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Most companies that make acoustic guitar strings also make electric guitar strings. Electric guitars are different from acoustic guitars in several different ways. Unlike acoustic guitars, electric guitars usually have solid bodies. The sound of the vibration of the strings is amplified electronically through magnetic pickups. This is why when an electric guitar is not plugged into an electronic amplifier the sound is barely audible at all.

Electric guitars were first introduced in the 1930s. In the year 1924, a man named Lloyd Loar created the first guitar with an electric pickup. Later on the Stromberg-Voisinet Company created their first electric guitar. The electric guitar went through many changed over then next few decades and became extremely popular in the 1950s and 1960s when Leo Fender began mass producing his Fender guitars. The electric guitar changed the face of music and became the instrument most associated with rock and roll.

Electric Guitar Strings Versus Acoustic Guitar Strings
Electric guitars, like acoustic guitar have six strings each representing a different note. Most electric guitar strings are made from nickel or stainless steel. Some electric guitar strings are made of a mix of nickel and silk. Electric guitars are tough on a players fingers because the strings are always made primarily out of metal. This is why most guitar players always start out playing acoustic guitar before moving to electric.

You can find several brands of electric guitar strings at any music store in your local area. Many music stores that sell musical instruments also sell sheet music, karaoke machines and karaoke equipment. You can also find all sorts of guitar strings on the Internet. There are several website from which you can purchase both electric and acoustic guitar strings.