Electric guitar

• When did the development of electric guitars begin?

  In the 1930s
• Why did early guitarists put pickups on arch top guitars?


  To connect to an amplifier and be heard in a big band
• Who experimented with putting a pickup on solid wood in the early 1940s?

  Les Paul
• What was the purpose of Les Paul's experiment with pickups on solid wood?


  To avoid feedback created by acoustic instruments
• Which important electric guitar models did Fender release in the early 1950s?


  The Telecaster and the Stratocaster
• What model did Gibson launch in the early 50s?


  The 'Les Paul' model
• What model did Gibson follow the 'Les Paul' with in the early 1960s?


  The SG
• How have the electronics in electric guitars changed since their invention?


  They have changed very little
• How have amplifiers and effects changed the sound of electric guitars?


  They have vastly changed the way they sound
• What have other manufacturers experimented with in electric guitars?


  Different shapes, tunings, and the number of strings
• Since when have electric guitars remained largely unchanged?

  Since 1950