Today is: National Electric Guitar Day

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In this undated photo, Jimi Hendrix performs with a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar.

Taking place on the birthday of renowned electric guitarist Jimi Hendrix, National Electric Guitar Day celebrates the electric guitar. Used in a wide variety of genres of music, such as rock, pop, jazz, and blues, electric guitars have one or more pickups that convert string vibrations into electrical signals, which are then sent to an amplifier. The strings can be strummed, plucked, or finger picked, and the tone can be changed with techniques such as string bending, tapping, hammering-on, and slide guitar playing. Additionally, the electric signal can be modified with effects such as distortion and reverb. There are different variations of solid-body and hollow-body electric guitars. Consisting of components such as the neck, bridge, pickups, and frets, electric guitars are most commonly made with six strings.

Source: Checkiday.com.