| An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces an acoustic | | | | - Portuguese Guitar: This guitar is used in Portugal. This |
| sound through the vibration of its six strings. When we | | | | guitar is playing their traditional Fado song. This is guitar |
| talk about guitar, the first thing that comes in our mind | | | | is a Portuguese twelve string guitar. |
| is Spanish guitar. | | | | - Flat top guitar: This guitar is almost like classical guitar. |
| Acoustic guitars have a rich history. It had changed its | | | | But it is larger than classical guitar. It has got still strings. |
| design many times. Acoustic guitars are 5000 years | | | | Still string produces louder sound. This guitar is used |
| old. Spain has a big contribution in its development. | | | | with varied kind of music like, jazz, bluegrass etc. |
| The earliest form of modern acoustic guitar is the | | | | - Arch top guitar: This instrument is very much inspired |
| Cithara. Romans introduced this instrument in Hispania. | | | | from violin. This too is a still stringed guitar. Lloyd Lure |
| After this, Moors developed the shape and made it a | | | | invented this guitar this guitar is very much popular |
| four-string instrument. But in Europe, the six-string lute | | | | among the jazz guitarists. |
| guitar was very popular. | | | | - Twelve string guitar: Twelve-string guitar is a still |
| A Spanish guitar like instrument called Vihuela was | | | | stringed guitar. This guitar is made of six courses of |
| introduced later in the 16th century. It's body looked like | | | | paired up strings. This guitar is very popular in rock and |
| guitar, but it had to be tuned like Lute. | | | | roll, folk and blues music. |
| Modern acoustic guitars are of various types. Like, | | | | - Russian guitars: This is a seven-string guitar. It is a |
| twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, still guitar etc. | | | | Russian guitar. This guitar is tuned in open G Major. |
| Given below are some of the popular names and | | | | - Acoustic Bass Guitar: Strings are made of steel. |
| description of acoustic guitars. | | | | Have only four strings. |
| - Renaissance and Baroque guitars: These guitars are | | | | - Guitar battente: have four or five metal string. Smaller |
| very similar to the classical guitar. But they are smaller | | | | than classical guitar. Used to accompany with voice in |
| and quieter than classical guitar. Their strings are paired | | | | Calabria (Southern Italian region). |
| up like twelve string guitar. But they do not have six | | | | Apart from these there are other sorts of acoustic |
| courses of strings like twelve string guitar. They have | | | | guitars also. Like, Extended range guitars, Harp guitars, |
| only four or five courses of them. | | | | Tenor guitars, Dobro guitars etc. |
| - Classical guitars: Classical guitars are made of nylon | | | | Acoustic guitars are very interesting instrument. The |
| strings. That's why they are also known as nylon string | | | | best thing about them is, they are absolutely hassling |
| guitar. Playing system of the classical guitar is | | | | free. They are very easy to carry. And you can |
| somehow different. Fingers play it. Plectrum has no | | | | create magic with them in a family gathering also. |
| role in this specific playing process. | | | | |