Guitar: Electric, Acoustic, Bass

Introduction to Guitars

The guitar's wide appeal as a folk instrument led to its current dominant role in rock and pop music.  Although it is generally not a member of the orchestra, the guitar remains the most popular instrument in Western music.  The guitar is broken into three major catetories: 

Acoustic:  made of a wood resonating chamber, six (or twelve) nylon or steel strings, a fretted neck and tuning pegs;

Electric:  which normally has a solid body, metal strings, and electrical pickups to amplify the string vibrations, and;

Bass: a four or five stringed relative of the guitar and is used for producing low tones in music.

In recent years the Acoustic/Electric hybrid Guitar has gained popularity, as it resembles an acoustic guitar, but has pickups and may be amplified. Many of these models also include a built-in tuner.