Types Of Guitars

Ask any guitar player and they will tell you that a guitar is not just a guitar, there are so many choices when it comes to choosing what will be your first guitar, or your second, or third. The most basic difference in guitar types is between acoustic and electric, and these two types differ greatly in sound and the ways that you play them.

A lot of players start with an acoustic guitar rather than an electric, these can be easier to learn on and you don't annoy the neighbors as much when you break out with that first off sounding chord. The acoustic guitar consists of a wooden body with a hole in the center beneath the strings, this lets the air vibration produced by the strings enter inside the body of the guitar and create a resonating effect in order to produce the lovely acoustic sound that you hear.

Even then it's not a simple decision, as you can choose between a steel string or a classical acoustic guitar. Although they appear to be similar at first sight, there are a number of difference between steel string and classical guitars.


Steel String Acoustic

- The standard steel string acoustic typically has 6 steel strings

- It is mainly used for rock, blues and other relatively modern music styles.

- The steel string acoustic can be played with the fingers, or with a pick.


Classical Acoustic

- A classical guitar has 6 strings as well, but they are nylon and the 3 bass strings are wrapped in metal.

- It is mainly played in classical music, and more likely as a solo instrument.

- Classical guitars are normally played with the fingers, and not a pick.