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Acoustic Guitars

Acoustic guitars from companies such as Alvarez, Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, Martin, Ovation, Takamine, Taylor and Washburn project a rich, organic sound from their body without the assistance of electronics. Although an audience will hear your music in a small room, you'll need to “mike” your guitar for larger venues. It’s a good idea to look at the materials that make up a guitar before buying an instrument.

Nylon & Steel Strings

Acoustic guitars can use either nylon strings or steel strings. Nylon strings, used on classical guitars, produce a mellow tone. This is perfect for classical, flamenco and some folk music. Rock, country, blues and jazz musicians tend to prefer the loud, clear sound of steel-string guitars. Steel strings should not be used on guitars made for nylon strings - the bridge and neck of these instruments can’t withstand the additional tension created by the steel strings.

Body Types

Several pieces of wood make up the back, sides and top of an acoustic guitar's body. Luthiers use hard tonewoods such as mahogany, rosewood and maple for backs and sides and soft tonewoods such as Sitka spruce for tops. Laminates composed of several layers of wood can also be used for tops. Although laminates offer durability, many guitarists believe solid tops produce a better tone. The finish of the instrument also plays an important part in its overall price and appearance. Lightweight satin finishes are less expensive than heavier urethane gloss finishes, but dent more easily.

Sellers will often describe body shapes and sizes in item listings. ·

Archtop: Archtop guitars have curved tops and hollow bodies. The sounds made by these guitars are normally associated with country music and jazz

Flat-top: Flat-top guitars have a similar shape to a classical guitar. These guitars are most commonly used in rock, folk and blues music.

A standard-size guitar with a 24 ½-inch (62 1/2cm) to 25 ½-inch (64 3/4cm) scale length will be most suitable for the majority of adult players. Other sizes of guitar include smaller “Beginner” guitars, large-bodied “Dreadnoughts” and larger “Jumbo” guitars.

Necks & Fingerboards

A guitar's neck, usually made of a hard wood such as rosewood or mahogany, has to handle a great deal of string pressure. To cope with this pressure, some use a truss rod for additional support. The fingerboard, a piece of wood (usually made from ebony or rosewood) mounted to the neck, holds frets and inlays. Standard-size or “Dreadnought” acoustic guitars have between 18-21 frets overall, with 12-14 sitting clear of the body. These guitars are usually described by sellers as 12-fret or 14-fret models.

12-String Guitars

The rich sound produced by a 12-string guitar sounds similar to two guitars playing at once. However, 12-string guitars are only recommended for guitarists who have mastered the 6-string instrument. More skill is required to play 12-string guitars, their sets of strings are more expensive and they take more time to tune than a standard 6-string instrument. Rock guitarists will also sometimes use 12-string electric guitars.