Types of Guitars

What is a guitar?  A necked string instrument  Typically six strings stretched along a fretted fingerboard  Strings are plucked with a pick or fingers  Fun fact: A pick is also known as a plectrum.  A necked string instrument  Typically six strings stretched along a fretted fingerboard  Strings are plucked with a pick or fingers  Fun fact: A pick is also known as a plectrum.

Types of Guitars  Acoustic Guitars  Electric Guitars  Archtop Guitars  Acoustic Guitars  Electric Guitars  Archtop Guitars

Acoustic Guitars  Has a resonance chamber  Does not need to be amplified to be heard  Larger body, thicker waist  Has steel strings  Has a resonance chamber  Does not need to be amplified to be heard  Larger body, thicker waist  Has steel strings

Sub-Genre of Acoustic Guitars  Classical guitars  Nylon Strings  Smaller body, narrower waist  Wider neck  Classical guitars  Nylon Strings  Smaller body, narrower waist  Wider neck

Electric Guitars  Needs amplification to be heard  No proper resonance chamber –-- solid body  Has pickup coils to detect the sound  Has steel strings  Needs amplification to be heard  No proper resonance chamber –-- solid body  Has pickup coils to detect the sound  Has steel strings

Archtop Guitars  Can be both acoustic or electric  Have “f-holes” (like in a violin) instead of a central soundhole  The top is arched  Has steel strings  Can be both acoustic or electric  Have “f-holes” (like in a violin) instead of a central soundhole  The top is arched  Has steel strings