subject: What Different Types Of Guitar Are There?? [print this page] What different types of guitar are there?
There are many different styles and types of guitar, however apart from individual manufacturer and models there are some basic types of guitar available to you.
The Classical Guitar
The classical guitar is also sometimes known as the "Spanish" guitar. This guitar is relatively simple in build as well as the maintenance as well as the relative low price for this type of guitar. This guitar typically will have nylon strings on it and it also has another distinctive feature in the neck where the strings are wound onto the screws. There are two elongated slots and three of the strings will be wound into screws there. One of the great things about this type of guitar is the truly mellow sound it produces when played.
The Acoustic Guitar
The acoustic guitar is by far one of the most popular guitars on the market. For good reason in my opinion. The acoustic guitar typically has steel strings and would tend to have a deeper tone compared to the classical. The acoustic guitar is also constructed in a much superior way to the classical guitars construction. This should enable a long life for the guitar. The acoustic guitar is also able to be played with or without using pick-ups so giving you either a truly acoustic guitar or a leaning towards the electro acoustic guitar. Which in essence is an acoustic guitar which has inbuilt pickups and amplifier connections to enable the acoustic guitar to be played through an amplifier.
The Electric Guitar
The introduction of the electric guitar changed modern music forever. The electric guitar is played through amplifiers and at a level and sound that suits many songs and styles of music. The electric guitar will also have many added benefits for many as they have a vast array of accessories, custom pedals and much more to make the sound and style truly unique from the electric guitar. The electric guitar needs to played through an amplifier to hear the true sound from it as playing it without an amp will barley produce a sound loud enough to be heard.
The Bass Guitar
The bass guitar typically will have four heavy bass strings. The bass guitar by itself can sound fantastic however add your bass guitar to the various other guitar types and you have a fantastic sound starting to build. As the name suggests the bass guitar is used mainly to add in and enrich the bass of any songs being played.
In summary there several different main types of guitar as well as many variants and styles of each type of guitar. The best advice for purchasing a guitar, is to find one that suits both you and your style of playing and enjoy playing it. As well as the different guitar models there are many guitar accessories available to help with the customising and playing of your favourite guitar model. A simple search online for "Acoustic Guitar Accessories" will produce the many and varied selection of guitar accessories for you to browse through and enjoy.
