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Music and technology has always been intertwined and this statement can be illustrated by tracing the history of the guitar. From the time it was first discovered that a vibrating string tied over a wooden box could produced pleasant sounds, plucked instruments of the guitar family have existed (Tyler 33). The way a guitar produces sound already reflects technology itself. When a player plucks a string, the string vibrates and most of the energy is transferred to the soundbox via the bridge. Resonance in the soundbox and the radiation of the soundboard then amplify the weak sound of the string and carries it through the surrounding air. For centuries, guitar makers have worked on these principles to improve the quality of sound played by the instrument (Tyler 34). This essay aims to show how the interaction between technology and music had influenced the development of the much popularized and versatile electric guitar. The beginning will briefly illustrate the formation of the......

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