What are the little knobs on a guitar called?

What are the little knobs on a guitar called?

Volume and Tone Knobs/Potentiometers (L) The potentiometers, often referred to as pots, control the volume and tone of your guitar. The tone knob(s) allow you to adjust the amount of high frequency, or brightness, of your guitar, while the volume knob(s) adjust the overall output of your guitar.

What is the thing on the end of a guitar string called?

ball end
One of the most overlooked components, in terms of guitar, is the ball end of a string. The concept of a string�s ball-end is simple. Its purpose is to anchor the string to the body, bridge or neck of the instrument.

What is a fret bar?

Another term for a fret. This is a bar or ridge (usually made of metal) across the fingerboard or neck of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped (pressed) by a finger at the metal bar it produces a note of the desired pitch.

What are the names of the strings on a guitar?

Ok, so the standard guitar string names are E, A, D, G, B, E.

What is saddle in guitar?

Saddle. The guitar saddle is a think piece of bone or plastic attached to the bridge that lifts the strings to the desired height and transfers vibration through the bridge to the soundboard. The height of the saddle raises or lowers “action”—the distance between your strings and the fingerboard.

What is the fretboard on a guitar?

The fingerboard (also known as a fretboard on fretted instruments) is an important component of most stringed instruments. It is a thin, long strip of material, usually wood, that is laminated to the front of the neck of an instrument. The strings run over the fingerboard, between the nut and bridge.

What is capo slang?

Capo means ‘head’, but usually in a metaphorical sense. When used on its own, it translates as ‘boss’, but you can also use it as part of a phrase such as il capo di stato (the head of state) or il capo del dipartimento (the head of the department).