An Electric Guitar (?l?ktr?k g?t?r) is a type of guitar that is capable of converting the vibration of the guitar strings into electric audio signals. When a string is played on an electric guitar, the vibration of that string creates an electric current in the part of the guitar referred to as the “pickup”. This electromagnetic currents flows through a connecting cable and, via an amplifier, comes out of a loud speaker as sound. This process is referred to as direct electromagnetic induction. The signal of the guitar can be altered to produce a different type of sound through using an effects units.
Economy Picking (?k??n?mi p??k??) is a technique used to conserve energy and increase the speed of playing by a guitarist. It utilizes alternate picking while on the same string, but uses sweep picking while going to a different string. Doing so minimizes the movement of the picking hand and eliminates jumping over strings which happens when using just alternate picking. Economy picking has been used since the 1950’s with it first being introduced with jazz, but has become wide spread since the 1980’s, being found in a wide variety of genres.
The Ebow (ee-baw) or electronic bow (also sometimes referred to as an “energy bow”) is a hand-held device used to augment the sound of a guitar as it’s played. With an ebow, the strings are played with an electromagnetic field. This is done in the place of picking the strings with fingers or a guitar pick. The electromagnetic field created by the ebow creates a continuous unique tone, which is unlike any other sound that could normally be created by playing a guitar. The sound and tone the ebow creates can be changed by changing the linear direction of the device on the string, which changes the string harmonics.
Downpicking (downpicking) is a style in which the guitarist uses the guitar pick sequentially on the instrument
Dampening (d?mp?n??) is a technique that softens or almost entirely eliminates the tone of a note. To dampen a chord, a guitar player strums a chord with his strumming hand and dampen some strings by applying less pressure to them than a normal fretted note. This practice can be done in a rapid way or slower method depending on the desired effect. The effects of dampening on the guitar can be very dramatic. When played successively, dampened notes may hardly resemble the actual note at all although the tone will still ring true to the chord.
Dampening is used across many genres of music such as bluegrass, rock n’ roll, country, and even classical music. Classical music may use the dampening effect with
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