Types
Historical and modern acoustic guitars are extremely varied in their design and construction, far more so than electric guitars. Some of the most important varieties are the classical guitar (nylon-stringed), steel-string acoustic guitar and lap steel guitar. A more complete list is given below, refer to the individual articles for more specific detail.
- Nylon/gut stringed guitars:
- Renaissance guitar
- Baroque guitar
- Romantic guitar
- Classical guitar, the modern version of the original guitar, with nylon strings
- Flamenco guitar
- Extended-range classical guitar
- Steel stringed guitars:
- Steel-string acoustic guitar, also known as western, folk or country guitar
- Twelve string guitar
- Resonator guitar (such as the Dobro)
- Archtop guitar
- Battente guitar
- Lap steel guitar
- Parlor Guitar
- Lyre-guitar
- Weissenborn-style guitar
- Manouche guitar
- Acoustic bass guitar
- Russian guitar
- Other variants:
- Pikasso guitar
- Harp guitar
- Banjo guitar
- Guitar lute
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