What are the 8 types of guitars?

While many of them may have six strings, all these different types of guitars require other skills and sensibilities for them to be played well….

• Acoustic Guitar.
• Electric Guitar.
• Electro-acoustic Guitar.
• Semi-acoustic Guitar.
• Classical Guitar.
• Lap Steel Guitar.
• Bass Guitar.
• Resonator.

What does the model of a guitar mean?

The first thing the model number tells us what body style the guitar is. In this case it is a 000 or a “Triple Ought.” If it were a 00C-16RGTEAURA it would be a 00 body style. D stands for dreadnought, OM stands for Orchestra model, M is a 0000 size, J is for jumbo, and SJ is small jumbo.

How do you date a guitar?

There should be a date on the neck and a date on the body. If those two dates match up, that’s probably the exact date your guitar was built. If they don’t, it could indicate that the guitar’s neck was replaced at some point, or that the guitar was built from spare parts and is not an original build.

What is a 5 string guitar called?

bass guitar, with five strings (also often with four or six strings) extended-range electric bass guitar, with five strings (also often with six or occasionally more strings)

What is a 4 string guitar called?

Tenor guitar

String instrument
Other names	Four-string guitar
Classification	String instrument (plucked, stringed instrument usually played with a plectrum)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.322-4 (Composite chordophone)
Developed	ca. 1927

What does GT mean Martin guitar?

Glossed Top
GT – Glossed Top. When you see this designation it means that the top of the guitar has a Gloss finish while the back and sides will have a satin finish.

How can you tell a fake Ibanez?

Ibanez serial numbers

1. On the back of the headstock either on a sticker or painted/printed on the headstock itself,
2. Stamped on the neck plate (the metal plate at the joint between the neck and the body), or.
3. Printed, written or stamped on the label inside a hollow body or acoustic guitar, or.