Could you imagine modern music without the guitar? Probably not!
It’s certainly one of the most popular musical instruments
played around the world today. Its popularity stems in part from
the fact that the same instrument can be used to create many
different types of music, from rock to country to classical to
jazz to flamenco! You’ve probably noticed that there are all
sorts of different guitars. Although they can vary in size,
shape and color, guitars can be widely classified into two basic
types: acoustic and electric. Although there are major
differences between acoustic and electric guitars, they also
have several things in common. Both have six strings strung
along a long neck that’s divided into sections by pieces of
metal called “frets.” Acoustic and electric guitars are also
both tuned using tuning pegs. It’s down low in the area known as
the body where you see the big differences between acoustic and
electric guitars. The first guitars ever made — sometime in the
1500s — were acoustic guitars. Acou