Q 01/05

In which year was the electric guitar invented?

A) 1932

B) 1946

C) 1954

D) 1962

Answer · why

A) 1932

Jazz players adopted it to cut through big bands with single-note solos.

Q 02/05

What does a pickup on an electric guitar do?

A) Dampens unwanted feedback from the amplifier

B) Converts string vibration into electrical signals

C) Amplifies the sound acoustically through the body

D) Keeps the strings automatically in tune

Answer · why

B) Converts string vibration into electrical signals

Coils wrapped around a magnet create a field that turns the vibration into a signal for a loudspeaker.

Q 03/05

What was the 1931 'Frying Pan' lap steel, the first electric instrument sold, made of?

A) Mahogany

B) Steel plate

C) Cast aluminium

D) Bakelite

Answer · why

C) Cast aluminium

George Beauchamp designed it with Paul Barth; production began in Los Angeles in 1932.

Q 04/05

Which two men are credited with inventing the electromagnetic pickup?

A) Leo Fender and Doc Kauffman

B) Les Paul and Ted McCarty

C) Orville Gibson and Lloyd Loar

D) George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker

Answer · why

D) George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker

Their Ro-Pat-In Corporation was renamed the Rickenbacker Electro Stringed Instrument Company in 1934.

Q 05/05

What did the name of Gibson's first production model, the 1936 ES-150, refer to?

A) Its Spanish style and $150 price

B) Its 150-watt matching amplifier

C) Its 15-inch lower bout width

D) Its first production run of 150

Answer · why

A) Its Spanish style and $150 price

The price included a matching amplifier.