This new bracing pattern gave better support to the saddle and bridge. The Truss Rod A metal bar that runs the length of the neck. By tightening or loosening the truss rod, you could adjust the tension on the neck and counteract the pressure caused by the steel string

Made out of aluminum! Was played on your lap with a piece of steel on the strings and you would pluck. Thus, Lap Steel! Magnets were placed over the strings (the big metal piece at the bottom near the bridge)

Is played like an acoustic guitar – the pickup is placed under the strings

Major influence on all guitar players after him – he took advantage of the Electrified Sound to play longer notes, which allowed him to solo over the band. Usually solos were previously only played by wind instruments such as saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, or trombone. Unfortunately, he died very young at the age of 28.

Many people were trying to develop a solid body guitar but Leo Fender was the first to mass produce a successful solid body electric.

Gibson tried to create a guitar that looked more awesome. This was to compete with the more plain look of the telecaster.

Developed in the 1960s, you would plug the guitar in the pedal, and the pedal to the amp. Today, there are thousands of pedals that create all different types of effects. Guitar innovations are still going on to this day.

Invented in 1969, with this device you can make a guitar note go on forever!