| The guitar is a musical instrument composed a | | | | into what we know of it today. The electric |
| hollow box and strings. The instrument makes | | | | guitar was invented in 1931 by Anthony Vick |
| noise when someone plucks the strings, which | | | | and George Beauchamp in North Carolina. |
| creates a vibration through the body and the | | | | |
| neck of the guitar. Guitars are either | | | | The guitar consists of several parts which |
| acoustic or electric. Acoustics are guitars | | | | include the headstock; which is found at the |
| that have the hollow box, therefore the music | | | | end of the guitar neck, the nut; which is |
| is a type of echo. This type of guitar does | | | | found on the headstock and effects the sound |
| not need any external machines for | | | | of the instrument, the machine heads, the |
| amplification. This is not a loud instrument | | | | fret board; which is along the neck of the |
| because the sound cannot be amplified by | | | | guitar and changes the sound of the |
| electricity, therefore are typically played | | | | instrument when strings are pinched against |
| solo or are played by a microphone which will | | | | it, the truss rod; which affects how much |
| increase the volume. Many folk musicians used | | | | tension is put on each string, the inlays; |
| the acoustic version of the guitar. The | | | | which are small designs along the neck, the |
| electric version however, has no hollow box, | | | | neck, the neck joint, the body; which varies |
| and the music is made loud through an amp | | | | between acoustic and electric versions, the |
| that is connected to the guitar by an | | | | pickups; which are found only on electric |
| electrical cord. Without amplification they | | | | guitars and which pick up the string |
| make very little sound but once they are | | | | vibrations so they can be amplified, |
| plugged into an amp, electromagnetic pickups | | | | electronics; which are found on only some |
| convert the vibration of the strings into | | | | guitars and allow the player to control |
| electronic signal which produce noise. | | | | certain aspects of the sound, the bridge and |
| Electric guitars are commonly used by jazz, | | | | the pickguard. |
| blues and rock and roll musicians. | | | | |
| | | | Guitars have been given many nicknames over |
| The guitar is a product of many other similar | | | | time, which include box, guit-fiddle, bread |
| musical instruments that have been popular | | | | winner and axe. The guitar is a very popular |
| for at least 5000 years. Archeologists have | | | | instrament used by virtually all musicians, |
| found evidence of similar instruments from | | | | including very famous groups such as The |
| carvings, drawings and statues in old Iranian | | | | Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits, Limp |
| art. Throughout history, the guitar evolved | | | | Bizkit and Creed. |