Contributors; 1. Introduction Jan-Peter Herbst and Steve Waksman; Part I. History: 2. The misunderstood history and prehistory of the electric guitar Matthew W. Hill; 3. The electric guitar's 'Golden Age' Steve Waksman; 4. The guitar hero in classic rock John Covach; Part II. Technology and Timbre: 5. They don't make 'Em Like They Used To: Electric Guitar Design 1950-2022 Matt Brounley; 6. Even in the quietest moments: amplifying the electric guitar Kyle Devine; 7. Stompbox revolution: electric guitar pedals and tone Erik Broess; Part III. Musical Style and Technique: 8. Technique vs. Virtuosity in the instrumental gesture: from classical to rock and from rock to contemporary creation Philippe Gonin; 9. The bass guitar in popular music Brian F. Wright; 10. Thumping, glitch, and butterfly tapping: innovations in guitar technique in the new millennium Alexander Paul Vallejo and Jan-Peter Herbst; 11. Rhythm changes: rhythm guitar from jazz to funk Kate Lewis; Part IV. The Electric Guitar in Society; 12. Trailblazers, self-creators, and provers: celebrating women in electric guitar Sue Foley; 13. Black women: race, gender, genre, and the electric guitar Mashadi Matabane; 14. Ecological entanglements: following the electric guitar from factory to forest Chris Gibson and Andrew Warren; 15. Electro-collectives: Virtual guitar communities Daniel Lee; Part V. The Global Instrument: 16. African electrical networks Nathaniel Braddock; 17. Rhythm, rasta, rock, & 'Electric Avenue': the electric guitar in Anglo-Caribbean popular music Mike Alleyne; 18. The electric guitar in Southeast Asia: a serpentine path Rebekah E. Moore; Index.