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1
Q

What’s another name for the pegs?

A

Tuners

2
Q

What is the part of neck called where you put your finger on the strings?

A

Fretboard

3
Q

What are the attachments called on the bridge of an electric guitar?

A

Saddles

4
Q

What are the two types of pickups and their sound differences?

A

Single coil
Thinner, twangier, brighter

Humbucker
Squarer, louder, fatter sound

5
Q

What’s another name for the Whammy bar?

A

Tremolo bar

6
Q

What is the plate called below the strings on the body?

A

Pickguard

7
Q

What is the hole above the neck and what is it for?

A

Truss rod adjustment - adjusts the bow of the neck and therefore the height of the strings (action)

8
Q

What part does an acoustic have that an electric does not?

A

Soundhole

9
Q

What frets are markers usually on?

A

3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th frets

10
Q

Where is the nut?

A

At the top of the neck, below the truss-rod adjustment hole and the tuners.

11
Q

What do locking tuners do?

A

Allow you to cut off extra string completely and minimize tuning irregularities.