Question

When was the electric guitar invented, and by whom?


A

in the 1920s by jazz guitar players

B

in the 1930s by Rickenbacker and Beauchamp

C

in the early 1950s by Chuck Berry

D

in the late 1950s by Buddy Holly

Answer 1

B

The first commercially successful electric guitars were developed in the early 1930s by George Beauchamp (who helped invent the electromagnetic pickup) and Adolph Rickenbacker (Rickenbacker company), e.g., the 1931 "Frying Pan" lap steel. The 1950s players popularized electric guitars but did not invent them.