<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe guitar<\/strong> is one of the most popular instruments in the world, and it may even be the most played instrument due to a lot of reasons starting with the fact that it\u2019s easy to move unlike a piano, it\u2019s easier to get into, unlike the violin, and it\u2019s a very flexible instrument when it comes to genres, with a good amount of songs coming from classical, to rock and jazz, there is nothing untouched by the greatness of a guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis last aspect of the guitar is definitely its greatest quality, but it wouldn\u2019t be accomplished if there weren\u2019t so many types of guitars in order to get different sounds and textures to adapt to different genres in music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether you want to learn how to play guitar, you\u2019re a beginner, or you are an experienced guitar player looking to try something new, you will find this article useful and very enjoyable as we go through every type of guitar and what they are all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Classical Guitar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThis is the oldest type of guitar and probably the base for everything that came after, with 6 strings, a wooden body, and nylon strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, this was the evolution of various string instruments that came before, including the sitar, lute, and more, dating back thousands of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the 19th-century people have been able to enjoy the sounds of guitars, which back then offered soft and mellow sounds as opposed to today\u2019s bright and sharp tones that we are used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another big difference with more popular guitars today is in the fretboard. Classical guitars have wide fretboards, which are different enough to make you feel strange if you go from playing an electric guitar for years and then trying a classical guitar. This helps with the type of playing that genres like flamenco and classical compositions require, which also include fingerpicking and no picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acoustic Guitar (Steel String Guitar)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nSome people would argue that this is the most common type of guitar when someone thinks about the word \u201cguitar\u201d, and they may be right since it\u2019s probably been used in almost every genre of music there is and it\u2019s the go-to guitar for beginners most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This guitar has a few differences from the classical guitar that makes it a lot more different than some people might think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the early 1900s, steel strings started to appear and became popular due to their brighter, louder sound when compared to the original classical guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was the sound that appealed to Jazz and Blues, so it makes sense that this guitar eventually cemented itself as the most popular type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Electric Guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s hard to say which is more popular, the acoustic or the electric guitar, but one thing\u2019s for sure, the electric guitar is the coolest type of guitar you can get, it\u2019s loud, stylish and it’s sound can be modified in so many ways that it\u2019s almost impossible to find the end of the journey that is \u201cfinding your sound\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These guitars appeared in the early 20th century and also feature steel strings and are made of wood (most of the time), however, there is no resonator, and this time the sound comes from the vibrations picked up by the pickups, which are then turned into a signal reproduced by amps or speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is where the magic happens, that signal can be altered and changed in endless ways with pedals, preamps, processors, and hundreds of knobs that will change the tone, volume, reverb, and add effects like overdrive, distortion, delay, and many many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is also the easiest type of guitar to use when recording, mainly because you don\u2019t have to deal with the issues that come with the acoustic guitar and the room, the reverb, and the external sounds, you can just connect it directly to an interface and make the sound you want<\/p>\n\n\n\n