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History of the Electric Guitar

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What guitar was electrified in 1936?

a)

Frying Pan

b)

Telecaster

c)

Gibson

d)

Stratocaster

2.

What was the first electric pick-up made of?

a)

Yarn and Coil

b)

Copper wire & coil

c)

Magnet & Coil

d)

Dental Floss & Magnet

3.

What helped make the Gibson guitar successful?

a)

cheaper in price

b)

Les Paul was the spokesman

c)

it looked cool

d)

solid body guitar

4.

What was the top selling brand of electric guitar in the world?

a)

Fender

b)

Gibson

c)

Schecter

d)

Yamaha

5.

What was the first genre of music to use an electric guitar?

a)

Rock n Roll

b)

Hip-Hop

c)

Hawaiian

d)

Country

6.

Where did the acoustic guitar originate from?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

United States

d)

Mexico

7.

What was an issue with electrifying the acoustic guitar?

a)

couldn't hear it

b)

frets where to close to the neck

c)

sound chamber howl

d)

none of the above

8.

What was the name of the first electric guitar?

a)

Frying Pan

b)

Telecaster

c)

Gibson

d)

Stratocaster

9.

Who was the folk artist that switched to the electric guitar?

a)

Bob Marley

b)

Bob Saget

c)

Bob Bushay

d)

Bob Dylan

10.

What year was the invention of "multi-track" recording?

a)

1945

b)

1944

c)

1946

d)

1942