Guitar

The guitar is a versatile instrument. It is the predecessor of the piano. You can play solo's with one or multiple voices. You can accompany songs or back up other instruments with melodies or rhythm. You can elicit all kinds of sounds out of it, from warm basses to squeaky, metallic trebles. You can produce whining bends and raise up an entire carillon of flageolets. The most ancient guitar-like instruments known originate from Egypt. Nowadays, the electrical, bass, folk and Spanish guitar are most widely played. Both the folk guitar and the Spanish guitar are 'acoustic'. This means that their sound is produced mechanically, by their sound box, and not by electrical elements.

Electrical guitar

Semi-acoustic guitar