Guitar Parts Basic
Guitar is a popular musical instrument. Modern guitar is played by Romans around 40 AD. We can divide guitars into two categories acoustic and electric. Basically the part of both acoustic and electric guitar are same.
Before we start to learn how to play guitar, we need to know the guitar parts first. You must know the parts well. After you know the parts well you can tune and learn to play guitar well.
Strings
A normal guitar has six strings. Metal strings are used by electric guitar. Nylon strings are used by acoustic guitar. String is the important part of guitar. By picking or plucking the strings, guitar produces the notes of the guitar. Without strings, guitar can’t produce any sound.
Frets
Frets are the small metal that divides the guitar into sections from top to bottom. The fret location is calculated by specific mathematical formula. Pressing a string a fret against fret will make a string’s vibrating length different. The different of vibrating length will make a different sound when the string is picked.
Headstock
Headstock is located at the end of the guitar neck. It’s the most top part of the guitar. The tuning pegs are located in this area.
Tuning Pegs
Tuning Pegs are parts where user allows adjusting the pitch of the strings.
Nut
The small strip where located at where the headstock meets the neck. Usually nut is made from bone, plastic or other medium hard material.
Neck
Neck is the longest part of the guitar where the frets and strings are located.
Body
Body is the largest part of the guitar. In acoustic guitar there is a sound whole in the center of the body.
If you already know that parts you can start to learn how to play guitar.
