Here's how it works:
* Pickups: Electric guitars have pickups, which are essentially electromagnets. They are placed near the guitar's strings.
* String Vibration: When you pluck or strum the strings, they vibrate. This vibration creates a changing magnetic field around the strings.
* Electrical Signal: The changing magnetic field induces an electrical signal in the pickup's coil. This signal is then amplified and sent to an amplifier and speakers.
So, the magnets in the pickups aren't directly creating the sound waves themselves. They are converting the string's vibrations into an electrical signal, which is then used to create the sound waves through the amplifier and speakers.