Names of guitar parts

While it is important for you to understand how to play the guitar properly, you need to also know at least the name of the guitar parts too. To me, this is pretty much important for beginners to know because if someone were to talk to you about certain guitar parts, let's say a pickguard, then you're able to identify it straight away without asking.

So here are the names of the guitar parts:

























In the figure, the fingerboard is actually the top layer of the neck, also known as fretboard. Let's explore more on these parts:

Tuning Pegs/ Machine Head - For tuning the guitar

Headstock - The part where it houses the tuning pegs

Nut - It has small groovy slots for the strings to be able to guide along from the bridge to the headstock

Frets - The strips of metal shown. When a person says place your finger on 2nd fret, it means place your finger in between the first and the second fret from the nut.

Strings - The small, long metal rods that goes between the bridge to the headstock

Neck and Fingerboard - Fingerboard is the top layer of the neck, also known as fretboard

Pickguard - A protection cover for the body of the guitar. Prevents the guitar body from scratch made by the pick when playing aggressively.

Pickups - The 3, long white blocks (as shown in the figure). These are the parts that enables the transmission of the sound of the guitar to the amps

Pickup Selector - Lets you choose different kinds of tones for the guitar sound

Volume / Tone Knob - To adjust your volume and tone signals

Guitar Jack - A place for you to connect the guitar cables

Bridge/ Saddle - The other end parts for your strings to be fixed in place

Tremolo / Whammy Bar - A piece of equipment that looks like a metal rod. (Figure above)

Body - The place where the pickup selectors, volume/ tone knobs, pickups are housed.


Hope that gives you a clearer picture of the whole guitar parts.