Parts of an Acoustic Guitar

Today we'll see the parts of an acoustic guitar. Now we have a lot of other sites which talk about it but here we talk the parts of the guitar to make sure you a have idea of the guitar before look for the guitar at the local store. End of the blog you should able to understand the basic parts of the guitar and also know the importance of it. This will help you to choose the right guitar.  Below is the guitar and its parts.

Basic parts of the guitar

Body

Body

Its the first part which you would look at when you take a guitar. The sound is resonated inside the body of the guitar and so body is crucial when it comes your check before you buy. Make sure there is no cracks or dents and  also make sure the sides and the back of the guitar is glued and finished perfectly. 

Bridge 

Bridge

It sits on the guitar and it holds the 6 strings which runs over the fret board till the tuning pegs on the head. It takes a lot of pressure since it holds the entire set of string. So, be very sure to check the bridge is its sits perfectly on the guitar and there is no gap between the bridge and the body. 

Sounding Hole

Its where the resonated sound from inside the body and gets out of the guitar so we hear what we play.

Sounding Hole

Pick Guard

Pick guard is for preventing scratches on the body of the guitar.

Pick Guard

Fret Board

Its the where the frets are placed and you hold them to play the guitar( you'll know more about when you start learning the guitar). The fret board should nice and smooth so the play ability of the guitar is easy. Just imagine the fret board being rough, you'll hurt your fingers. However, any new guitar will look a little rough but when you start playing more on it, the board gets better and better. 

Fret board

Neck

The neck of the guitar holds the fret board on the guitar. So the neck is not seen in the front. Its placed behind the fret board. Checking the guitar is very important. Neck has to straight and there shouldn't be any bends on it. It affects the actin of the guitar. You could have problems playing if you have the neck bent. Make you have an experienced person looking fr any bend on the guitar. 

The neck

Examples of bent necks

Tuning pegs

Tuning pegs on the head

They are placed on the head of the guitar so they not only hold the strings but also tune the guitar, i.e, tightening or loosing of strings. Make sure the tuning pegs are fixed on the head stock perfectly. If the tuning pegs are loose they make a buzzing sound and also you might have tuning problems later on.

Head Stock

head sock holds the tuning pegs and the pressure of the strings over fret board.

Martin Guitar Head Stock

These are basic parts of an acoustic guitar and is quite important to understand the purpose of the them on the guitar. This will help you choose a better a guitar when you buy one. And  I hope this post helped to know what you buy before you head out to a store looking for a guitar. 

Thank you.