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   ocr: METAL STRINGS MAGNET. METAL STRING SIGNAL PICK-UP Electric guitars must have metal strings, because the pickup works by inducing a current in the string. As the string vibrates, it - in turn induces al rapidly changing current in the pickup coil. This current is then amplified and converted - into sound by aloudspeaker.