Like acoustic guitar the electric has steel strings, but a solid wooden body. On the body, it has pickups ranging from 1 to 3. The guitar also has a jack to let it be plugged into an amp. The genres of music generally played on this instrument are rock, metal, country and blues. Famous musicians are James Hetfield, Angus Young and Kurt Kobain. The best guitar brands right now are Fender, Gibson and PRS. Here is an example of eddie van halen playing the electric guitar