electric guitar
a guitar equipped with electric or magnetic pickups that permit its sound to be amplified and fed to a loudspeaker.
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If you’ll be primarily recording electric guitar through an amp, a dynamic microphone like the Shure SM7B will perform double duty very well thanks to its durability and high SPL handling.
Its focused and somewhat “sterile” sound make it great for capturing basic speech, rock vocals, and electric guitars, but there are better, more sensitive options on the market for critical applications like intimate voiceover or acoustic guitars.
On acoustic and electric guitar, the Q9U didn’t perform as well, struggling to translate the guitar’s complex low-end information and biting transients in a detailed manner.
Samson Q9U review: A studio-worthy mobile-friendly mic | Tony Ware | July 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWe've got electric guitar solos and everybody's wearing jeans!'
Julien Baker questioned her faith. Music helped her embrace the uncertainty. | Sonia Rao | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostHe helped to bring American musical theater, jazz, hip-hop, folk music and early electric guitars to the Museum of American History, the Washington Post reported.
It all culminated in a live auction of an electric guitar Springsteen picked up and played at the end.
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and Louis C.K. ‘Stand Up’ for Soldiers | Alex Suskind | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo what is it about the guitar—the electric guitar in particular?
Was The Beatles’ Music Really That Unique? Yeah, It Totally Was. | Michael Tomasky | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a young man, he played in a country band where he used an electric guitar.
Doc Watson, a Legendary Picker, Was Traditional Music’s Best Ambassador | Malcolm Jones | May 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAccompanied by her electric guitar, she lends the tune a raw, rock vibe.
7 Awesome ‘Creep’ Covers: Carrie Manolakos, Scala & Kolacny, Ingrid Michaelson, & More (Video) | The Daily Beast Video | April 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLes Paul, who died Thursday at 94, invented the electric guitar—and changed popular music forever.
British Dictionary definitions for electric guitar
an electronically amplified guitar, used mainly in pop music: Compare acoustic guitar
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