Martin Pro Tips | Guitar Parts and Jargon

Martin’s Dave Doll shows the parts of a guitar, explaining what some of the common terminology refers to and demystifying guitar-speak.

Martin Guitar’s Dave Doll shows us the parts of a guitar and explains what some of the confusing terminology and jargon means.

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