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Gretsch Guitars G6120T-SW Steve Wariner Signature Nashville Gentleman With Bigsby Electric Guitar Magic Black

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Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass Classic '58 BFR Electric Guitar 58 Burst

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strandberg Boden Standard NX 7 7-String Electric Guitar Natural

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Fender Custom Shop '60s Custom Telecaster Thinline Relic Limited-Edition Electric Guitar Chartreuse Sparkle

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Kauer Guitars Korona FT Ash Electric Guitar Firemist Purple

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Gibson Custom Murphy Lab 1957 Les Paul Junior Single-Cut Reissue Ultra Light Aged Electric Guitar TV Yellow

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Gibson Custom 1964 Trini Lopez Standard Reissue VOS Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Sixties Cherry

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PRS Tremonti With Pattern Thin Neck and Tremolo Bridge 10-Top Electric Guitar - Charcoal Burst

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Schecter Guitar Research Hellraiser Hybrid C-8 8-String Left-Handed Electric Guitar Transparent Black Burst

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Gibson Custom Murphy Lab 1964 Trini Lopez Standard Reissue Ultra Light Aged Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Sparkling Burgundy

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ESP LTD SN-1 Baritone Electric Guitar Black

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Dunable Guitars R2 DE Chrome Hardware Electric Guitar Gloss Black

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ESP LTD Mille Petrozza EC-FR Electric Guitar Black Satin

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Schecter Guitar Research Reaper-7-String Elite Multiscale Electric Guitar Deep Ocean Blue

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Fender Custom Shop '68 Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar Aged Black

Fender Custom Shop '68 Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar Aged Black

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Godin 5th Avenue Night Club Hollow Body Electric Guitar Indigo Blue

Godin 5th Avenue Night Club Hollow Body Electric Guitar Indigo Blue

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Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass HT Electric Guitar Mystique

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Reverend Descent W Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar Periwinkle

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Fender Custom Shop Danny Gatton Signature Telecaster NOS Electric Guitar Honey Blonde

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Dean USA Thoroughbred Flame Top Electric Guitar Trans Brazilia

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Duesenberg Alliance Series Tom Bukovac Electric Guitar Quilted Maple Natural

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D'Angelico Deluxe Series 175 With TV Jones Humbuckers Limited-Edition Hollowbody Electric Guitar Matte Surf Green

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Kramer 84 HH Electric Guitar Radiant Red

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Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition Fat '50s Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar Super Faded Aged Seafoam Green

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Gibson Custom Murphy Lab 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue Light Aged Electric Guitar Lemon Burst

Gibson Custom Murphy Lab 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue Light Aged Electric Guitar Lemon Burst

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Ernie Ball Music Man Mariposa Electric Guitar Dorado Green

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Dunable Guitars Cyclops Electric Guitar Aged Amber Burst

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Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Roasted Telecaster Pro Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Aged Lake Placid Blue

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Ibanez Prestige RG5120ML 6-String Electric Guitar Frozen Ocean

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Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition '54 Telecaster Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Natural Blonde

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Gibson Custom 1959 ES 335 Reissue VOS Left-Handed Electric Guitar Vintage Burst

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Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition Tomatillo Stratocaster Special Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar Super Faded Aged Shell ...

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D'Angelico Premier Series Atlantic Solidbody Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar With Stopbar Tailpiece Black Flake

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Jackson Pro Series Signature Gus G. San Dimas Electric Guitar Candy Apple Red

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PRS Private Stock #10979 McCarty 594 Singlecut Electric Guitar - Desert Sands

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Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass HT Electric Guitar Raspberry Burst

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Duesenberg Senior Electric Guitar Blonde

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Hagstrom Ultra Max Electric Guitar Golden Eagle Burst Gloss

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Schecter Guitar Research Hellraiser Left-Handed C-7 FR Electric Guitar Black Cherry

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Schecter Guitar Research Juan of the Dead V-1 Electric Guitar Black Reign

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Ernie Ball Music Man Sabre Limited-Edition Electric Guitar Blue Dream

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Fender Custom Shop Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster NOS Electric Guitar Midnight Wine Burst

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Chapman ML2 Pro Electric Guitar River Styx Black Satin

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PRS Tremonti With Pattern Thin Neck Electric Guitar Charcoal Burst

PRS Tremonti With Pattern Thin Neck Electric Guitar Charcoal Burst

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ESP Limited Buz McGrath 7-String Electric Guitar Snow White Sunburst

