Gig bags are less bulky than hardshell cases, but offer less protection. A hard plastic or plywood guitar case. For more information about lap steel guitars, see Brad's Page Of Steel . Pick Anything that is used to pluck the strings of an instrument. Most commercially produced picks are flat pieces of plastic or nylon.
Picks come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and thicknesses.
Pickup A magnet wrapped with wire. The motion of the guitar's strings interferes with the pickup's magnetic field. This creates an electrical impulse, which is transmitted to the amplifier. The amplitude and quality of the impulse can be modified by the volume and tone controls. Strap Lock A device that attaches to a guitar where the strap peg ordinarily goes.