The Electric Guitar (Technical Knowledge - A Level Music Technology)

This resource is an exploration of the electric guitar, including it’s history, construction, and electronics. This resource explores all the relevant information needed to be successful at A Level Music Technology.

This resource is a great way to improve pupils’ (and teachers’) knowledge and understanding of technology that is rarely practised/used by most but is an essential part of the specification.

Includes:

• Brief History
• Construction of different types of electric guitar
• single coil and humbucker pickups
• An overview of outboard effects and modifications

This resource is also an excellent companion to the upcoming ‘Sound of Popular Music’ series, in which the historical context of this technology is explored in more detail, providing pupils with a solid foundation upon which to build high quality extended answers, rich in both technical and contextual information.