| Guitars aren't "powered" by electrical mains. They 
use the induction of the string crossing into the magnetic field of the 
pickup.  I've only measured about .5 Volt output from my guitars and I'm 
sure the amperage is quite low.  It would be much worse to get a 9v battery 
on your tongue. If you're using a tube amp, some with 450 V biasing 
voltage, if you had a shorted input capacitor you could possibly get that 
voltage at the guitar but I don't think the guitar lead(cable) would handle 
it. t 
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