guitar

• JunMisugi41

  7 Oct 06, 02:23

  hey guys im thinkin of gettin a guitar to start off,
  what wld you guys recommend?
  
  and how does acoustic and classical guitar differs?
• pipipopo

  7 Oct 06, 02:30

  Types of guitar
  Guitars can be divided into two broad categories, acoustic and electric:
  
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  Acoustic guitars
  The traditional guitar is not dependent on any external device for amplification. The shape and resonance of the guitar itself creates acoustic amplification. However, the unamplified guitar is not a loud instrument, that is, it cannot compete with other instruments commonly found in bands and orchestras, in terms of sheer audible volume. Many acoustic guitars are available today with built-in electronics and power to enable amplification.
  
  There are several subcategories within the acoustic guitar group: steel string guitars, which includes the flat top, or "folk" guitar, the closely related twelve string guitar, and the arch top guitar. A recent arrival in the acoustic guitar group is the acoustic bass guitar, similar in tuning to the electric bass.
  
  Renaissance and Baroque guitars: These are the gracile ancestors of the modern classical guitar. They are substantially smaller and more delicate than the classical guitar, and generate a much quieter sound. The strings are paired in courses as in a modern 12 string guitar, but they only have four or five courses of strings rather than six. They were more often used as rhythm instruments in ensembles than as solo instruments, and can often be seen in that role in early music performances. (Gaspar Sanz' Instrucción de Música sobre la Guitarra Española of 1674 constitutes the majority of the surviving solo corpus for the era.) Renaissance and Baroque guitars are easily distinguished because the Renaissance guitar is very plain and the Baroque guitar is very ornate, with inlays all over the neck and body, and a paper-cutout inverted "wedding cake" inside the hole. See article: Baroque guitar.
  Classical guitars: These are typically strung with nylon strings, played in a seated position and are used to play a diversity of musical styles including classical music. The classical guitar is designed to allow for the execution ...
  
  extracted from
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar#Types_of_guitar
  
  so basically there are 2 types of guitar..acoustic and electric
  classical guitars are just s category of acoustic guitar..read more at wiki
• kopiosatu

  7 Oct 06, 04:51

  depends on what kind of music you're heading into.
  
  classical music then its recommended you purchase a classical guitar (nylon strings).
  
  or if u want to, purchase the folk / acoustic guitar (metal strings) for non classical music.
  
  you can still play non classical music on a classical guitar, most beginners would prefer the sharp sound the metal string produces, its all down to the user.
• FBI

  7 Oct 06, 05:48

  Originally posted by JunMisugi41:

  hey guys im thinkin of gettin a guitar to start off,
  what wld you guys recommend?
  
  and how does acoustic and classical guitar differs?

  a simple normal one will do.
  
  Yamaha