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Types of Guitars, Part 2This section will aid you in your guitar lessons quest! There are three major types of guitars. They are acoustic, electric, and bass. Acoustic are the most common, and are usually the types of guitars that people use when they are first taking guitar lessons. Guitar Lessons Chords, Tabs - Read Next Lesson » « Back to Learning Center Table of Contents Guitar Lessons & Guitar Chords Home |
Acoustic guitars come in two types. They are classical and folk acoustic guitars. The classical type of guitar has nylon strings and the folk guitar has steel strings. The difference in strings results in a difference in sound. Folk guitars are usually bigger as well, and this can go hand in hand with the extra reinforcements that are needed because of its steel strings.