The electric guitar has changed our music since it was first introduced in the 1930s. In the late 1930s, the electric guitar was used for jazz, later merging into the big band format. In the 1950s and 1960s the electric guitar was one of the most important instruments in pop music. Nowadays electric guitars are used for jazz, pop and other genres such as rock, heavy metal, blues and country. This instrument has had a huge impact on our music since its invention in 1931. No one knows who invented the first electric guitar, but Adolph Rickenbacker was one of the most likely inventors of the electric guitar. Rickenbacker and his good friend Paul Barth founded a company in 1931 called Rickenbacker Electro Instrument Company. Barth soon left the company because Rickenbacker was getting most of the credit for everything in the Rickenbacker Electro Instrument Company. A man named Les Paul founded a company called Gibson. This guitar company sold solid electric guitars. This company has become one of the most famous guitar companies. Gibson made a famous guitar called "Gibson Les Paul". In 1932 amplified guitars were only available commercially. The first solid body electric guitar was Spanish standard. An electric guitar uses a pickup to detect electrical impulses from the vibrations of the strings when it is plucked or plucked. The pickups are located in the center of the body, under the strings, and commonly use direct electromagnetic pulses. Electrical impulses are too weak for a speaker, so inventors made an amplifier to amplify the sound and make it louder. Since the electric guitar uses electrical signals for sound, it is easy to modify with electronic circuits. Electric guitars were originally d...... middle of paper...... you can see, instrument manufacturers and instrument designers have put in. There has been a lot of work to make electric guitars sound with great materials quality to suit musicians' preferences and budgets. Therefore, electric guitars have a long history behind them. Adolph Rickenbacker did a great job of changing modern music by inventing the electric guitar. We wouldn't have as many musical genres as we do today if it weren't for the electric guitar. Some genres couldn't even survive if there was no electric guitar, other genres wouldn't be what they are today if it wasn't for the invention of the electric guitar in 1931. Even though many people claim to have invented the electric guitar, every one of them should get credit for these amazing inventions. As you can see, the electric guitar changed music from the 1930s through the 2000s in a very impactful way.