Guitar Lesson #2: Acoustic Guitar and Electric Guitar Parts

Acoustic guitar parts	Electric guitar parts
1. Headstock 2. Nut 3. Machine heads (or pegheads, tuning keys, tuning machines, tuners) 4. Frets 5. Truss rod 6. Inlays 7. Neck 8. Heel (acoustic) – Neckjoint (electric) 9. Body 10. Pickups 11. Electronics 12. Bridge 13. Pickguard 14. Back 15. Soundboard (top) 16. Body sides (ribs) 17. Sound hole, with Rosette inlay 18. Strings 19. Saddle 20. Fretboard (or Fingerboard)

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