All Guitar Types Every Guitar Player Should Know
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Here Are All The Guitar Types That You Have To Know .
There are many different types of guitars in the world to choose from.
There are electric guitars, acoustic guitars, and even electric/acoustic guitars.
There are bass guitars that sound low, resonator guitars that sound like banjos, and 12 string guitars that sound almost like two guitars.
Let’s take a look at some of the many different guitars available.
I - Acoustic Guitars
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces sound acoustically by transmitting the vibration of the strings to the air—as opposed to relying on electronic amplification. The sound waves from the strings of an acoustic guitar resonate through the guitar's body, creating sound. This typically involves the use of a sound board and a sound box to strengthen the vibrations of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4.
Acoustic Guitars can be divided into two catagories: classicals and steel-strings
1-Classical Guitar
Classical Guitars (also known as Spanish guitars) are typically strung with nylon strings,
plucked with the fingers, played
in a seated position and are used
to play a diversity of musical
styles including classical music.
The classical guitar’s wide, flat
neck allows the musician to play
scales, arpeggios,
and certain chord forms more
easily and with less adjacent
string interference than on other
styles of guitar.The flamenco
guitar is similar to the classical guitar, but of lighter construction,
with cypress body and spruce top. A distinguishing feature of all flamenco guitars is the tapping
plates
glued to the table, to protect them against the taps with the fingernails that are an essential feature
of the flamenco style.
2-Steel-String Guitar
Flat-top or Steel-string Guitars are similar to the classical guitar,
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Here Are All The Guitar Types That You Have To Know .
There are many different types of guitars in the world to choose from.
There are electric guitars, acoustic guitars, and even electric/acoustic guitars.
There are bass guitars that sound low, resonator guitars that sound like banjos, and 12 string guitars that sound almost like two guitars.
Let’s take a look at some of the many different guitars available.
I - Acoustic Guitars
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces sound acoustically by transmitting the vibration of the strings to the air—as opposed to relying on electronic amplification. The sound waves from the strings of an acoustic guitar resonate through the guitar's body, creating sound. This typically involves the use of a sound board and a sound box to strengthen the vibrations of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4.
Acoustic Guitars can be divided into two catagories: classicals and steel-strings
1-Classical Guitar
Classical Guitars (also known as Spanish guitars) are typically strung with nylon strings,
in a seated position and are used
to play a diversity of musical
styles including classical music.
The classical guitar’s wide, flat
neck allows the musician to play
scales, arpeggios,
and certain chord forms more
easily and with less adjacent
string interference than on other
styles of guitar.The flamenco
guitar is similar to the classical guitar, but of lighter construction,
with cypress body and spruce top. A distinguishing feature of all flamenco guitars is the tapping
plates
glued to the table, to protect them against the taps with the fingernails that are an essential feature
of the flamenco style.
2-Steel-String Guitar
Flat-top or Steel-string Guitars are similar to the classical guitar,
however, within the varied sizes of the steel-stringed guitar the body
size is usually significantly larger than a classical guitar, and has a narrower, reinforced neck and stronger structural design.
The steel strings produce a brighter tone, and according to many
players, a louder sound.
The acoustic guitar is used in many kinds of music including
folk, country, bluegrass, pop, jazz, and blues.
Many variations are possible from the roughly classical-sized OO and
Parlour to the large
Dreadnought and Jumbo. Ovation makes a modern variation, with a
rounded back/side assembly
molded from artificial materials.
II-Electric Guitars
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals. The vibration occurs when a guitar player strums, plucks, fingerpicks, or taps the strings. The pickup used to sense the vibration generally uses electromagnetic induction to do so, though other technologies exist. In any case, the signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is fed to a guitar amplifier before being sent to the speaker(s), which converts it into audible sound.
Since the output of an electric guitar is an electric signal, it can be electronically altered to change the timbre of the sound. Often, the signal is modified using effects such as reverb, and distortion and "overdrive"; the latter effect is considered to be a key element of electric blues guitar music and rock guitar playing.
