitars had hollow bodies
- Integral in defining the sound and attitude of rock 'n' roll
- First used in jazz
- Classic models: the Les Paul by Gibson Guitars and the Stratocaster by Fender Guitars
- Essential Electric Guitar accessories: Guitar pedals to provide a distinctive sound, an electronic guitar tuner to keep the instrument in tune, guitar cables, guitar strings, guitar picks
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