(A) Depending on the guitar solo, the student chooses to learn, the appropriate guitar would be required to be used. In general, 3 types of guitars of required, viz., 1. Regular guitar (with a Hard Tail bridge), in which guitar there is no whammy bar (Tremolo arm) 2. Guitar fitted with a single-direction tremolo arm (whammy bar), where the whammy bar can be depressed to reduce the pitch down 3. Guitar fitted with a floating whammy bar (required very rarely), where the whammy can be depressed or pulled upwards to reduce the pitch down or increase it up (B) As regards the guitar effects pedals/gadgets, the basic effects that would be required are • Overdrive or Distortion • Octaver / Harmoniser • Delay • Compressor • Wah • Optional: Chorus, Noise Gate, Chromatic Tuner If the student is using a new-age guitar multi-effects processor, all of the above required effects would be built in as part of the bank of patches. (C) Obviously, the student would need to possess a guitar amplifier & speaker or a combo guitar cube with a decent output wattage that would relay the guitar signal in a clear & undistorted manner (D) Accessories required: • Guitar Pick (Plectrum) of medium gauge • Guitar Strings of light gauge (.009’s) • Guitar Tuner (clip-on) or the built-in one on your guitar effects processor • Guitar Capo • Guitar Strap (the one with adjustable length)