PURPOSE: To illustrate how a guitar works and to see its waves on an oscilloscope.
DESCRIPTION: Play notes or chords on the guitar to see their wave shapes on the oscilloscope. Notice that as the notes decay their wave shapes change, a result of different decay times for different harmonics.
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REFERENCES: (PIRA unavailable.)
EQUIPMENT: Guitar with electric pickup and oscilloscope with scope/TV cart.
SETUP TIME: 5 min.