2006-06-25 23:01:09 · 5 answers · asked by horse_lady 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The strings vibrate exactly the same way as on a normal guitar, but it lacks the hollow space underneath to amplify and transmit the sound so instead a signal of the vibration is sent to an electronic amplifier that interprets the sounds and plays it electronically
2006-06-25 23:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by jleslie4585 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in both electric and acoustic instruments, the vibration of the strings is transmitted through a bridge. In the acoustic instrument, the hollow body acts as a resonating chamber for those vibrations and amplifies the sound. In an electric guitar, the pick up receives the vibrations from the bridge and transmits them to the amplifier.
2006-06-26 06:52:38 · answer #2 · answered by Leela13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To produce sound, an electric guitar senses the vibrations of the strings electronically and routes an electronic signal to an amplifier and speaker. The sensing occurs in a magnetic pickup mounted under the strings on the guitar's body, Thus creating sound
2006-06-26 06:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by chaotic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have magnets under the strings called "pickups" which pick up the sound from the string vibrations. You have to plug it into an amplifier to get the sound out.
2006-06-28 18:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by hazzagess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u plug it into a speaker/amplifier.
2006-06-26 06:05:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