Fender Telecaster

Electric guitars can have solid, semi-hollow, Fender Telecaster or hollow bodies, and outturn elfin firm without amplification. Electromagnetic pickups convert the vibration of the ready strings into electrical signals which are fed to an amplifier through a cable or radio transmitter. The sound is frequently modified by other electronic devices or the natural distortion of valves (vacuum tubes) in the amplifier. There are two main types of pickup, exclusive and double coil (or humbucker), each of which can be passive or active.

The nut is a small strip of bone, plastic, brass, corian, graphite, stainless steel, or other medium-hard material, at the joint where the headstock meets the fretboard. Its grooves guide the strings onto the fretboard, giving consistent lateral string placement. It is different of the endpoints of the strings' vibrating length. It must be accurately cut, or it can contribute to tuning problems due to string slippage, and/or string buzz.