| Acoustic electric Guitars: this is a term used to | | | | guitars are used almost exclusively in the classical and |
| describe acoustic guitars that have pickups installed in | | | | folk idioms, but can also be found on more popular |
| them so they can be plugged into amplifiers or PA | | | | recordings. Carlos Santana makes a lot of use of the |
| systems. The majority of acoustic guitars you see on | | | | classical guitar in hisrecordings. Slightly smaller than a |
| stage are acoustic electric guitars. Structurally, they are | | | | traditional acoustic, they feature slightly wider necks |
| identical to traditional acoustic guitars. | | | | and strings that are made of nylon rather than steel, to |
| Electric Guitars: these types of guitars made out of a | | | | give them a very gentle, warm sound. The best |
| solid piece of wood and rely exclusively on their | | | | Classical guitars are usually from Spain. |
| electronic pickup systems and amplifiers for their | | | | Hollow-body Guitars: These are simply traditional |
| volume. Their unique sound lends itself best to rock | | | | electric guitars that have chambers cut in the body to |
| and roll, but they have also substantially shaped the | | | | allow for more sonic resonance. They come in many |
| sound of country music in the last 50 years. (Think | | | | different sizes and are favored primarily by players of |
| "twang") | | | | blues and jazz music. |
| Classical Guitars: also called "nylon-string", classical | | | | |