The Use and Difference between Classical Guitar and Folk Guitar

1. Classical guitar:

Used to play classical music, flamenco, jazz and so on.

2. Folk guitar:

Used to play pop music, rock music, blues and folk songs.

Second, the performance is different:

1. Classical guitar:

Classical guitar is mainly solo, with a certain amount of ensembles and concertos. Classical guitar mainly plays classical music, taking into account a certain amount of modern classical music. Delicate and changeable timbre, rich multi-voice harmony expression ability, can freely interpret music of different periods, styles and nationalities.

2. Folk guitar:

Folk guitar is round and bright in tone, rich in sound quality and relatively free in playing posture. Mainly used to accompany singers, it is suitable for country, folk songs and modern music, and the playing form is more relaxed and casual. Grass root is one of the most common guitars.

Extended data

From 65438 to 0946, American scientist Bert Augustine developed nylon strings to improve the string materials of classical guitars, harps and pipa. Nylon strings can not only withstand higher tension and more drastic changes in physical environment, but also have a longer life, which can greatly improve the tone and volume of classical guitars and almost completely replace fragile narrow strings.

The number of regular folk guitars and classical guitars is different. At the junction of the fingerboard and the guitar speaker, the fingerboard is 14, and the classical guitar is just the overtone point of 12, but there are also some folk guitars made by imitating the classical guitar.

Folk guitar is prepared for accompaniment, so of course, there are straps, and there are strap buckles, which can be found by careful beginners; Classical guitar and regular folk guitar are completely different in the way and setting of tying strings.

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