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Guitar Action
Guitar Action refers to the height of strings from the fretboard. It affects the playability and the feel of the guitar, and it can be adjusted.
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Fretboard
Fretboard refers to the top flat part of a guitar neck, usually a laminated piece of thin wood consisting of frets over it.
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Gauge of Guitar Strings
Gauge of guitar strings refers to the thickness of the strings. Usually ranges from "Super light strings(.008 - high E string)" to "Heavy(.012 - high E string)"
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Guitar Tuning Keys
Guitar Tuning Keys allows you to tune the guitar by tightening or loosening the strings. They come in different material - chrome, plastic etc.
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Guitar Body
Guitar body is the big part of the guitar with a sound hole in it. It also consists of the bridge, saddle, and the bridge pins which holds the strings in place.
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Guitar wood
There are various types of woods which are used for guitars, example - Spruce, Mahogany, Sapele, Rosewood, Maple etc. Each wood has it's own distinguish sound quality.
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Dreadnought Shape
Dreadnought shape is a bigger shaped guitar(usually 41" inch). It is one of the most popular sizes, preferable for experienced/adult guitarists.
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Parlour Shape
Parlour Shape is a smaller sized guitar, it creates a distinguish sound. Also, it's more suitable for beginners as it's smaller and easier to play.
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Classical Shape
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Guitar Tuning
Guitar tuning is basically assigning pitches to the open notes of a guitar. Standard tuning is (thickest string to thinnest)E-A-D-G-B-E
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Semi-Acoustic
A semi Acoustic Guitar refers to an acoustic guitar which has an electronic pickup installed in it, which can be plugged to an amplifier via a guitar cable.
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Fretboard and Frets
Frets are metal strips that run across the fretboard of a guitar. There are different types of frets - jumbo, regular etc, and also fretless guitars.
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Guitar Chords
Guitar Chords are a set of notes played together - simultaneously or in arpeggio form.
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Guitar Fingerpicking
Guitar fingerpicking refers to the technique of playing the guitar using your right hand fingers - not using a plectrum/pick.
Guitar Acoustic
Jan 2020
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