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Electric guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2420 words) |
 | The popularity of the electric guitar began with the big band era because amplified instruments became necessary to compete with the loud volumes of the large brass sections common to jazz orchestras of the thirties and forties. |
| Most electric guitars are fitted with six strings and are usually tuned from low to high E - A - D - G - B - E, the same as an acoustic guitar, although some modern guitarists tune their guitars lower, to "dropped D", to produce a "heavier" sound. |
| An acoustic guitar's sound is largely dependent on the vibration of the guitar's body and the air within it; the sound of an electric guitar is largely dependent on a magnetically induced electrical signal, generated by the vibration of metal strings near sensitive pickups. |
| 19. I Sing the Body Electric. Whitman, Walt. 1900. Leaves of Grass (2037 words) |
| You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul. |
| The man’s body is sacred, and the woman’s body is sacred; |
| She is the bearer of them that shall grow and be mates to the mothers. |
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