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Beginner Guitar Course: Basic Introduction

1.4 Explaining The Parts Of An Electric Guitar

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This Section Of The Beginner Guitar Course Covers The Following:


This lesson will introduce the basic parts of an electric guitar. Guitar parts on a Fender Stratocaster include the following:

  • Head
    • Tuning pegs
  • Neck
    • Frets
    • Fretboard
      • Maple versus rosewood
      • Black versus white
  • Body
    • Cutaway
    • Double cutaway
    • Strings
    • Pickguard
    • Neck Pickup
    • Middle pickup
    • Bridge Pickup
    • Magnetic coil
    • Pickup
    • Selector Switch
    • Tone Control
    • Volume Control
    • Input jack
    • Quarter inch plug
    • Adjust tension
    • Bridge
    • Amplifier
    • Trim low / Whammy Bar