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the frequency that it creates and of course vice versa, the longer the string and the larger the linear density, the slower the frequency the guitar creates. By changing the length of the string, which is done when the player presses on the different frets on the neck of the guitar the frequencies are manipulated and causes an increase in the frequency is produced when it the string is plucked. The strings themselves are not capable of emitting much sound, hence the need to have them attached to the bridged, which is connected to the top plate of the guitar’s body.

This transfers the frequencies to a larger surface area capable of achieving more intense pressure disturbances.

In a nutshell…

Basically, the guitar creates its sound through a series of different vibrations which causes different frequencies that are affected by the air in and around the body of the guitar.

Factors that influence these frequencies include the length and weight of the strings used, the compliance of the string and the tension of the string.

Of the six strings on a guitar each emit different frequencies ‘cause of their length and weight. The length of the string and the subsequent frequency that it emits can be changed by the musician placing his/her fingers on the various frets on the neck of the guitar.

And that, mofo’s, concludes our first lesson. Next I’ll tell you dudes about the Electric Guitar.