A pickup is a device that captures the vibration of the metal guitar strings and changes them into electronic sound signals.

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To make his guitar, Les Paul attached guitar strings and two electronic pickup devices onto a flat piece of wood from a railroad track.

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He fashioned a solid body guitar from one piece of wood, and attached some electronic devices to amplify the sound.

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Unplugged Instruments, a Silicon Valley start-up that was making a next-generation electronic guitar, also closed after failing to raise money this year.

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Electronic Arts' Guitar Hero spinoff (created by Harmonix, the original makers of Guitar Hero), Rock Band is a great big, expensive music videogame that will take up serious room in your house.

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S. Bach for inspiration but unique vocal stylings that resemble rhythmic and melodic chanting accompany the intricate acoustic guitar interludes, electronic elements, and light percussion.

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