Electric/Acoustic Guitars
Ovations-Bowl-BackElectric-Acoustic Guitars have pickups specifically designed to reproduce the subtle nuances of the acoustic guitar timbre. This allows electric-acoustics to be plugged into an amp or house PA.
The Ovation range of electric-acoustics use under-the-saddle piezo pickups and a synthetic bowl-back. Ovation’s synthetic bowl-back ensures a tough construction that stands up to the rigours of the road and offers less feedback at high volumes. Ovation were the first company to provide on-board equalization and this is now a standard feature on most electric-acoustics.
Electric-acoustic pickups are designed to sound neutral with little alteration to the organic acoustic timbre.
Another electric-acoustic brand is the Taylor guitar range. Taylor uses the traditional all-wood construction and the necks of these guitars have a reputation for superb action and playability. Yamaha, Maton and many other companies make electric-acoustics and the buyer is advised to test as many models and makes as they can; taking note of the unplugged and amplified sound.
III- Acoustic 12 String
The 12-string guitar is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in octaves, with those of the upper two courses tuned in unisons. The gap between the strings within each dual-string course is narrow, and the strings of each course are fretted and plucked as a single unit. The neck is wider, to accommodate the extra strings, and is similar to the width of a classical guitar neck. The sound, particularly on acoustical instruments, is fuller and more harmonically resonant than six-string instruments.
Structurally, 12-string guitars, especially those built before 1970 (see below), differ from six-string guitars in these ways:
The headstock is elongated to accommodate 12 tuning machines.
The added tension of the six additional strings necessitates heavier-duty reinforcement of the neck.
The body is also reinforced, and built with a stronger structure, to withstand the higher tension.
The fretting scale is generally shorter to reduce the overall string tension.
Twelve-string guitars are made in both acoustic and electric forms. However, the acoustic type is most common.
XI-Archtop Guitars
An "archtop guitar" is a hollow steel-stringed acoustic or semiacoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with jazz, blues, rockabilly, and psychobilly guitarists.
Typically, an archtop guitar has:
X-Bass Guitars
The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest pitched strings of a guitar (E, A, D, and G). The bass guitar is a transposing instrument, as it is notated in bass clef an octave higher than it sounds. It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, by plucking, slapping, popping, strumming, tapping, thumping, or picking with a plectrum, often known as a pick. The electric bass guitar has pickups and must be connected to an amplifier and speaker, to be loud enough to compete with other instruments.
Since the 1960s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music as the bass instrument in the rhythm section. While types of basslines vary widely from one style of music to another, the bassist usually plays a similar role: anchoring the harmonic framework and establishing the beat. Many styles of music include the bass guitar, including rock, heavy metal, pop, punk rock, country, reggae, gospel, blues, symphonic rock, and jazz. It is often a solo instrument in jazz, jazz fusion, Latin, technical death metal, funk, progressive rock and other rock and metal styles
IX- Multi Neck Guitars
A multi-neck guitar is a guitar that has multiple fingerboard necks. They exist i
n both electric and acoustic versions. Although multi-neck guitars are quite common today, they are not a modern invention. Examples of multi-neck guitars and lutes go back at least to the Renaissance.
Today, the most common type of multi-neck guitar is the double neck guitar, of which the most common version is an electric guitar with twelve strings on the upper neck, while the lower neck has the normal six. Combination six-string and bass guitar are also used, as well as a fretless guitar with a regular fretted guitar, or any other combination of guitar neck and pickup styles. There are also acoustic versions. Two necks allows the guitarist to switch quickly and easily between guitar sounds without taking the time to change guitars.
The steel strings produce a brighter tone, and according to many
players, a louder sound.
The acoustic guitar is used in many kinds of music including
folk, country, bluegrass, pop, jazz, and blues.
Many variations are possible from the roughly classical-sized OO and
Parlour to the large
Dreadnought and Jumbo. Ovation makes a modern variation, with a
rounded back/side assembly
molded from artificial materials.
