A guitar that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical impulses. The most common guitar pickup uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker.
Due to the lack of an acoustic resonator, electric guitars are noticeably thinner and come in a much wider variety of shapes and designs than their acoustic counterparts.

This musical instrument is widely used in rock music.

Examples

7-string guitar

8-string guitar

Headless guitar

Double neck guitar

Commonly tagged models

Fender Stratocaster

Fender Telecaster

Fender Mustang

Fender Jazzmaster

Gibson Les Paul

Gibson Flying V

Gibson SG

See also

• List of guitars
• Casio DG-20
• Plectrum
• Acoustic guitar
• Fretless guitar
• Bass guitar
• Chapman Stick (instrument)
• Tag group:audio tags

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