The pickup selector helps to control which pickup is active while you play your guitar. Depending on the type, you may say anywhere from one to four knobs. The volume knobs control the sound output coming from the guitar whereas the tone knobs control the tone (treble) coming from the guitar. Volume and tone knobs are found on the body of your guitar. Humbucker pickups are used to eliminate the hum sound you often get with single-coil pickups. Single-coil pickups provide for a bright sound but are often accompanied by a hum. There are two types of pickups you can use depending on your preference (no one is better than the other): Your guitar has microphones called pickups that are capable of picking up vibrations given off by the guitar strings as you play and transmitting them to an amplified. If your guitar does not have a strap button, you can buy a shoelace type strap to tie around your neck. While using a guitar strap may come down to personal preference, you'll be happy to know that most guitars are equipped with strap buttons. Some bridges, called pinless bridges, do not have bridge pins. Bridge Pinsīridge pins are what holds the guitar strings in place. This is known as the saddle and is where the strings rest before reaching the bridge holes. On the bridge, you'll see a thin and white strip. It helps to transmit the vibrations of the strings.

The bridge is typically a part glued on the top of the body of the guitar and is designed to hold the end of the guitar strings. It helps to project the sound coming from the guitar strings. Sound HoleĪ sound hole is an opening found in the middle of the body of most acoustic guitars but could be located in other spots or totally absent. Specific to acoustic guitars, a pickguard helps prevent scratches while strumming your guitar. Here will distinguish between the two: Acoustic Guitar Parts Pick Guard While the neck may be very similar in acoustic and electric guitars, the body can have slight variations. Guitar Parts Names (Body of Guitar)įrom the end of the neck of the guitar, you will come to the rest of the guitar. The neck is attached either through a bolt-on (usually 3 or 4 screws), set-in or neck-through construction. This is where the neck is connected to the body. Second, they are great at helping to keep track of where your fingers are while playing the guitar. First, they can make your guitar more aesthetically attractive. They may be simple-looking dots or more fancy symbols. You'll find fret markers or inlays on most types of guitars. When your finger presses on a string and connects it to a fret, a particular sound is produced when the string is picked or strummed. Depending on the type of guitar, you could have anywhere from 19 to 27 frets. It's where the strings are situated as they run from the body of the guitar to the tuning pegs.Īlong the neck of the guitar, you'll also see skinny, raised metal strips. Moving down from the headstock, you'll see a white narrow strip that crosses the neck of the guitar. As the name implies, the tuning keys are used to tune the guitar strings by turning them to make the strings looser or tighter, which affects the sound produced. The tuning pegs are attached to the tuning keys. The tuning pegs, also called string pegs, is where your guitar strings are attached to the guitar. The fretboard has slots in which it houses the metal frets. This is called the fretboard and is typically made out of maple or rosewood. On the neck of your guitar, you'll notice a long piece of wood that runs along it.

The parts of the guitar