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.

A guitar can be described as all of the following:

(also known as "Stomp Box")

See Guitar tunings and List of guitar tunings.

The difference between guitar playing styles and guitar techniques (below) is that a style is a collection of techniques

Main Category: Category:Guitar performance techniques

See also the following from List of musical terminology: sul porticello (plucking/strumming near the bridge), sul tasto (plucking/strumming above the fingerboard)

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