Types of guitar: according to playing style

in #guitar7 years ago


According to playing style, guitar can be divided into 5 types. Those are:

  1. Acoustic rythm guitar
  2. Lead guitar
  3. Bass guitar
  4. Hawaiian guitar
  5. Flamenco guitar

Acoustic rythm guitar:

These guitars are played for rythm in songs. And acoustic leads also can be played in these guitars.

Electric lead guitar:

These guitars are used for playing solo and riffs in rock songs.

Bass guitar:

Thse guitar are only for the bass sound in a song. The low sounds are created by this instrument.

Hawaiian guitar:

These guitars are played by keeping them in the lap and only pitch are played with this guitar.

Flamenco guitar:

Flamenco guitar is used for playing free style fingering.