Parts of the Guitar

Parts of the Acoustic Guitar:

• The bridge holds the ends of the strings in place.
• The guitar body amplifies the sound and sends it out through the sound hole.
• The pick guard protects the guitar body from getting scratched by a pick.
• The frets are the metal ridges embedded in the guitar neck. There are anywhere from 19 to 24 frets on a guitar neck.
• The fretboard is the front of the neck where you place your fingers on the strings.
• The small dots on the fretboard are fret markers for reference so you know where you are.
• The nut is the top edge of the guitar neck and guides the strings.
• The headstock holds the six tuning pegs in place.

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Parts of an Electric Guitar:

• An electric guitar is plugged into an amplifier in order to make the sound louder.
• The electronic pick-ups “pick up” the vibrations of the strings and convert them into an electronic signal, which is then sent to the output socket.
• Each pick-up sounds different because of its location on the guitar body.
• You use the pick-up selector to choose which pick-ups to turn on.
• The back pick-up sounds twangy and vibrant (good for lead guitar), while the
• Front pick-up sounds full and rich (good for rhythm guitar).
• The body holds the pick-ups in place.
• The volume control knobs control the volume for each pick-up and the tone
• Control knob controls the brightness of the sound.
• Some electric guitars have a whammy bar connected to a floating bridge to change the tension in the strings while playing so you can make cool sounds.
• The neck and headstock on the electric guitar are basically the same as the acoustic guitar, however the tuning pegs on this electric guitar are all on one side.