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Different notes are produce by pressing the strings down into the fret wires at different points along its length. Neck– The neck is where you put your fingers in order to play melodies and chords. There are usually 2: one in the area where the neck meets the body and another on the bottom of the body. Strap buttons– These are little pegs drilled into the body for holding your strap.Volume nob– Adjust the volume of the signal being sent to the amplifier.All the way up is bright and all the way down is dark or more muffled sounding.
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Tone nob– This adjusts how bright or dark the sound of your guitar is going to the amp.It is also one of the two fulcrum points that the strings rest on. Bridge– The bridge is attached the body and serves to hold one end of the 6 guitar strings.The selector chooses which pick up or combination of pick ups are active. Pick up selector– most electric guitars have more than one pick up.There are 2 common types of pick ups: single coil and humbucker pickups (see above). They are constructed of a magnet wound with a fine wire filament. Pick ups– Since the electric guitar is not hollow it needs something to pick up the sound of of the strings and send it to the amplifier for producing an audible sound.There is a lot of variety in wood choices but the most common are: Ash, Alder, Mahogany and Maple. The parts of the electric guitar are the same as the acoustic guitar with a few additional things to learn.īody– Unlike an acoustic guitar, the body of an electric guitar is usually made of a solid piece of wood.