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The difference between electric guitar and folk guitar

1, the sound principle is different.

Electric guitar is an electro-acoustic instrument, which produces sound by cutting magnetic lines through the vibration of strings to generate current signals. Folk guitar is an acoustic instrument, and the sound is produced by the vibration of strings, which causes the sound of the box.

2. Different structural shapes

The shape and color of electric guitar are changeable, and its structure is more than that of folk guitar, such as pickup, volume key, shift switch, knob, timbre switch and so on.

Electric guitar as shown in the figure:

Folk guitar as shown in the figure:

3. Different timbres

An electric guitar must be connected to a speaker to produce sound. Almost only one person can hear it without a speaker. After the electric guitar is connected to the effector, the timbre played is rough and metallic, while the original timbre of the electric guitar is the timbre of the folk guitar.

4. Different fingers and fingers

Although both electric guitars and folk guitars can be fingered, folk guitars are more fingered, while electric guitars are fingered.

5. Songs have different styles.

The strings of electric guitars are softer than those of folk guitars and are suitable for playing and singing. If the electric guitar is accompanied by a change of voice, it is generally difficult to play and sing by itself except for some monotonous songs.