Learn The Parts Of Your Guitar
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Pick Guard - The pick guard, more commonly called the scratch plate, is a plastic guard or any laminated medium which protects the guitar’s top finish.
The pickups as well as almost all electronics in other electric guitars are framed and inserted atop the “pick guardâ€. On “acoustic guitars†and several “electric guitarsâ€, the pick guard is directly inserted to the top of the guitar, and on guitars having carved tops; the “pick guard†is raised.
I hope this helps you understand better the different parts that make a guitar sing so sweetly. So go ahead, explore the parts of your guitar to better acquaint yourself with this fantastic instrument; test it too and see where this musical journey will take you. Learn to play guitar and enjoy the music!