II-Electric Guitars
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals. The vibration occurs when a guitar player strums, plucks, fingerpicks, or taps the strings. The pickup used to sense the vibration generally uses electromagnetic induction to do so, though other technologies exist. In any case, the signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is fed to a guitar amplifier before being sent to the speaker(s), which converts it into audible sound.Since the output of an electric guitar is an electric signal, it can be electronically altered to change the timbre of the sound. Often, the signal is modified using effects such as reverb, and distortion and "overdrive"; the latter effect is considered to be a key element of electric blues guitar music and rock guitar playing.
Electric/Acoustic Guitars
Ovations-Bowl-BackElectric-Acoustic Guitars have pickups specifically designed to reproduce the subtle nuances of the acoustic guitar timbre. This allows electric-acoustics to be plugged into an amp or house PA.
The Ovation range of electric-acoustics use under-the-saddle piezo pickups and a synthetic bowl-back. Ovation’s synthetic bowl-back ensures a tough construction that stands up to the rigours of the road and offers less feedback at high volumes. Ovation were the first company to provide on-board equalization and this is now a standard feature on most electric-acoustics.
Electric-acoustic pickups are designed to sound neutral with little alteration to the organic acoustic timbre.
Another electric-acoustic brand is the Taylor guitar range. Taylor uses the traditional all-wood construction and the necks of these guitars have a reputation for superb action and playability. Yamaha, Maton and many other companies make electric-acoustics and the buyer is advised to test as many models and makes as they can; taking note of the unplugged and amplified sound.
III- Acoustic 12 String
The 12-string guitar is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in octaves, with those of the upper two courses tuned in unisons. The gap between the strings within each dual-string course is narrow, and the strings of each course are fretted and plucked as a single unit. The neck is wider, to accommodate the extra strings, and is similar to the width of a classical guitar neck. The sound, particularly on acoustical instruments, is fuller and more harmonically resonant than six-string instruments.Structurally, 12-string guitars, especially those built before 1970 (see below), differ from six-string guitars in these ways:
The headstock is elongated to accommodate 12 tuning machines.
The added tension of the six additional strings necessitates heavier-duty reinforcement of the neck.
The body is also reinforced, and built with a stronger structure, to withstand the higher tension.
The fretting scale is generally shorter to reduce the overall string tension.
Twelve-string guitars are made in both acoustic and electric forms. However, the acoustic type is most common.
XI-Archtop Guitars
An "archtop guitar" is a hollow steel-stringed acoustic or semiacoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with jazz, blues, rockabilly, and psychobilly guitarists.Typically, an archtop guitar has:
- 6 strings
- An arched top and back, not a flat top and back
- A hollow body
- Moveable adjustable bridge
- F-holes similar to members of the violin family
- Rear mounted tailpiece, stoptail bridge, or Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
- 14th-fret neck join
X-Bass Guitars
The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest pitched strings of a guitar (E, A, D, and G). The bass guitar is a transposing instrument, as it is notated in bass clef an octave higher than it sounds. It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, by plucking, slapping, popping, strumming, tapping, thumping, or picking with a plectrum, often known as a pick. The electric bass guitar has pickups and must be connected to an amplifier and speaker, to be loud enough to compete with other instruments.Since the 1960s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music as the bass instrument in the rhythm section. While types of basslines vary widely from one style of music to another, the bassist usually plays a similar role: anchoring the harmonic framework and establishing the beat. Many styles of music include the bass guitar, including rock, heavy metal, pop, punk rock, country, reggae, gospel, blues, symphonic rock, and jazz. It is often a solo instrument in jazz, jazz fusion, Latin, technical death metal, funk, progressive rock and other rock and metal styles
IX- Multi Neck Guitars
A multi-neck guitar is a guitar that has multiple fingerboard necks. They exist in both electric and acoustic versions. Although multi-neck guitars are quite common today, they are not a modern invention. Examples of multi-neck guitars and lutes go back at least to the Renaissance.
Today, the most common type of multi-neck guitar is the double neck guitar, of which the most common version is an electric guitar with twelve strings on the upper neck, while the lower neck has the normal six. Combination six-string and bass guitar are also used, as well as a fretless guitar with a regular fretted guitar, or any other combination of guitar neck and pickup styles. There are also acoustic versions. Two necks allows the guitarist to switch quickly and easily between guitar sounds without taking the time to change guitars.
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