What are all the parts on a guitar?
The average electric guitar consists of more than 200 parts that must work together in perfect harmony to make the guitar stay in tune and deliver a good sound. Most parts are necessary, and you’ll find that on even the most basic guitar, the number of parts isn’t that different from the number of parts on the most expensive, deluxe model. It’s the quality of the parts and the accessories, as well as the craftsmanship, that separate the big-money guitars from the cheaper ones. The main parts of an electric guitar are: • Body • Neck The body is most often solid wood, usually made from one, two, or more pieces of a hard wood glued together and given a durable paint finish. Whether hollow or solid, the body is the guitar’s central point, tying together all the parts. A hybrid design called a semi-solid guitar has a block of wood running through a hollow body, imparting some of the best tone characteristics of both solid and hollow construction. Many electric guitars have a cutaway, a part
