Nylon and gut stringed guitars:
- Renaissance guitar
- Romantic guitar
- Classical guitar
- Twelve string guitar
- Steel-string acoustic guitar
- Archtop guitar
- Battente guitar
- Acoustic bass guitar
- Russian guitar
- Harp guitar
- Banjo guitar
- Guitar lute
The good thing about an acoustic guitar is that it doesn't need anything to make musical sound, no speaker no amp just a guitar and you can go and play anywhere you want. The worst thing is learn how to play. It is harder to play than an electric guitar. Because strings are harder and to able to play each chord transition smoothly you need a lot of practice and i mean a lot may be years.
The shape and resonance of acoustic guitars have the ability to create acoustic amplification. Today there are many acoustic guitars available with built-in electronics and power to enable amplification, they are called semi acoustic guitar and they can have different shapes to most acoustic guitars we know.
Acoustic electric guitars (semi acoustic guitar)
Since many acoustic guitar player in live sessions or in a gig, they would need to amplify their guitar and that is the reason of semi acoustic guitars. However, most famous acoustic guitars still prefer the good old fashion microphone. Some steel-string acoustic guitars are fitted with pickups and EQs as an alternative to using a different microphone. These are called electric acoustic guitars or semi acoustic guitar and are regarded as acoustic guitar rather then electric guitars. It should not be confused with hollow body electric guitars, which are more of electric guitars fitted with hollow sound chambers.
Free acoustic guitar lessons
There several free acoustic guitar lessons available online for beginners. The free guitar lessons are designed for guitarists of all playing abilities:
Vintage acoustic guitars
Veteran musicians know firsthand that vintage acoustic guitars simply sound and feel better than their contemporary counterparts.
Vintage acoustic guitar body shape:
Steel-stringed vintage acoustic guitars come in two general body shapes.
Flattop vintage acoustic guitars - As the name suggests, flattop vintage acoustic guitars feature a flattop body. If you play blues, folk, bluegrass, or rock, flattops, which were pioneered by Martin, will suit you best.
Archtop vintage acoustic guitars - In contrast, archtop vintage acoustic guitars have a curved top and a hollow body. If youíre a jazz or country player, then look for archtops, which were invented by Gibson. (The most sought-after Gibson archtops are the larger models dating from the early 1930s to 1959.)
Acoustic guitar reviews & prices
Yamaha LLX-500C Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Price ranges from $2,399 or higher (too expensive for any beginners)
Yamaha is known for building decent acoustic guitars for decades. The Yamaha LLX-500C is hand built in Yamahaís Japan factory. Features include a solid spruce top, mahogany neck, and solid rosewood back and sides. The headstock and neck of the guitar are attractive trim in ivoroid binding, and the Yamaha name on the headstock just look great. Unlike many acoustic electric, the Yamaha LLX-500C sides are solid instead of laminated.
Guild F50R Jumbo Acoustic Guitar
Price ranges from $2,499 or higher.
The F50R is based on the original F50 specification from 1960s to 1980s. The Guild F50R features an ebony fretboard and a rosewood bridge. Neck dimensions include a 25.6-inch scale and a slightly narrower-than-normal width of 1.69 inches. The F50R does not lack for fine details - the fret board has eye-catching abalone and mother-of-pearl inlays and two racing stripes that run from nut to sound-hole.
Acoustic Guitar Tabs
Tablature is a form of musical notation, which tells players where to place their fingers on a particular instrument rather than which pitches to play. Tablature is mostly seen for fretted stringed instruments, in which context it is usually called tab for short. It is frequently used for the guitar, bass and lute. But in principle it can be used for any fretted instrument includes banjo and viola da gamba.
Acoustic Guitar Strings
Guitar strings are strung parallel to the neck, whose surface is covered by the fingerboard. By depressing a string against the fingerboard, the effective length of the string can be changed, which in turn changes the frequency at which the string will vibrate when plucked. Guitarists typically use one hand to pluck the strings and the other to depress the strings against the fretboard.
The strings may be plucked using either fingers or a plectrum. The sound of guitar is either mechanically or electronically, forming two category of guitar: acoustic or electric.
