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Despite its traditional association with rock music, the electric guitar has long been used in many popular styles of music, including almost all genres of Rock And Roll , Country Music , Jazz , Blues , ambient (or "new-age"), and even Contemporary Classical Music . The instrument's distinctive sound and intimate connection with many legendary internationally-famous musicians has made it the signature instrument of late twentieth-century music. Specialized Steel Guitar s, although they are also electric instruments descended from the guitar, are normally not considered electric guitars but rather as a separate instrument. This distinction has important consequences on claims of priority in the history of the electric guitar. HISTORY The need for something like an electric guitar became apparent during the Big Band era, as amplified instruments became necessary in order to compete with the loud volumes of the large brass sections common to jazz orchestras of the thirties and forties. Initially, electric guitars consisted primarily of hollow Archtop acoustic guitar bodies to which electromagnetic transducers had been attached. Early years Electric guitars were originally designed by an assortment of luthiers, electronics enthusiasts, and instrument manufacturers, in varying combinations. |
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