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The sensual and colorful pitch of electric guitars was the pinnacle of rock and roll. During the 1950′s, this type of music was being experimented with and then in the 60′s and 70′s, that style was improved upon until it transformed into rock and roll. The crispness of sound that comes out of an electric guitar is amazing. It is amazing to ponder where music would have gone if it hadn’t been for the improvement upon the electric guitar; a scary thought. A band with no electric guitar is like a baby without its mother.

Electric guitars come in several different contours, sizes, colors, and designs. Some people have the belief that it does not bear significance what electric guitar that is used because they all are the same thing. This is just false; brand, size, pickups, and neck matter in the sound that comes from the electric guitar. So, certain brands of electric guitars are seen and played for decades because of the precision that is put into making them. However, the largest contributing factor to the sound made is the pickups.

Whether creating a band, jamming solo, or adding instruments to your band’s collection, you should be aware of the different arrangement of pickups used in electric guitars before you go out and purchase one. Many instrument shops will let you you testing them and can be very helpful in providing information and assisting one in picking the most appropriate electric guitar. Make sure to learn about the different types of pickups. Thestyles of pickups for electric guitars are:

* Single Coil Pickups – This style has a single wire and coil. This type is the oldest of electric guitar arrangements. When strumming on single coil pickup, the sound is affected by other frequencies in the air which create a hum with the music. These types of pickups are rarely seen today but still used by some very well known rockers because of the old style sound they make.

* Humbucker Pickups – This pickup consists of two coils wherein the unwanted hum of the single coil pickup is eliminated. In essence, the coil carries two signals: one that the music is producing and one that cancels out the hum. The actual piece responsible for this is called a Humbucker which was patented in 1954. The humbucker is basically the arrangement of two coils.

* Double Coil Pickups – arrangement of pickups, like in the name, consist of two coils. However, for an unknown reason, guitar players do enjoy the hum sound for certain songs so the double coil pickup electric guitars usually come with a switch that can turn off the second coil.

There are of other contributors that go into the sound an electric guitar produces. However, pickups are the most essential component of sound. Other things like: neck length, shape, material, frets, and tuners make a difference too but not like the pickups. For a very long time, musicians have been trying new things in hopes to finding the perfect guitar to make the optimal sound. Rock and roll has changed in some ways but in other ways it has not.