| Playing a musical instrument can be one of | | | | instance, if you belong to a country band, |
| the most exciting things for anyone. It is | | | | you should choose an electric guitar that |
| not only satisfying but also lucrative as a | | | | produces cleaner and brighter twang. Hence, |
| career. Although each instrument has its own | | | | you can pick a Stratocaster or Fender |
| charm and significance, guitar seems to be | | | | Telecaster to do justice to your county band. |
| one of the most popular choices of all time. | | | | On the other hand, go for the Paul Reed Smith |
| For any guitar lover, it must be a treat to | | | | McCarty Hollowbody II if you are playing |
| watch a person playing guitar and its tune | | | | music in a jazz setting. |
| and rhythm is simply overwhelming. | | | | |
| | | | Number of Pick-ups: |
| However, it takes a long time for a guitarist | | | | |
| to master the art of playing guitar so well. | | | | Usually, modern electric guitars can be found |
| If you ask any guitarist about their | | | | in two different pick-ups such as single |
| preference on the sound of guitars, their | | | | coils and humbuckers. While single coils will |
| unequivocal answer would be electric guitar. | | | | sound brighter with a pronounced attack, |
| Over the years, the popularity of electric | | | | humbuckers will produce a warmer and darker |
| guitars has gone up and so has their sale. | | | | tone. Some electric guitars can also have mix |
| Even though you have been playing acoustic | | | | pick-ups. Guitars having more pick-ups will |
| guitar for some time now, you will need | | | | produce more tonal variations. |
| proper guidance while buying an electric | | | | |
| guitar. | | | | Electronics: |
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| Take a look at the following points before | | | | All standard electric guitars have a basic |
| you hit an electric guitar store: | | | | set of pick-up selector switch, volume and |
| | | | tone controls. Instruments such as the Eric |
| Budget: | | | | Clapton Signature Stratocaster have an added |
| | | | feature which allows the player to adjust the |
| The prices of electric guitars would start | | | | warmer and flatter sound of the humbucker. |
| from $300 and upward. If you have a | | | | There are also hybrid electric guitars such |
| shoe-string budget, chances are that you | | | | as synth guitar which are fitted with |
| won`t find high-end guitars such as Guild | | | | additional hardware for connecting them to a |
| Benedetto Signature Model or Paul Reed Smith | | | | synth via a 13-pin RMC system. Electric |
| Santana II. However, the good news is, due to | | | | guitar manufacturers are now putting more |
| the computer aided woodworking equipments, | | | | emphasis on guitars playability than their |
| even low-end electric guitars sound almost as | | | | aesthetics. |
| well as their high-end counterparts. | | | | |
| | | | Appearance: |
| Types of Electric Guitar: | | | | |
| | | | The looks of electric guitars would vary |
| Electric Guitars can be found in different | | | | greatly and it actually depends on you |
| depending on their body. Most electric | | | | preference. Guitarists who are into death |
| guitars are made up of solid wood such as | | | | metal would hardly like a Fender Telecaster |
| Alder, Ash, Mahogany and Basswood. | | | | with a shell pink finish. Hence, now-a-days, |
| Semi-hollow instruments such as Gibson`s | | | | electric guitar manufacturing companies |
| ES-335 are popular because of their thinness | | | | produce guitars that are genre-specific. |
| and lightweight. On the other hands, there | | | | |
| are electric guitars such as Gretsch Black | | | | Frets: |
| Falcon which a true hollow-body and f-holes | | | | |
| allowing the user to tune the guitar to | | | | Many buyers do not care much about the frets; |
| resonate sounds as well as the acoustic | | | | however, they are curial to the playability |
| guitars do. | | | | of electric guitars. For instance, electric |
| | | | guitars with smooth and playable neck will |
| Types of Music: | | | | allow you to do hammer-on and pull-offs, bend |
| | | | notes, and deliver clean articulations at any |
| Whether you would want to buy a Gibson ES-5 | | | | positions of the neck. If the frets are |
| or Fender Telecaster depends purely on what | | | | tailored perfectly, the electric guitars will |
| music you play most of the time. For | | | | offer a superlative performance. |