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When an acoustic guitar resonates it is basically ringing out all of the open notes on the guitar. Pluck a string on your guitar without muting any of the other strings, and you will get this effect. What happens is when the string vibrates and the sound gets sent through the guitar body, the string is also vibrating the guitar neck and therefore the other strings. It is a very subtle effect yet very noticeable and very effective. You can get this same effect with a piano if you press the far right pedal and hit a chord firmly, let it ring out and listen to the rest of the piano sing.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe resonant frequency of most available pickups in combination with normal guitar cables lies between 2,000 and 5,000 Hz. This is the range where the human ear has its highest sensitivity. A quick subjective correlation of frequency to sound is that at 2,000 Hz the sound is warm and mellow, at 3,000 Hz brilliant or present, at 4,000 Hz piercing, and at 5,000 Hz or more brittle and thin. The sound also depends on the height of the peak, of course.
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Why does an acoustic guitar generally sound louder than an electric guitar without an electronic amplifier sounds?
On an electric guitar, what you are hearing are the strings vibrating; on an acoustic, this effect is carried around the hollow cavity in the guitar, which is then channeled out of the sound hole, it is this effect that gives an acoustic guitar so much more output than a strictly electric guitar.
What type of instrument is an electric guitar?
An electric guitar
What is the difference between an electric guitar and a air guitar?
The difference between an electric guitar and an air guitar is a electric guitar is an actual guitar and an air guitar is imaginary. An air guitar is when people pretend to play a guitar with hand movements. An electric guitar converts vibrations of its steelcorded strings into electric current. These currents then go to a amplifier to make them louder.
Did the electric guitar come before the bass guitar?
Yes. The first electric guitar was on the market in 1932, the first electric bass guitar was on the market in 1935.
Can you fit a bass guitar in an electric guitar case?
you can't because the neck of the bass guitar is to long for an electric guitar case.
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Why does an acoustic guitar generally sound louder than an electric guitar without an electronic amplifier sounds?
On an electric guitar, what you are hearing are the strings vibrating; on an acoustic, this effect is carried around the hollow cavity in the guitar, which is then channeled out of the sound hole, it is this effect that gives an acoustic guitar so much more output than a strictly electric guitar.
Resonance amplifies the sound of a guitar when the?
...frequency of sound is equal to the eigenfrequency (which depends on the shape of the guitar).
What type of instrument is an electric guitar?
An electric guitar
What is the difference between an electric guitar and a air guitar?
The difference between an electric guitar and an air guitar is a electric guitar is an actual guitar and an air guitar is imaginary. An air guitar is when people pretend to play a guitar with hand movements. An electric guitar converts vibrations of its steelcorded strings into electric current. These currents then go to a amplifier to make them louder.
What is one difference between an electric lead guitar and an electric bass guitar?
An electric base guitar is usually tuned an octave lower than an electric lead guitar.
What should you get for Christmas a 3ds or an electric guitar?
Electric guitar!!!
What is the difference between an acoustic electric guitar and a standard electric guitar?
An acoustic electric guitar differs from a standard electric guitar in the fact that a standard electric guitar depends solely on the electricity of the amplifier to convert the string vibration. An acoustic electric guitar also has also a microphone which will magnify and convert the sound.
Did the electric guitar come before the bass guitar?
Yes. The first electric guitar was on the market in 1932, the first electric bass guitar was on the market in 1935.
What are strings on a electric guitar called?
They are called strings. Really! <a href="http://www.buildmyelectricguitar.com/electric-guitar/">My Electric Guitar build</a>
What is more valuable an electric guitar or an xbox360?
Electric guitar by far.
Can you play Taylor swift on an electric guitar?
Why not? She has electric guitar in her music.
