electric guitar and its amplifier
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This presentation is on what is an Electric Guitar, its types and how it works. A little part is also dedicated to the guitar amplifier and the guitar pedals.TRANSCRIPT
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Electric Guitar And Its Amplifier
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The Musical History
• Originated in 1920s• Original design named ‘Frying Pan’• The Creators –
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Developments• Pickups in 1924• Fender introduces Stratocaster in 1960• First Gibson solid body guitar (ES-150)• Guitar Amplifier introduced.
An old guitar amplifier -
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Construction
Three main parts of an Electric Guitar –• Neck
•Body
•Strings
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Pickups And Neck
• Pickups made of magnets
and copper windings.
• Vibrato Arm used for
fluctuating pitch.
• Guitar neck used for
supporting Strings.
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Types Of Electric Guitar
Solid-Body Electric Guitar
Semi-Acoustic Guitar
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Types Of Electric Guitars
Chambered Electric Guitar String-Through Body Electric Guitar
Electric-Acoustic Guitar
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Types Of Electric Guitars
Double-Neck GuitarHeavy Metal Guitars
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Working Of Electric Guitar
• Solid Body
• Sound produced by Magnetic
Pickups.
• Sound produced due to
Electromagnetic Induction.
• “Motion is converted into
Electricity”
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Working Of Electric Guitar
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Guitar Amplifier• Made of two or more stages.• Pre Amplifier – voltage amplifier to start power
amplifier.• Power Amplifier – high current signal to speaker.• Some use vacuum tubes (valves)
while some use transistors. • Always connected to speakers.
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Electric Guitar Accessories
• Effects Unit introduced in 1960s.• Pedal or Stomp Box used for –i. Distortionii. Dynamicsiii. Filteriv. Pitch\Frequency
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