Electric guitar

device · 1931 · Electric age

A guitar with electromagnetic pickups.

Inventor: George Beauchamp.

What it is made of

• Pickup — has part. Pickups.
• Amplifier — has part. An amplifier.
• Potentiometer — has part. The volume and tone knobs on an electric guitar are potentiometers.

Principles and materials it uses

• Wood — is made of. The case is wood.
• Steel — is made of. The strings are steel.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Guitar — evolved from. Electrification.

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