What are the types of guitars and how should a beginner choose?

1, folk guitar

Folk is the earliest U.S. western country music accompaniment, is the guitar family in the most "civilian" members. In the fingerboard from the string pillow to the handle and the case is 14 pins, the fingerboard is narrower, the use of steel strings, the sound is crisp and bright. It is mainly used to accompany singers, who can play and sing along with simple chords, and this guitar is also finger-picked.

2. Classical Guitar

The classical guitar is one of the most artistic guitars in the world, and is regarded as one of the world's top three instruments alongside the piano and violin. On the fingerboard from the string pillow to the handle and the case is 12 pins, fingerboard wider, the use of nylon strings, the sound quality is pure and thick. Mainly used for playing classical music, from playing posture to finger angle strings have strict requirements, sophisticated skills, is considered to be the highest form of guitar art.

3, electric guitar

neck similar to the folk guitar, the use of steel wire strings, the use of magnetic pickups, according to the string vibration to the principle of electro-acoustic conversion, and then amplify the acoustic signals with a speaker to sound, through the effects can be issued by a variety of colorful tones, is the modern pop music and rock music essential musical instruments. The peripheral equipment is huge, such as effectors, amplifiers and so on.

4, electric bass

Electric bass also belongs to a kind of guitar, used for electro-acoustic band to play the root of the bass guitar, its sound principle and production materials and the same electric guitar. The difference between the electric guitar and the electric bass is that the electric bass has only four strings, and the strings are hard and thick, and the sound played is thick and dull. Because of its own characteristics, the bass is generally not used to express the melody.

5, jazz guitar

Jazz guitar, also known as the pique guitar, jazz guitar is generally used with *** sound box electric guitar, such an electric piano in the tone adjustment, the tone effect leaning back, become thick and soft tone. The strings are similar to the Spanish guitar, but there is a pique board on the lower side of the holes, the panel and the back plate are curved, the neck is thin, the use of steel wire strings, *** sound box is small and thin, the panel on each side of an f-shaped hole, the shape is similar to the fiddle.

6, flamenco guitar

Spanish national instruments. Shape and classical guitar is basically the same, the panel by the guard plate, the use of nylon strings, but the tone is more classical guitar hard and brittle.

7, Hawaiian guitar

Traditional Hawaiian guitar shape is similar to the classical guitar, the use of steel wire strings. Played flat on the lap, a hand holding a metal slide bar to press the strings, the other hand with a metal fret plucking, gorgeous tone, is a good at expressing the melody of the instrument.

Recommendations:

1. When choosing a guitar, please purchase one according to your own financial ability, the more expensive the better.

2, according to their own playing style to choose the right guitar type.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Guitar