a string, or stringed, instrument that creates musical sound through a vibrating string

a type of guitar A guitar is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick)

a type of guitar that uses electronic pickups with the vibration of the steel cords, and then produces the desired tonal effects

A guitar which can be electrically amplified (usually with a solid body).

A rigid musical appendage worn below the belt by the high priests of rock, who then commence to strum it before a delirious congregation.

An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses electronic pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current. The signal may be electrically altered to achieve various tonal effects prior to being fed into an amplifier, which produces the final sound which can be either an electrical sound or an acoustic sound. Distortion, equalization, or other effects can change the sound that is emitted from the amplifier.