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Guitar - A guitar is a stringed instrument that produces sounds through the string’s vibration resonating within the guitar’s body. Guitars can be classified into 3 kinds: the classical guitar, the acoustic guitar and finally the electric guitar. Each type of guitar has it's own distinct sound. There can be subtle differences within each classification. Not all electric guitars sound exactly alike, not all acoustic guitars sound exactly alike and the same goes for classical guitars. The quality of a guitar and the design of a guitar have a lot to do with the sound a guitar makes.
Before you learn to play guitar you need to decide what type of guitar you want to learn on. You also need to know the kind of guitar will make the sounds you are looking for in your music. Here is some information on the different kinds of guitars: the Classical Guitar, the Acoustic Guitar and the Electric Guitar. I hope this is useful in your journey to learn to play guitar.
The Classical Guitar
The classical guitar or Spanish guitar is the most popular of the three kinds of guitar. The classical guitar has a hollow body with a hole that acts as a resonator of the sound produced by plucking and strumming the strings. It normally has six strings made of nylon. When compared to steel strings, nylon strings have less tension thus making the classical guitar easy to strum or pluck. Using only a person's fingers is the proper way that it is to be played, not with a pick. The classical guitar is normally used without amplifiers but classical guitar owners can equip one if desired or just play the classical guitar in front of a microphone. The classical guitar is used mainly for playing classical, Flamenco and Latin music.
The Acoustic Guitar
In terms of shape and appearance the acoustic guitar looks like a classical guitar . And like a classical guitar, an acoustic guitar is not normally used with amplifiers, although amplifiers are used more often with acoustic guitars than with classical guitars. The differences between an acoustic guitar and a classical guitar are an acoustic guitar uses steel strings to produce a brighter and louder sound. Also, to aid in withstanding the tension brought on by the steel strings, the acoustic guitar uses heavier woods (such as spruce, maple and mahogany) for both the neck and body of the guitar. The acoustic guitar caters to blues, country, folk and rock music.
The Electric Guitar
The guitar that is quickly gaining in popularity is the electric guitar. The electric guitar uses electronic pickups to convert the sound of vibrating the strings into electric current. These signals will then be electrically altered to produce the desired sound before being fed to the amplifiers. Since the electric guitar uses these pickups, there is no need for the body to be shaped in a way that it would act as a resonator, although there are some electric guitar designs that utilize both. The electric guitar is used for different kinds of music such as rock and roll, country, pop, jazz and heavy metal. Electric guitars also have a soft sweet sound when playing ballads.
Classical guitars and acoustic guitars are normally used in accompaniment of other guitars or by one man. This is because, unlike electric guitars, classical guitars and acoustic guitars are not loud instruments and they will not be able to compete with other instruments such as percussion, wind instruments and electric guitars. There are many acoustic guitars being designed with built-in electronics to allow amplification of their sound. It is important that the sound is only amplified, not distorted.
I hope you have enjoyed learning the differences between the three types of guitar: the Classical Guitar, the Acoustic Guitar and the Electric Guitar. I will discuss the forth type of guitar in a later article titled: Mastering The Air Guitar!
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