The Acoustic Guitar

Today, acoustic guitars really fall into two categories, those with steel strings and those with nylon strings, and within these two categories there are a variety of subs. Those guitars with nylon strings include the Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Classical (considered a modern version of the original guitar), and Flamenco guitars. Those with steel strings include Resonance, Archtop, battente, Lap steel, Lyre, twelve strings, and the basic steel-string guitars. Not surprisingly, considering the variety of instruments within each category, acoustic guitars can be used in many different kinds of music, from country to rock, to jazz. Indeed, both historically and in modern times, acoustic guitars are much more varied in their design and construction than their electric cousins.