What is the Difference Between an Acoustic Guitar & a Folk Guitar?

Michael

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.

Answer
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.

Where does a guitar cable plug into an acoustic guitar?

Sadie C

I kind of feel like an idiot asking this... But I'm buying an M-Audio Fast Track USB thing to record my songs, and I think I have to plug my acoustic guitar into it? I know that I need an XLR connector for a microphone, but I don't quite understand where a guitar cable is supposed to go into my acoustic guitar... (I have almost no knowledge on the whole recording subject at all, I'm trying to learn some of it before I get started with it, haha).

Answer
An acoustic guitar by itself cannot be plugged in. You will need what's called an "acoustic-electric" guitar, or you will need a guitar pickup that fits in your acoustic guitar's sound hole. If you don't have electronics in your acoustic guitar, you'll know. If you don't have something built in you'll have to get an external pickup or just use a microphone to record from.

If you don't have built in electronics, visit a site like samash.com or musiciansfriend.com to order what you'll need.

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Opinions on the yamaha f325 acoustic guitar?

Raytay97

I'm a beginner and looking at the guitar package from Kraft, so any opinions would be helpful!
Thanks!

http://www.kraftmusic.com/yamaha-gigmaker-standard-acoustic-guitar-starter-pack-natural-guitar-essentials-bundle.html

Answer
Yamaha acoustic guitars are a very good deal. They're reasonably priced and well made and typically sound good. I personally would spend a bit more and get one with a solid spruce top, like an FG700S (just under $200). The thing is, you can spend about $160 on the GigMaker pack which includes the F325 guitar, a canvas bag, a few picks, a $10 tuner, a strap and a book/CD. Optionally, you could spend about $200 for a much better FG700S guitar with a solid spruce top, $20 for a padded gig bag, $1 for some picks, $5 for a strap, and about $20 for a good chromatic tuner (I like Korg personally). So for about $90 more you'd have a much better guitar and accessories. In the long run I think you'd be much happier with that.

But for a plywood starter guitar, the F325 is a decent option.

FWIW, I bought my daughter a used Yamaha FG720S (next up from the FG700S and about $280 new) on Ebay for $170. I bought a $20 Musicians Gear gig bag for her to keep it in. It's a far better guitar than the F325 and I got it for about what you'd be paying for that starter pack.

help with finding acoustic guitars?

me

i want to get an acoustic guitar to so i can learn how to play. alot of people have been telling me that i should start off with a really cheap guitar and then once i get better and actually want to keep playing invest in a better guitar. any advice? anyone have any ideas of brands/types of guitars i should look into?

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The acoustic guitars (either nylon strings or steel strings) are the recommended instrument for beginner guitar players to learn how to play.

The electric guitar is most often use to play chords exclusively and first-time players that start with an electric guitar seldom progress into learning the guitar musical staff or develope skills to play the melody line.

Most all good electric guitar players can do well when playing an acoustic guitar because they started to learn with that instrument.

As to price-be aware that regardless of labels most guitars in the "cheap" price range of Under
$200. are made overseas.

I learned from my son who travels often to China for his company manufacturing business that "brands" mean very little in the lower price range since the
same machinery made exactly the same instrument
with the only difference being the "label".

With that in mind your choice could be determined by the seller return warranty if you buy via internet and the "sound" of the guitars you have a chance to play at the local store. "Playability" and "sound" should be your criteria.Choose Sound over Looks

I have bought guitars via internet with good
results and excellent service.
In the "cheap" price range of Under $200.
I could recommend two web stores:
Rondo Music (www.rondomusic.com) and
West Music Co. (www.westmusic.com)

What Type: As a beginner I recommend a nylon string guitar (also called "classical guitar").
You can play any kind of music other guitars play.

Only difference is the sound is "mellower" than a steel-string instrument and less volume than an electric one.

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