Electric Guitar Anatomy: Gibson Les Paul
The Electric Guitar can broadly be classified into the Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul(picture) category. The Fender Stratocaster has a narrower neck with 3 single-coil pickups and a tremolo bar. The Gibson Les Paul has a thicker neck with 2 humbucking pickups.
As the name implies, the Electric Guitar is played through an amplifier. The electric guitar amplifier has equalizers or tone controls and typically also has on-board effects such as distortion and reverb.
Popular Electric Guitar makers include Gibson, Fender, Washburn, Ibanez, Paul Reed Smith, Yamaha, Epiphone and Jackson.
And popular Electric Guitar Amplifier makers include Marshall, Fender, Blackstar, Orange, Crate, Ibanez, Peavey, Mesa-Boogie and Vox.