Most people associate guitars with the rock-and-roll music that came into full blossom in the 1960s. However, the truth is that guitars, or variations on the guitar model, have been around for at least 5,000 years. The Greeks had an instrument named the kithara that was popular before the Romans conquered Europe. There are even wall paintings in Egypt that depict guitar-like instruments.Guitars have changed surprisingly little since those early models. They are still essentially stringed instruments that you pluck with either your fingers or a pick. For the modern musician, however, there are a plethora of guitar styles to choose from. The first and perhaps most important distinction when it comes to guitar types is whether the guitar is acoustic or electric.
Acoustic guitars continue to be popular despite the fact that their electric cousins are louder and more "powerful." Acoustic guitars are great for a number of different musical styles including, but not limited to classical, folk and jazz. Today's acoustic guitars, however, are unlimited in their sound range, as many of them have pickups that allow them to be connected to an amplification system.
Electric guitars were invented in 1931 by a man named Adolf Rickenbacker. Since that time, electric guitars have come to embody not just a particular style of music, but an entire attitude. You can find electric guitars in a variety of shapes, styles, colors and qualities, and you can find them with either a solid body or hollow body construction. Since both acoustic guitars and electric guitars can be veritable pieces of art in their own right, it is not uncommon to find some truly exceptional used guitars for sale.
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