Guitars for an acoustic guitar lessons and for classical guitar lessons looks very similar, except that generally, the classical guitar uses nylon strings instead of steel strings, has a wider neck, has lesser accessible frets, and the distance between frets are wider compared to acoustic guitars.
We will look at acoustic guitar here. Parts of an acoustic guitar
The part of the body that holds the sides of the guitar. Usually made of two or three pieces of wood. Some guitar makers, such as Ovation, uses a round back instead of the regular angular back.
Body
The main box that provides an anchor for the neck and bridge, and creates the playing surface for the hand. It includes the sound chamber.
Bridge
The wooden plate that anchors the strings to the body.
Fretboard
The flat, plank-like piece of wood that is attached to the neck where you place your fingers to produce notes and chords. It is also known as the fingertboard, as this is where the frets are embedded onto.
Frets
Thin metal, plastic, or wooden strips that run perpendicular to the strings that shorten the effective vibrating length of the string. Pressing different frets while striking the corresponding string allows you to produce different pitches.
Headstock
The top end of the guitar that holds the tuning machines.
Neck
The long, wooden piece that connects the headstock to the body.
Nut
A grooved strip that stops the strings from vibrating beyond the neck. From the bridge, the strings pass through the grooves on the nut before reaching the the tuners on the headstock. As such, the nut is only one of two points at which the vibrating area of the strings end, the other being obviously the bridge.
Pickguard
A piece of synthetic plastic affixed to the top that protects the surface from scratches and damage from the end stokes of strumming.
Sound hole
The amplifying sound chamber that produces the guitar’s tones and sounds. Also known as sound chamber.
Strings
The six metal (nylon for classical guitars) strings on the acoustic guitar that, drawn taut, produce the sound of the guitar with the help of the sound hole.
Tuners
Geared mechanisms that raise or lower the tension of the respective strings, drawing them to different pitches. The string wraps tightly around a post that sticks through the top of the headstock. The post then passes through to the back of the headstock, where the gears connect it to a tuning key. Also commonly known as tuning pegs or tuning gears.
Parts of an guitar for electric guitar lessons as shown below:
As some of the parts are already mentioned above, only parts that are specific to the electric guitar will be explained.
Bar
A metal road attached to the bridge that varies the tension of the strings by tilting the bridge back and forth. Also commonly known as the tremolo bar, wang bar, whammy bar, vibrato bar and twang bar.
Input Jack
The insertion slot for the cord that connects the guitar to an amplifier or other electronic devices.
Pickups
Bar-like magnets that pick up the vibration of the strings and transforms them into electric currents, in which the attaching amplifier converts into music and sound. (Or to some people, noise.) Most modern electric guitars come in a combination of singe coil (one bar) and humbuckers (two single coils combined as one).
Pickup Selector
A switch that allows the guitarist to select which pickups are currently active.
Strap Button
Metal posts where the ends of a guitar strap connect.
Volume & Tone Controls
Knobs on the top of electric guitars that vary the loudness, bass, and treble frequencies.
