Electric Guitar Parts

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When playing guitar, it is important to know the parts on your guitar.

Electric Guitar Parts

Electric Guitar Parts

Tuning Pegs: Used to tune the guitar.

Nut: Where your strings converge together.

Fret Wire: The metal pieces on the neck of the guitar. 

Fret: Between the fret wires, they are where you place your fingers to create sounds.

Markers: They help you remember where the notes are on the guitar, because notes are at different places on each strings.

Guitar Strap Holder: It is where you put your strap to play standing up.

Bridge: It is where you put your hand to palm mute your notes.

Pick Up: They are electro magnets that pick up the sound of your strings and send the signal to the amplifier

Pick Guard: It is there to protect the finish of your guitar, so that you don't scratch it.

Pick Up Selector: It is used to switch pick ups; it changes the sound of your guitar when plugged into an amplifier.

Volume Knob: It is used to change the amount of signal sent to the amplifier. If you have distortion in your sound, reducing the volume on your guitar will reduce the amount of distortion.

Tone Knob: It changes the brightness of your sound.

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