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1 The bridge holds the ends of the strings in place. 2  The guitar body amplifies the sound and sends it out through the sound hole. 3  The pick guard protects the guitar body from getting scratched by a pick. 4  The frets are the metal ridges embedded in the guitar neck.
For other uses, see Electric guitar (disambiguation). An electric guitar is a fretted string instrument that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its stringsâwhich are typically made of steel, and which occurs when a guitarist strums, plucks or fingerpicks the stringsâinto electrical signals.