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Electric guitar
An electric guitar uses pickups to convert string vibration into an electrical signal.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Electric guitar is relevant to Music Technology because tone depends on pickups, amplification, effects, DI or microphone recording, and production choices.
Topics
Sound sourcesRecordingTechnological developments
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.