With the exception of ‘headless’ guitars, all guitars have a headstock. The different types of bridges available for electric guitars are covered later as well as why guitarists use different bridges. The Les Paul uses a very different type of bridge and doesn’t have a tremolo bar. The strat has a tremolo bridge with a tremolo arm (also called whammy bar) attached. If you compare the bridges on both of the above guitars, you will see they’re completely different from each other. What makes electric guitars confusing at times is the number of different parts available. Single-coil pickups and humbuckers are the two most common types of pickups you will see, but there are other types as well. The strat on the left has three single-coil pickups and the Les Paul on the right has two humbuckers. There are more parts to remember on electric guitars because of the electronics used and different features not available on acoustic guitars.įor example, both of the above guitars have pickups in between the fretboard and the bridge. These are two very popular guitar models, but there are plenty of different variations of electric guitar, all with different parts. The electric guitar on the left is a Fender Stratocaster and the guitar on the right is a Gibson Les Paul. The below diagram shows two different electric guitars and their parts. Most guitars have a combination of markers on the side of the neck and on the fretboard.įind out what the dot markers and inlays mean and how to use them in this guide. While the nylon string acoustic doesn’t have dot inlays, it does have markers on the side of the neck which is only visible from the guitarist’s view. The steel-string acoustic has dot inlays on the fingerboard (also called fretboard) to mark out important fret positions. The steel-string acoustic has a cutaway to give better access to the upper frets. In the above diagram, the shape of the body is different. While the two types of acoustic guitars are very different in how they sound and play, many of the parts are similar. The guitar on the left is a steel string acoustic and the guitar on the right is a nylon string acoustic. The below diagram shows two different acoustic guitars with the parts labeled. The main point to remember is that all guitars start out with these main parts. We will dig deeper into each part later on. While all have a head, neck, and body, the shape, features, and design are all different across the guitars. While all of the above guitars have different parts, design, and features, the main parts are the same.Īll of the above guitars have three main parts:Īs you can see, there’s a lot of differences between the above guitars. The below diagram shows the main parts for a range of both acoustic and electric guitars. Together the bridge and saddle have the job of passing the vibrations from the strings to the top of the ukulele in order to get it to make an audible sound.21.1 Related Guides and Lessons: Main Parts of the Guitar The most common shape is the double bout (seen on the diagram above) but there are plenty of others on the market – there’s even a few flying Vs! Generally, the larger the body, the louder the ukulele. The frets run across the neck getting closer together the further up the neck (towards the body) they are. This is the place where your fingers will spend most of their time. This is a very general rule of thumb though. Tuning pegs mainly come in 2 varieties, geared tuners (usually found on laminate ukuleles) and friction tuners which are often found on more expensive ukuleles. Usually when your ukulele is quite new, you’ll find that you need to tune up each time you pick up to play but once your strings are stretched out you shouldn’t need to do this quite so much. The tuning pegs are for helping to get your ukulele in tune. The head of the ukulele holds the tuning pegs and makes a great place to leave your clip on tuner attached to. But to give you a bit more information… The Head Hopefully it should all make sense to you. To add to the other million ukulele diagrams out there I’ve created one too… So you’ve bought a good quality ukulele (hopefully you bought one of my recommended ukuleles) – now you need to know which bit is which. You should really take the time to get to know your ukulele, otherwise when you hear someone mention the nut or the saddle you’re not going to have a clue what they’re talking about and you might end up looking the fool.
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