The simplest explanation for an electric guitar when given to any lay-man is as follows:- "......it is the instrument which rani mukherjee, rishi kapoor, aamir khan, salman khan, shahrukh khan and most predominantly MITHUNda hold in their hands with strap hanging loose and play fantastic music with their thumbs and that too without the cord plugged IN and then toss it out of the viewing frame to any spot boy or maybe to the barren sets besides them......" PS: I am sure getting bad reps for that one......