Guitar is a six-stringed instrument which is widely used in many genres of music. Typically guitar has six string, but there
are also 4, 7, 8 ,10 and 12 strings exist. ( 12 stringed
guitars can produce fuller tone)Guitar is recognized as one of the primary instrument used in pop, flamenco, blue, jazz, rock, and metal. It also can used to perform solo pieces. Guitar is given a nickname, "Orchestra In Hand" as it can perform bass line, harmony, melody and even percussion, if needed, simultaneously, unlike some instrument like violin or flute, they can only play the melody. Many pieces from piano can be
transposed to guitar because of this. One of the most widely known piano piece that is transposed to guitar is the song Asturias, originally composed by Isaac Albeniz, a Spanish composer. When Tarrega transposed the song to guitar, it sounds even better than the original version. It has more Spanish feel when played with guitar.Guitars are categorized into acoustic guitar and electric guitar. Acoustic guitars are further categorized into classical guitar and flattop guitar.Classical guitar has smaller body, shorter neck and wider fretboard. It uses nylon strings. It is suitable for most genres of music, including classical music. Classical guitar players are required to follow the strict rules of thumb position, sit position and how to hold the guitar. Some popular classical guitarists include John Williams and Yang Xue Fei.Flattop guitar generally has larger body, longer neck and narrower fretboard. It uses steel strings. Its tone is suitable for accompaniment playing. However, there also also guitarists who play solo pieces using steel-stringed guitar. For example, Kotaro Oshio, Isato Nagakawa and Lu Jia Hong.Acoustic guitars sound quietly when they are played together with other instruments, or orchestra. Hence, they often need to be externally amplified so they can be heard clearly.Electric guitar can have solid, semi-hollow, or hollow bodies, and produce little sound without amplification. It uses steel strings, and needs to be plugged into amplifiers. Amplifiers will amplifies the signal receives and hence produce sounds. Electric guitars can have many different tones, such as distortion, overdrive, clean and other. Effects such as wah-wah can also be added. Electric guitar mostly used in metal music. Some popular metal bands include Metallica, Nirvana, and Gun n Roses.