The Impact of the Electric Guitar
Before the electric guitar, guitarists could not be heard in the music industry. The instrument simply was not loud enough. But the invention of the electric guitar broke the barriers in volume holding it back.
The Rolling Stones performing live on stage for hundreds of fans. Credit to the Smithsonian
The electric guitar broke through the sound barrier and gave the instrument a louder, and more unique, voice that could be heard.
As the electric guitar broke barriers in sound, so did music. The industry turned towards a genre centered around the electric guitar's distorted sound: rock.
Music was ingraved in American culture like it never had been before because of the guitar's breakthrough. Thousands of fans flocked to stadiums just to catch a glimpse of their favorite rock artists and bands performing.
Jimi Hendrix performing with his trio, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Credit to Britannica
No guitarist today could imagine music without the electric guitar. Countless barriers in sound were broken when the guitar went electric. It is evident that the world of the guitar, and the entirety of music, was forever changed the fateful day that guitarists finally achieved their dreams of an amplified guitar - the electric guitar.