Type Electric Guitar History

For those not familiar with Musical Instruments This is the electric guitar, the following text is intended to help you identify the type of guitar seen from parts such as the type of body (solid, hollow, semi-hollow), scale length, pick-ups to the type of tremolo installed. By looking at these parts, we can recognize the character of the guitar, so it will be easier to determine the guitar as what we want and we need for our game. However, it should be noted that the following article does not describe the anatomy of the electric guitar (eg nut, headstock, frets, etc.).


1.Body Guitar

 In general, when seen from the model body, there are 3 types of electric guitars, namely Solid Body Guitar, Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body Body. Here's a brief description of each of these types;
Solid Body
This is the type of electric guitars are most commonly used. This guitar has a body that is intact with no cavity.
Hollow Body
It is a type of electric guitar in the guitar body where there are cavities such as the acoustic guitar. This is intended to give a 'taste' of acoustic guitar, or simply it is given an acoustic guitar pick-ups. Usually these guitars used by musicians in jazz, pop and blues.
Semi-Hollow Body
This type of guitar has a cavity at the top and bottom of the guitar, much like guitars Hollow Body. The difference is, in the middle of this guitar is still a solid wood, so it is not fully hollow body guitar. In the solid wood is usually laid pick-up, best cars.

2. Scale Length

This is the term for the distance between Bridge to Head-Nut. Size that is widely used is 25.5 "(648mm), 24.75" (729 mm) and 25 "(635mm). Here's a brief description of three of the scale;
25.5 "
It is a measure that is used in the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster. The voice on the guitar with this scale usually tends towards 'treble' with high string tension.
24.75 "
At this scale, the string tension is not too high, thus producing sound 'ngebass'. This scale is widely adopted for Gibson and Les Paul.
25 "
Of reference states, with scale guitar is easier to play. Usually used on PRS guitars, investment.