Steel-string guitars use different bracing systems from classical guitars, typically using X-bracing instead of fan bracing.

Steel-string guitars also arrived with the Portuguese in the 1860s and slack-key had spread across the chain by the late 1880s.

Tony McManus ( born 1965 ) is a Scottish Steel-string guitarist of Irish descent born in Paisley, Scotland.

The artists are Chenek " DJ Bean " ( turntables, samples and percussion ), Yaotl ( vocals, indigenous percussion ), Joe " Peps " ( bass, rattles ), Alonzo Beas ( guitars, synth ), Caxo ( drums, indigenous percussion ), and Bulldog ( vocals, flute ).

There are many variations in construction and materials used in steel-string guitars.

Acoustic guitars are commonly constructed in several different body shapes.

These guitars are commonly called " parlor steels " as they are well-suited to smaller rooms.

All of the guitars above are relatively traditional in looks and construction, and are commonly referred to as " flattop " guitars.

These guitars are most commonly used by swing and jazz players and often incorporate electronics in the form of a pickup.

( Another simpler system, called ladder bracing, where the braces are all placed across the width of the instrument, is used on all types of flat-top guitars on the back.

Solid backs and sides can also contribute to a pleasant sound, although laminated sides and backs are acceptable alternatives, commonly found in mid-level guitars ( in the range of US $ 300 –$ 1000 ).

These flat-top, steel-string guitars are constructed and voiced more for classical-like fingerpicking and less for chordal accompaniment ( strumming ).

The Jenerators are a blues-rock band based in Los Angeles, CA featuring Tom Hebenstreit on vocals, electric guitars and keyboards ; Bill Mumy on vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, keyboards, and percussion ; Gary Stockdale on vocals and bass ; Miguel Ferrer on vocals, percussion and drums ; David Jolliffe on guitar, percussion and vocals and Chris Ross on drums and percussion.

* All six strings are made from nylon, or nylon wrapped with metal, as opposed to the metal strings found on other acoustic guitars.

* Typical modern six-string classical guitars are 48 – 54 mm wide at the nut, compared to around 42 mm for electric guitars.

Some modern guitars are made of polycarbonate materials.

There are two primary families of guitars: acoustic and electric.

For this reason guitars are distantly related to modern instruments from these regions, including the tanbur, the setar, and the sitar.

Acoustic guitars are several notable subcategories within the acoustic guitar group: classical and flamenco guitars ; steel-string guitars, which include the flat-topped, or " folk ," guitar ; twelve-string guitars ; and the arched-top guitar.

Many GA-style guitars also have a convex back panel to increase the volume of space in the soundbox without making the soundbox deeper at the edges, which would affect comfort and playability.

It was also larger than the contemporary four course guitars.

The acoustic guitar group also includes unamplified guitars designed to play in different registers, such as the acoustic bass guitar, which has a similar tuning to that of the electric bass guitar.

Classical guitars also known as Spanish guitars are typically strung with nylon strings, plucked with the fingers, played in a seated position and are used to play a diversity of musical styles including classical music.

The round neck resonator guitars are normally played in the same fashion as other guitars, although slides are also often used, especially in blues.

Some harp guitars also feature much higher pitch strings strung below the traditional guitar strings.

Hybrids of acoustic and electric guitars are also common.

There are also more exotic varieties, such as guitars with two, three, or rarely four necks, all manner of alternate string arrangements, fretless fingerboards ( used almost exclusively on bass guitars, meant to emulate the sound of a stand-up bass ), 5. 1 surround guitar, and such.

Martin & Co .), dovetail joints ( also used by CF Martin on the D-28 and similar models ) and Spanish heel neck joints, which are named after the shoe they resemble and commonly found in classical guitars.

The standard guitar has six strings but four -, seven -, eight -, nine -, ten -, eleven -, twelve -, thirteen-and eighteen-string guitars are also available.

Leo Fender, who did much to create the electric guitar, also created much confusion over the meaning of the terms " tremolo " and " vibrato " by the naming the " tremolo " unit on many of his guitars and also the " vibrato " unit on his " Vibrolux " amps.

In 1978 as part of their album, also called Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, Geraint Jarman a ' r Cynganeddwyr recorded a version of the Welsh national anthem using electric guitars, inspired by Jimi Hendrix's rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner.

Hoshino Gakki also had semi acoustic, nylon and steel stringed acoustic guitars manufactured under the Ibanez name.

Most Ibanez guitars were made for Hoshino Gakki by the FujiGen guitar factory in Japan up until the mid-to-late 1980s and from then on Ibanez guitars have also been made in other Asian countries such as Korea, China and Indonesia.

From 1982, Ibanez guitars have also been sold in Japan as well as being sold outside of Japan.

Maurice Summerfield of the Charles Summerfield Ltd company contributed some design ideas to Hoshino Gakki and also imported Ibanez and CSL guitars into the UK with Hoshino Gakki cooperation from 1964 – 1987.

Solid body guitars are also used.

A Finnish luthiery, Koistinen Kantele, has developed also an electric kantele, which employs pick-ups similar to those on electric guitars.

This work is an important factor in determining the timbre of the guitar and a major determinant in the observation that rarely do two guitars ever sound alike, even though they are ostensibly identical in construction.

Anne-Marie Nzie was perhaps the most important of the early innovators The next bikutsi performer of legendary stature was Messi Me Nkonda Martin and his band, Los Camaroes, who added electric guitars and other new elements.

His more important works include his opera Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern ( 1990 – 96, after Hans Christian Andersen, Leonardo da Vinci and Gudrun Ensslin ), the orchestral pieces Schwankungen am Rand ( 1974 – 75, for eight brass, two electric guitars, two pianos, four thunder sheets, and 34 strings ), Accanto ( 1975 – 76, for clarinet, large orchestra and tape ) and NUN ( 1997 – 99, for flute, trombone, male chorus, and large orchestra ), the ensemble works Mouvement (- vor der Erstarrung ) ( 1982 – 84, for three ad hoc players and 14 players ) and "... zwei Gefühle ...", Musik mit Leonardo ( 1992, ( later incorporated in opera Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern ), after Leonardo da Vinci, for two speakers and 22 players ) and three string quartets ( Gran Torso, 1971, revised 1976, 1988 ; Reigen seliger Geister, 1989 ; Grido, 2001 ), as well as other orchestral, ensemble and chamber works and six piano pieces.

In Cape Verde the mazurka is also revered as an important cultural phenomenon played with a violin and accompanied by guitars.

Anne-Marie Nzie was perhaps the most important of the early innovators The next bikutsi performer of legendary stature was Messi Me Nkonda Martin and his band, Los Camaroes, who added electric guitars and other new elements.

The beat movement provided most of the bands responsible for the British invasion of the American pop charts in the period after 1964, and provided the model for many important developments in pop and rock music, including the format of the rock group around lead, rhythm and bass guitars with drums.

Also important to the island is its high-class tourism industry and the production of furniture, as well as guitars, ukuleles and other musical instruments.

These three guitars form an important part of the American Vintage Series line since July 10, 1998.

The important 20th Century American luthiers John D ' Angelico and Jimmy D ' Aquisto made archtop guitars.

An important stylistic element of Brit funk is the dominant role of the bass and rhythm guitars.

This is one important reason the reissue Deluxe sounds different from the original guitars.

It is usually applied to items whose visual appeal is considered important — such as motor vehicles, electric guitars and computer case mods.

The cigar box guitars and fiddles were also important in the rise of jug bands and blues.