Parts of the Guitar

You may be one of those people who have had a guitar for months or even years, and yet you don't know what each part of your guitar is called save probably for the strings. Why is this important to know the parts of a guitar? As you take or read guitar lessons, you will find some of those parts being mentioned from time to time. Knowing what those parts are will certainly help you understand your guitar lessons better. You don't have to memorize anything. It's just good to know what each part is called. :)

1. Headstock
2. Nut
3. Machine heads (or pegheads, tuning keys, tuning machines, tuners)
4. Frets
5. Truss rod
6. Inlays
7. Neck
8. Heel (acoustic) – Neckjoint (electric)
9. Body
10. Pickups
11. Electronics
12. Bridge
13. Pickguard
14. Back
15. Soundboard (top)
16. Body sides (ribs)
17. Sound hole, with Rosette inlay
18. Strings
19. Saddle
20. Fretboard (or Fingerboard)

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