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Guitar Anatomy 101 - Jargon Busting For Beginners!



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Are you thinking of buying your first guitar, but don't know your nuts from your sound hole? Fear not, because in this episode of Guitar Anatomy 101, Sam is jargon busting all of the common terms used to describe the components that make up most guitars!

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00:00 Acoustic vs Electric vs Bass
00:57 Acoustic guitar body, bracing & sound hole
01:23 Solid body electric guitars, pickups & controls
02:14 Bridge, saddles & vibrato
03:02 Scale length
03:27 Neck, fingerboard, frets & truss rod
04:28 Headstock, tuners, nut & string trees
05:00 Pickguards & strap buttons
05:58 Where to buy acoustic, electric & bass guitars

If you're new to the world of guitars, there's a lot of confusing terminology to get to grips with when you're comparing specifications...but most guitars share many common features, and they're actually pretty easy to understand once you know the basic factors which affect how a guitar works.

So in this bitesize beginners guide for guitarists, we're jargon busting the most common guitar terms, answering questions such as "what is a scale length?" and "how do guitar pickups work?". We look at each section of a guitar including the body, neck and headstock to briefly breakdown what each part is for and the common components such as frets, pickups and tuners!

#guitar #beginnersguide #guitar101

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