Types of guitar
Guitars can be divided into two broad categories, acoustic and
electric:
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Acoustic guitars
The traditional guitar is not dependent on any external device for
amplification. The shape and resonance of the guitar itself creates
acoustic amplification. However, the unamplified guitar is not a
loud instrument, that is, it cannot compete with other instruments
commonly found in bands and orchestras, in terms of sheer audible
volume. Many acoustic guitars are available today with built-in
electronics and power to enable amplification.
There are several subcategories within the acoustic guitar group:
steel string guitars, which includes the flat top, or "folk"
guitar, the closely related twelve string guitar, and the arch top
guitar. A recent arrival in the acoustic guitar group is the
acoustic bass guitar, similar in tuning to the electric bass.
Renaissance and Baroque guitars: These are the gracile ancestors of
the modern classical guitar. They are substantially smaller and
more delicate than the classical guitar, and generate a much
quieter sound. The strings are paired in courses as in a modern 12
string guitar, but they only have four or five courses of strings
rather than six. They were more often used as rhythm instruments in
ensembles than as solo instruments, and can often be seen in that
role in early music performances. (Gaspar Sanz' Instrucción de
Música sobre la Guitarra Española of 1674 constitutes the majority
of the surviving solo corpus for the era.) Renaissance and Baroque
guitars are easily distinguished because the Renaissance guitar is
very plain and the Baroque guitar is very ornate, with inlays all
over the neck and body, and a paper-cutout inverted "wedding cake"
inside the hole. See article: Baroque guitar.
Classical guitars: These are typically strung with nylon strings,
played in a seated position and are used to play a diversity of
musical styles including classical music. The classical guitar is
designed to allow for the execution ...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar#Types_of_guitar
so basically there are 2 types of guitar..acoustic and
electric
classical guitars are just s category of acoustic guitar..read more
at wiki