What is the Difference Between an Acoustic Guitar & a Folk Guitar?
January 42010
What is the difference between a Acoustic Guitar & a Folk Guitar? Also, if you can please. Is it "an acoustic" or "a acoustic" ? Thanks.
Thanks. I meant why are they called "Folk"? If I go browse guitars i will find a category for "Acoustic" & "Folk". Why? Thanks again.
An acoustic guitar is any guitar that has a hollow chamber that makes sound entirely acoustically without need of amplification. There are lots of kinds, including steel string flattops, archtops, and classical (nylon string) guitars.
"Folk guitar" is essentially a meaningless term that is typically used to indicate an acoustic guitar with a smaller body than the more common dreadnought or jumbo size. Something like a grand concert or even parlor size acoustic guitar might be called a folk guitar. The term presumably comes from the fact that many folk musicians – myself included – prefer smaller body guitars.
January 4th, 2010 at 7:44 am
an acoustic guitar. :]
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January 4th, 2010 at 8:29 am
the differece i would say is the sound the shape and ect. stuff like that and it an acoustic
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January 4th, 2010 at 8:39 am
an acoustic is correct
acoustic guitars are any guitars that do not require amplification.
a folk guitar does not require amplification so it is acoustic.
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January 4th, 2010 at 8:47 am
An acoustic guitar is any guitar that has a hollow chamber that makes sound entirely acoustically without need of amplification. There are lots of kinds, including steel string flattops, archtops, and classical (nylon string) guitars.
"Folk guitar" is essentially a meaningless term that is typically used to indicate an acoustic guitar with a smaller body than the more common dreadnought or jumbo size. Something like a grand concert or even parlor size acoustic guitar might be called a folk guitar. The term presumably comes from the fact that many folk musicians – myself included – prefer smaller body guitars.
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47 years professional acoustic guitarist