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Plucked string instrument

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Plucked string instruments are instruments that are plucked either by fingerpicking or a pick. Examples of this are guitars, ukuleles, lutes, bass guitars, mandolins and banjos.

The guitar, a common plucked string instrument

Plucked string instruments usually have strings, which when plucked, produces a vibration, producing sound. This sound gets amplified, either through a soundbox or electric amplifier.