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Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Roasted Stratocaster Pro Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Aged Lake Placid Blue

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Ernie Ball Music Man Luke 4 HT Maple Top HH Electric Guitar After Burn

Ernie Ball Music Man Luke 4 HT Maple Top HH Electric Guitar After Burn

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Schecter Guitar Research Danskimo-6 Electric Guitar Purple Sparkle

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Schecter Guitar Research Stargazer-6 Vibrato Left-Handed Electric Guitar Metallic Gold

Schecter Guitar Research Stargazer-6 Vibrato Left-Handed Electric Guitar Metallic Gold

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Reverend Buckshot Electric Guitar 3 Tone Burst

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Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay HT Electric Guitar Midnight Rider

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Fender Custom Shop Robert Cray Signature Stratocaster NOS Electric Guitar Inca Silver

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Ernie Ball Music Man Mariposa Electric Guitar Galaxy Pearl

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Reverend Contender 290 Electric Guitar Natural

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G&L ASAT Classic Custom Bluesboy 90 Electric Guitar

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Schecter Guitar Research John Browne Tao-7 7-String Electric Guitars Electric Guitar Ozone Burst

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Schecter Guitar Research Synyster Gates Custom 7-String TR Headless Left-Handed Electric Guitar Oak Green Metallic

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Ibanez Q547PB Standard Headless 7-String Electric Guitar Cosmic Blue Low Gloss

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ESP LTD Phoenix-1001 Electric Guitar Tobacco Sunburst

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D'Angelico Deluxe DC Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Satin Brown Burst

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D'Angelico Deluxe Series Bedford SH Electric Guitar With USA Seymour Duncan Pickups and Stopbar Tailpiece Black

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Ernie Ball Music Man Mariposa BFR Electric Guitar Trans Black

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Fender Custom Shop Kintsugi Stratocaster NOS Electric Guitar Master Built by David Brown Black

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EVH SA-126 Special Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar - El Natural

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PRS Wood Library Custom 24 Electric Guitar Black Gold Burst

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Schecter Guitar Research John Browne Tao-6 Electric Guitar Ozone Burst

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Ernie Ball Music Man Valentine Electric Guitar Ivory White

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Ernie Ball Music Man Axis Super Sport Flame Top Electric Guitar Macha

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Fender Custom Shop 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Limited Edition Electric Guitar Wide Fade 2-Color Sunburst

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PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 PS Grade Maple Top & African Blackwood Fretboard With Pattern Vintage Neck Electric Guitar B...

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Ernie Ball Music Man Luke III HH Flame Maple Top Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar Cherry Burst

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D'Angelico Premier Grateful Dead SS Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Red, White, and Blue Lightning Bolt

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Cort G300 Glam Electric Guitar Polar Ice Metallic

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Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1954 Roasted Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar Natural Blonde

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Schecter Guitar Research KM-7 MK-III Legacy 7-String Electric Guitar Transparent Black Burst

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Legator Charles Caswell Signature 7-String Electric Guitar White Grape

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Fender American Ultra Stratocaster Ebony Fingerboard Limited-Edition Electric Guitar Denim

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D'Angelico Premier DC Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar With Stopbar Tailpiece Black Flake

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Schecter Guitar Research Custom Shop Nick Johnston Traditional Electric Guitar Atomic Green Mint Green Pickguard

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Reverend Descent Baritone Electric Guitar With Maple Fingerboard - Army Green

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Reverend Charger JR Electric Guitar With Maple Fingerboard - Midnight Black

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strandberg Boden Standard N2.8 Multi-Scale 8-String Electric Guitar - Black Satin Metallic

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Legator Ninja 6-String Floyd Rose Pro Series Electric Guitar Green Crackle

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Ibanez Prestige AZ2402L Left-Handed Electric Guitar Tri Fade Burst Flat

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Chapman ML3 Pro Modern Electric Guitar Coral Pink Satin Metallic

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Schecter Guitar Research Chris Howorth V-7 Snake Cross Electric Guitar Satin Black

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When did electric guitars first come out?

Though it gained immense popularity during the rock ‘n’ roll days of the 1950s and 1960s, the electric guitar was invented in 1931. The need for the amplified guitar became apparent during the Big Band Era as orchestras increased in size, particularly when guitars had to compete with large brass sections. The first electric guitars used in jazz were hollow archtop acoustic guitar bodies with electromagnetic transducers. By 1932, an electrically amplified guitar was commercially available. Early electric guitar manufacturers include Rickenbacker in 1932, Dobro in 1933, National, Epiphone and Gibson in 1935, and many others by 1936.

