It is worth knowing your instrument well that is the guitar anatomy, if you want to be a good artist. The reason for this is there are certain terms that I will be using in this page which might refer to the anatomy of the guitar. So, it is worth while to spend some time and know the various parts and terminology of your guitar.
Whether it is acoustic or an electric guitar, the basic guitar anatomy is same except the electric guitar may have some added features like the whammy bar or tremolo bar, various pickups, pick guards, etc. I have put a picture below which shows the different parts and their names like the head, tuning pegs (or tuners), finger board or fretboard and many more. Just refer to it and you will understand.
Acoustic guitars are more or less the same. The electric guitar however comes in various shapes, the most common being the Strat model (as in the picture) which is known for their thinner sound or the Les Paul which generally gives heavier and meatier sounds. The pickup arrangement also varies widely now-a-days in different electric guitars giving different quality sounds just like its variety of body shapes (examples are telecaster, explorer, Flying V). About the mechanism of sound production is that a string when stretched vibrates at a certain pitch. And the pitch can be controlled by changing the length of the string. Shortening the string rises the pitch by fretting the string at higher frets and vice versa. So, I assume you are done with the guitar anatomy part; now you can move to tuning or other stuffs.
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