The acoustic though, is defined as being designed to carry sound or to aid in hearing. What this simply means is that it aids and enhances the sound of something in order for it to be heard more clearly, all this done without any means of electricity. .
Electric guitars have a smaller body, but they are solid and thick. There is no empty space inside of them. Also, the shape of it does not matter, because there is no importance of the sound waves hitting inside it and then rebounding back out. Remember though, that if an electric guitar is not plugged into an amplifier, the sound the string makes when plucked will barely be heard. As you read further on the page of Electric Guitars, you will find out how the pickups are used to transport the sound to the amplifier. .
Acoustic guitars instead are actually quite large. The big hollow body serves a very important purpose. They do not need an amplifier because the hollow body's mechanism serves as a natural amplifier. As you will read the page about Acoustic Guitars, you will discover why the hollow body is so important and why the guitar has the shape it has. .
Electric Guitars .
Electric guitars have been around since more or less 1920. They are very special instruments because they are now the most popular one. They are also special in the way that they are made. .
Parts and Their Uses .
The Electric guitar has several different parts from an acoustic guitar. These are the electrical components that make the whole difference. .
- Magnetic pickups placed under the strings .
- wire coil wrapped up to 7000 times around the magnets .
- the jack (cable used to connect guitar to amp) .
1. Magnets are always placed under the strings. They are called pickups, because the pick up the sound. This is simply because the sound the string makes when it vibrates is detected electronically. With this, we know that motion can be turned to electrical energy. This is exactly what the pickups do.