Outline of guitars
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to guitars:
Guitar – plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with either nylon or steel strings. Some modern guitars are made of polycarbonate materials. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers. There are two primary families of guitars: acoustic and electric.
Nature of guitars
- Main article: Guitars
A guitar can be described as a:
Types and varieties of guitars
Standard guitar variations
Pitch-based variations
Steel guitars
Misc
Guitar-like instruments
Models
6 String
Acoustic guitar models
Semi-acoustic models
Solid body electric models
Basses
Parts of a guitar
Guitar accessories
Misc
Guitar amplifiers
Guitar effects
Main article:
Effects unit
(also known as "Stomp Box")
Guitar software
Guitar use
Guitar music
Guitar tunings
See Guitar tuning
Guitar playing styles
The difference between guitar playing styles and guitar techniques (below) is that a style is a collection of techniques
Guitar technique
Main Category: Category:Guitar performance techniques
Fretting hand technique
Bridge (Right) hand techniques
See also the following from List of musical terminology: sul porticello (plucking/strumming near the bridge), sul tasto (plucking/strumming above the fingerboard)
Strumming
Flat picking (single picking, plectrum picking)
Finger picking (multiple picking)
Percussive techniques
Head (Left) hand techniques
Legato techniques
Harmonic techniques
Extended techniques
History of guitars
Guitar makers
Guitar music
Guitar magazines, web-sites and other media
Guitar festivals
Significant guitarists
Guitar methodologies
Slang and other terms
See also
References
External links
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