Since the 1980s, guitars have become popular in China. Nowadays, the guitar can be seen on TV, in daily life, on the university campus or in the streets. The guitar can be said to be an old and exuberant instrument. Guitars can be divided into folk guitars, classical guitars, jazz guitars, blues guitars, electric guitars, flamenco guitars, and Hawaiian guitars.
1.Folk guitar
Folk guitar, also known as “acoustic guitar.” The structure of the acoustic guitar is that its neck is relatively thin, and there is a crescent-shaped pickguard on the guitar body (now, there are many guitars without a pickguard ). The tail has a strap nail, the strings are made of steel wire, and you can use your nails or paddles when playing. The popular guitar in China is the folk guitar. Because the acoustic guitar uses steel strings and the role of the resonance box, the sound produced is bright, the sound quality is lively and clear, and the harmony part is full and good, suitable for rhythm accompaniment. Therefore, in folk music, self-singing is the best choice. Because of this, the way of self-entertainment has attracted many music lovers.
2.Classical guitar
In the music world, classical guitars, pianos and violins are listed as the world’s three major instruments. Its neck and case joint is 12-fret position, and the fingerboard is relatively wide.
The strings are nylon strings, the sound quality is thick, the sound is richer, and the difference with the folk guitar is that it has no protective plates. Classical guitars and general plucked instruments are still different. The sounds are varied and the chords are very rich. The part of the voice is not single and relatively complex, and it has a very strong performance tension.
Therefore, whether it is imitating Japanese zither or Chinese pipa, it can be vivid and has a strong cross-nationality.
3.Jazz guitar
Jazz guitar is also called a pickup guitar. It has a relative specificity for playing jazz music. The structure of the guitar is also different from other types of guitars. Its neck is relatively slender, the strings used are steel strings, and the resonance box is relatively small and thin. An F-hole can be observed on both sides of the panel, and when the speaker is inserted, a good live playing effect is obtained. Because jazz guitars generally correspond to jazz. The biggest feature of jazz is improvisation. It is a kind of dance music with a high sense of rhythm. In the case of improvisation, the tacit cooperation between the musicians is required to make the play go on. In the early jazz band, the guitarist was auxiliary. They do accompaniment for soloists and are also rich in chords. Until the arrival of electric guitars, jazz guitars have gradually become important players in the jazz band. At the same time, the improvisation of the guitar has become as important as the solo and keyboard solo.
4.Blues guitar
About the blues guitar, the type of music that is commonly used to play blues music is the Les Paul type, which is very suitable for playing blues. At the same time, some people use it to play heavy metal music. There are also Telecaster styles that can be used to play blues music. The biggest feature of blues music is that musicians can play impromptu without watching the scores themselves. Their playing is focused on the subtlety of the rhythm and the ingenuity of the details. It is also good at using the guitar’s portamento, which can achieve the expression of emotion and expressiveness, and the effect of emotionally crying.
5.Electric guitar
Electric guitar can be said to be a modern society. Its appearance and sound are very different from traditional guitars. The body is made of new hardwood and is equipped with a volume, a tone adjuster and a vibrato structure. Usually, the combination of electric guitar and effects will have a strong expressive power and thus have a very important position in modern music.
However, with the progress of society, in the past few years, there has been a tendency to be gradually replaced by computer audio synthesizers. The electric guitar is mainly used for rock and roll performance, and its style is not limited and the range is wide. There are many categories of rock music, mainly: heavy metal, punk, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues, and alternative rock.
6.Flamenco guitar
The flamenco guitar is very similar in appearance to a classical guitar. The strings are also nylon strings. The main difference is that the materials on the back and side panels are different, and the distance between the strings and the top wood is different. The material of the traditional flamenco guitar is generally cedar wood for the back and sides panels, and white pine is used for the top. There are also friction string buttons, which are also lower in pitch than classical guitars. Modern flamenco guitars began to use rosewood and other wood for back and side panels, not limited to traditional materials. With rosewood, you can make the back and sides wood emit a low and thick bass for large concerts.
In the flamenco guitar can be divided into two major factions. One is the classical school.
The characteristics of the classical performance are mainly the steady and full rhythm, the performance of the music is more standardized, and the classical Chinese guitar is also used in the phrase. The other is purely romantic, and the performance is relatively lively, with a flexible rhythm to show the music. For example, it is to maintain the rhythm of the original music and to improvise on this basis. Although the styles and characteristics of the two factions are slightly different, their basic rhythm is exactly the same.
7.Hawaiian guitar
Traditional Hawaiian guitars and classical guitars look a lot like steel strings. While playing, put the guitar flat on your lap and hold the metal slider in one hand. At the same time, the other side began to pluck the string with a metal finger, the sound is gorgeous and full, and the melody is beautiful. The range of Hawaiian guitar performance is very limited. Because of its unique musical style, it is used for single melody, such as the style of the Philippines. It can also be used as a vocal tool, but not as rich as the Spanish guitar.
