Acoustic guitar
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An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmi
Classical Guitar
Martin HD28
A reconstruction of a medieval gittern, the first guitar-like instrument
Basic anatomy of a classical guitar
Electric guitar
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An electric guitar is a guitar that, unlike a standard acoustic guitar, requires external electric sound amplification to be heard at typical performance volumes. It uses one or more pickups to conver
Acoustic guitar
…for this stringed instrument is guitar, the retronym 'acoustic guitar' – often used to indicate the steel stringed model – distinguishes it from an electric guitar, which relies on electronic amplification. Typically, a guitar's body is a sound box, of which the top side serves as a sound board that enhances the…
1954 Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar
The "Frying Pan", 1932
The Fender Stratocaster has one of the most often emulated electric guitar shapes
Epiphone semi-acoustic hollow-body guitar