Learning to play the electric guitar is fun, and nothing is more exciting that being proficient with guitar chords, guitar tabs and guitar chord progressions. But before that, you need to own a decent guitar.
Every guitar has a few essential parts – the guitar neck with guitar nut and headstock, fret board, tuning keys, Guitar Bridge, sound box and guitar strings. Each of these parts play an important role in creating the overall sound.
- The guitar strings generate sound for the guitar by vibrating along their vibrating length.
- The guitar bridge on one end and the guitar nut on the other end fix the vibrating length of a guitar string. The strings are tied onto a guitar under tension.
- The strings are plucked by fingers or with a pick. The tension in the string (varied about with the help of tuning keys) makes the string to vibrate.
Watch: How does a guitar work
Did You Know?
Here are some interesting facts about the electric guitar:
The first electric guitar was created by George Beauchamp and Adolph Rikenbekerom in 1931.
According to the ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine, the most influential guitarist of the twentieth century was Jimi Hendrix
Most expensive guitar in the world, sold at a charity auction for $ 2.8 million, is the Fender Stratocaster, signed with 19 famous guitarists
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