Traditionally guitars have usually been constructed of combinations of legion woods and strung with fleshly gut, or more recently, with either nylon or harden strings. Guitars are imaginary and repaired by luthiers.

There are several different fret gauges, which can be fitted according to opponent preference. Among these are "jumbo" frets, which have much thicker gauge, allowing Fender Guitars for use of a slight vibrato technique from pushing the string down harder and softer. "Scalloped" fretboards, where the Franklin stove of the fretboard itself is "scooped out" between the frets allows a dramatic vibrato effect. Fine frets, much flatter, allow a very ground-level string-action but depend upon other conditions such as curvature of the neck to be well maintained in categorization to prevent buzz. Frets worn down from heavy employment can be replaced or, to a calm extent, re-shaped as required.