usually..
alder , or mahogany to basswood for the body
maple for the neck , if not mahogany again for the neck
ebony , maple or rosewood for the fretboard
nickel for the frets , stainless steel being the expensive option
steel for the tuners I can imagine
various kinds of alnico or ceramic for the pickup magnet
copper to silver to wind the pickups
plastic for the bobbin (cover)
you start off with a big steel string called the core
than you wind another metal on it such as nickel, steel or bronze
the ball end goes on sometime in the process but yeah , it's real simple
nickel is the most recommended metal for electric players , 90% of strings are made of it
steel can wear down a Guitars neck faster than nickel and is a bit more money to buy
bronze is your typical acoustic string
Usually, acoustic guitars have 3 plastic strings whilst electric guitars usually have steel strings.
Nickel or Steel Alloys (mixtures) , GHS even uses a bit of dynamite in their Boomers to give it that extra metallic sound.
wood.
A Mexico-made electric guitar.
Yes and no. The guitars shape itself is irrelevant completely to a electric guitar except size, the strings tightness affects the tune. Likewise for acoustic except the more/less hallow the guitar, the more/less reverberation(echoing) occurs.
An electric guitar
In 1988
The electric guitar.
A very simple electric guitar was made in 1931 by rickenbacker i think, but les paul made the first solid body electric guitar in early 40's i think
1931.
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me
A Mexico-made electric guitar.
Rickenbacker made the first electric guitars back in the 30s
using Bass Guitar material
plastic and metal strings
Yes and no. The guitars shape itself is irrelevant completely to a electric guitar except size, the strings tightness affects the tune. Likewise for acoustic except the more/less hallow the guitar, the more/less reverberation(echoing) occurs.
An electric guitar made by Fender. one the most iconic guitars ever designed. often thought of a the universal symbol for an electric guitar
There are many different types of electric guitars, and they are made with a variety of materials, including plastic.