Guitar Lovers

The classical guitar generally uses nylon strings. The classical, or Spanish guitar, is the eldest of the guitar family. It consists of a hollow body and a neck without a truss rod. Nylon strings are used mostly in classical guitars these days because they give a softer sound. It isn’t a good idea to put steel strings on this kind of guitar because the neck isn’t designed to take that kind of force. Most often, this kind of guitar is finger-picked rather than with a plastic or steel pick.

This is a dobro-style guitar. The acoustic guitar and classical guitar are very similar. Both are referred to at times as acoustic guitars. They both produce sound without requiring amplifiers. Most acoustic guitars are big with bold sound. They are built in the “dreadnought” style perfected by C.F. Martin Guitar Co. in 1916. Martin also was the first guitar maker to use the X-bar bracing design under the top of the guitar. This made guitars stronger and allowed the use of steel strings.