What is the difference between a classical guitar, a folk guitar and a western guitar?

CLASSICAL GUITAR

classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the guitar family. This instrument is most commonly used by classical guitarists playing classical music, but is also used for folk music.

Parts of typical classical guitars, numbered

1. 1 Headstock

2. 2 Nut

3. 3 Machine heads (or pegheads, tuning keys, tuning machines, tuners)

4. 4 Fretwires

5. 5 Truss rod (not shown)

6. 7 Neck and 20 fretboard

7. 8 Heel

8. 9 Body

9. 12 Bridge

10. 14 Bottom deck

11. 15 Soundboard (top deck)

12. 16 Body sides

13. 17 Sound hole, with Rosette inlay

14. 18 Strings

15. 19 Bridge saddle (Bridge nut)

a folk guitar or acoustics

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.

A steel string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. Strictly speaking, the terms steel-stringed guitar, classical guitar and folk guitar all refer to acoustic (that is, non-electric) guitars, though some of these terms refer to different types of instruments (nylon-strung vs. steel-strung). The term "acoustic guitar" is a retronym, since before the invention of the electric instrument, all guitars were "acoustic".

There are many different variations on the construction of and materials used in acoustic guitars. More expensive guitars feature solid tonewood tops (often spruce), sides and backs (often rosewood, maple, or mahogany). Lower-priced guitars can combine solid tops with laminated backs and/or sides. Entry-level guitars are usually made entirely of laminated tonewood. Necks are generally made of mahogany (either Philippine or Honduras), and fingerboards are usually made of dense tropical hardwoods such as rosewood or ebony. The various combinations of the different woods and their quality, along with design and construction elements (for example, how the top is braced) are among the factors affecting the timbre or "tone" of the guitar. Many players and builders feel a well made guitar's tone improves over time.

western or electrical

An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses electronic pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cord strings into electrical current. The signal may be electrically altered to achieve various tonal effects prior to being fed into an amplifier, which produces the final sound which can be either an electrical sound or an acoustic sound. Distortion, equalization, or other pedals can change the sound that is emitted from the amplifier.

The electric guitar is used extensively in many popular styles of music, including almost all genres of rock and roll, country music, pop music, jazz, blues, and even contemporary classical music. Its distinctive sound and intimate association with many legendary internationally-famous musicians has made it the signature instrument of late twentieth-century music.

Specialised steel guitars, although they are also electric instruments descended from the guitar, are normally not considered electric guitars but rather as a separate instrument. This distinction has important consequences on claims of priority in the history of the electric guitar.

Classical guitars - A form of Acoustic Guitar. Very expensive, very high quality. Has plain nylon strings (or cat gut) on the G, B, and E strings, and steel wound nylon on the three lower strings.

Headstock is open style.

Folk Guitar - A guitar used for Folk music. Could be a Classical Guitar, or any other type of acoustic guitar.

Western Guitar - A guitar used for Western music. Normally a large-body style acoustic guitar. Can have two "f" shaped sound holes (not s shaped) instead of the standard circular sound hole.

No guitar manufacturers really refer to their products as "Folk" or "Western" guitars; There's really only two types; Acoustic and Electric. Each type can be in any shape or style, and as well, an Acoustic guitar can have electrical pick-ups, for obvious amplification purposes.

Classical Guitar Wiki

A classical guitar usually has nylon strings and a round hole. A folk guitar has metal strings and usually a round hole. A western guitar has 2 "s" shaped holes and usually steel strings.

(nice cut and paste, Anu)

The difference is the design of the guitar; it is played the same way.

A classical guitar's three treble strings are made of nylon. Folk and Western guitars' three treble strings are made of steel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel-string_acoustic...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar

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