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History
(this intro is my work) In the 1920s, guitarists like Eddie Lang transitioned the acoustic guitar from a primarily solo instrument to use in big bands. However the use of the guitar in big bands, also brought the issue of the guitar being outplayed by the horn section and drums. The need for an acoustic guitar with electric amplification abilities, hence an Acoustic-Electric, became apparent.

(these 3 sentences are not my work, this is from the original article) Various experiments at electrically amplifying the vibrations of a string instrument date back to the early part of the twentieth century. Patents from the 1910s show telephone transmitters adapted and placed inside violins and banjos to amplify the sound. Hobbyists in the 1920s used carbon button microphones attached to the bridge, but these detected vibration from the bridge on top of the instrument, the resulting signal was weak.

(This paragraph is my work) Many different people had ideas for ineffective electric pickups to amplify the acoustic guitar; However, the first person to create the modern electric pickup for the acoustic guitar was Lloyd Loar, with his company Vivi-tone. In the early 1930’s Loar split from Gibson and founded Vivitone, where he created an early electric pickup for the acoustic guitar. Electronics were mounted in a removable drawer that slid out of the bass rim of the guitar. The signal was then transferred from a wooden bridge to a metal plate which allowed for an electric output and thus amplification. The first commercially available electric pickup however were DeArmond’s FHC pickups released in the 1930's. These pickups for acoustic guitar were widely adopted because they didn't require any modification of the guitar to turn it into an Acoustic-Electric guitar. During the time of these innovations, to acquire an Acoustic-Electric guitar involved purchasing an acoustic guitar an attaching an electric pickup to it. However, in 1936 Gibson released the ES-150, the first Archtop acoustic guitar with an electric pickup pre-installed. Gibson would also create the first commercially successful flattop Acoustic-Electric Guitars, the J–160E and CF-100E.

Piezo Acoustic-Electric Guitars
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Contact or Vibrational Pickup Acoustic-Electric
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Microphone-Paired Acoustic Pickups
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Magnetic Pickup Acoustic-Electric
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Multi-Source System Acoustic-Electric
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