Guitar+Amplifiers

__Guitar Amps__ When you play an electric guitar, the sound produced by the strings is converted to an electric signal by the pickups. This signal is not very strong, so the pre-amp boosts the signal before it can get to the loudspeaker. The pre-amp is technically a different device from the amp itself, but most modern amps have built-in pre-amps. There are 4 main steps the signal goes through when using a guitar amp.Input -> Modulation -> Amplification -> Output __Input__ In this Stage, the signal goes from the strings, through the pickups, and into the amp

__Modulation__ This step is optional, it's where you add any pedals or effects that you wish to use (Distortion, chorus, phaser, etc.)

__Amplification__ This is the main step, this is when the signal actually gets amplified: makes the signal stronger

__Output__ The final step, the signal is fed from the amplifier to the loudspeaker

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