Electric Guitar Guides

Learn how to play the electric guitar step by step: choose a playable guitar, set up your amp, learn clean notes and chords, and avoid the common beginner traps.

Who invented electric guitar? George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker get most credit, but dates and definitions vary. Here's how the claims compare.

Compare the main brands of electric guitar, from Fender and Gibson to Epiphone and PRS, with Amazon picks by budget and playing style.

Compare pickup fender stratocaster sets for vintage, blues and hum-free tone, with specs, buying-guide notes and current Amazon price tiers.

The electric guitar was created in the early 1930s. Learn who built it, why sources give 1932, 1933 or 1937, and what the first pickups did.

Compare Squier and Fender beginner bass guitars: who each suits, what owners and listings say, and three Amazon picks with ratings and price tiers.

Find easy guitar songs electric beginners can learn first: power chords, a four-chord song, classic riffs, and practice books to build from.

Find the easiest song on electric guitar to start with: short riffs, few chords, slow tempos, and two songbooks to practice them. Sourced from lesson sites, not tested.

Who made electric guitar? George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker built the first commercial model in 1931, and Leo Fender's Telecaster followed in 1943.

Compare fender stratocaster scratchplate options by fit, material and turnaround, using Amazon listings and maker specs for Strat pickguards.