▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Int rodu cing ▁Crit ical ▁Theory ▁( written ▁by ▁Stuart ▁Sim ), ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁Int rodu cing ▁H indu ism ▁( written ▁by ▁Vin ay ▁L al ), ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁Int rodu cing ▁Psych other apy ▁( written ▁by ▁N ig el ▁C . ▁B enson ), ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁Int rodu cing ▁Statistics ▁( written ▁by ▁E ile en ▁Magn ello ), ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Int rodu cing ▁Book ▁Series ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁port folio ▁site ▁ ▁Category : B rit ish ▁ill ust rat ors ▁Category : B rit ish ▁com ic ▁strip ▁cart oon ists ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁following ▁outline ▁is ▁provided ▁as ▁an ▁over view ▁of ▁and ▁top ical ▁guide ▁to ▁gu it ars : ▁ ▁A ▁guitar ▁is ▁a ▁pl uck ed ▁string ▁instrument , ▁usually ▁played ▁with ▁fingers ▁or ▁a ▁pick . ▁The ▁guitar ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁body ▁with ▁a ▁rig id ▁neck ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁strings , ▁generally ▁six ▁in ▁number , ▁are ▁attached . ▁Most ▁guitar ▁ne cks ▁have ▁metal ▁fre ts ▁attached ▁( the ▁exception ▁is ▁f ret less ▁bass ▁gu it ars ). ▁Gu it ars ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁constructed ▁of ▁various ▁woods ▁and ▁str ung ▁with ▁animal ▁gut ▁or , ▁more ▁recently , ▁with ▁either ▁n yl on ▁or ▁steel ▁strings .