Gibson's first production electric guitar, marketed in 1936, was the ES-150 model (“ES” for “Electric Spanish” and “150” reflecting the $150 price of the instrument). The ES-150 guitar featured a single-coil, hexagonally shaped pickup, which was designed by Walt Fuller. It became known as the “Charlie Christian” pickup, named for the great jazz guitarist who was among the first to perform with the ES-150 guitar. The ES-150 achieved some popularity but suffered from unequal loudness across the six strings.

The electric guitar has since evolved into a stringed musical instrument that is capable of a multitude of sounds and styles, and it served as a major component in the development of rock ‘n’ roll and many other genres of music.

What are the different types of electric guitars?

Solidbody

A solidbody guitar is a guitar that is made with a completely solid-wood body, with no hollowing or chambering of areas, other than those required for pickups and controls, such as volume, tone and pickup selector. Solidbody guitars are marked by increased sustain as compared to semi-hollow and hollowbody guitars. The most popular solidbody guitars are the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Fender Stratocaster and Fender Telecaster.

One of the first solidbody guitars was invented by Les Paul, though Gibson did not present their Les Paul guitar prototypes to the public as they did not believe it would catch on. The first mass-produced solidbody guitar was Fender's Broadcaster (later renamed the Telecaster), introduced in 1948, five years after Les Paul made his prototype. The Gibson Les Paul appeared soon after to compete with the Broadcaster. Another notable solidbody design is the Fender Stratocaster, which was introduced in 1954 and became extremely popular among musicians in the 1960s and 1970s for its wide tonal capabilities and comfortable ergonomics.

Semi-Hollowbody

These guitars work in a similar way to solidbody electric guitars except that, because the hollow body also vibrates, the pickups convert a combination of string and body vibration into an electrical signal. Semi-hollowbodies are noted for being able to provide a sweet, plaintive or funky tone. They are used in many genres, including blues, funk, ’60s pop and indie rock. They generally have cello-style f-shaped soundholes, though these can be blocked off to prevent feedback, as in B.B. King's famous Lucille.

Full Hollowbody

Full hollow-body guitars have large, deep, fully hollow bodies and are often capable of being played at the same volume as an acoustic guitar, and therefore of being used unplugged at intimate gigs. The instrument originated during the jazz age of the 1920s and 1930s, and it's still considered the classic jazz guitar, nicknamed the “jazz box.” Like semi-hollow guitars, they often have f-shaped soundholes. Having humbucker pickups (sometimes just a neck pickup) and usually strung heavily, jazz boxes are noted for their warm, rich tone. A variation (popular in country and rockabilly) with single-coil pickups and sometimes a Bigsby tremolo has a distinctly more twangy, biting tone than the classic jazz box.

What electric guitar is recommended for beginners?

Squier, Epiphone and Ibanez are renown for having good electric guitars for beginners. To help choose the best starter guitar model for you, consider the type of music you want to play and features you need to have. It's also best to get hands-on and try many out to find the one that feels right to you. To assist, read our how to shop for electric guitar beginners guide and get some ideas from our electric guitars for beginners collection.

How are electric guitars different?

Electric guitars rely on a pickup, or multiple pickups, mounted on the body to generate a sound that can be amplified by a guitar amp and speakers. Pickups function as a magnetic field, and the vibration created from strumming or plucking the metal strings generates a current. This current is transmitted through the guitar’s preamp circuit and, by using a guitar cable to connect the guitar to an amp, creates an amplifiable signal.

How much are electric guitars?

Electric guitars have a broad range in price, from as little as one hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. There are several factors involved, such as brand, the quality of materials and features. Good entry-level electric guitars are commonly in the $200–$400 range, while intermediate guitars are often double that at $400–$800. High-end electric guitars for advanced players are typically from $800 to $2,000, while more premium handmade or limited-edition electric guitars, such as those made by Fender Custom Shop and Gibson Custom, frequently can cost much more.

What are the most popular electric guitars?

Some of the most popular electric guitars are the Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson ES-335 and Gibson SG Standard. For more details on the these models, read our Top 5 Most Popular Electric Guitars article from our blog.

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