Kinds of Guitar
There are three main kinds of guitar:
· The Classical (or Spanish) Guitar
· The Acoustic Guitar
· The Electric Guitar
The Classical (or Spanish) Guitar
The classical or Spanish guitar is the most widely used kind of guitar. It consists of a hollow body with soundhole, and a neck with tuning machines/headstock. With classical guitars strings are most commonly used. This makes this kind of guitar easy to use for both plucking and strumming. Classical guitars are used in classical and Latin music and in Flamenco (hence also "Spanish guitar") as well as in other popular types of music.
The Acoustic Guitar
At first sight, the acoustic guitar is very similar to the classical guitar. Sometimes both kinds of guitar are being referred to as acoustic guitar, because they both produce sound without requiring amplifiers. As opposed to the classical guitar, the acoustic guitar uses. Its neck is smaller and in a lot of cases it has an electric sound system provided for. Typically a plectrum is used to play an acoustic guitar. This kind of guitar is often used in pop music as an accompanying instrument.
The Electric Guitar
The electric guitar is an electric instrument, meaning it can only be played with an electricity. Without amplification, this guitar is too soft to be heard except for individual practice. It relies almost entirely upon the pick-ups and amplifier. The pickups are used to pickup the sound vibration from the guitar and transmit the output to an amplifier. The sound can be further enhanced by using different effect pedals and other means to alter the tone. This type of guitars is used almost exclusively for rock, heavy metal, blues, country and jazz music.
Guitar Type | Style of Music |
Acoustic Guitar | folk, country, ragtime, blues, pop |
Classical Guitar | classical, pop, folk, Latin, jazz |
Electric Guitar | rock, heavy metal, blues, country, jazz |
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