Electric Guitars

famous First electric guitars

Fender Telocaster

Valve amps

valves power amp and transformer

-warmer (sound)

-overheat

-more fragile

solid state

silicone diode for pre power amp

-very loud clean sounds

-high head room

-duller

-buzzy

digital pre amp

-variety of tones

-sounds robotic digital

Pickups

single coil - hum

-humbucker - two coils wound opposite ways round