Acoustic Guitars

The three main types of acoustic guitars are dreadnoughts, cutaways and round backs. Dreadnought guitars, have a bell-like body, and were developed by famous manufacturer CF Martin & Company and has gone on to be considered the standard shape of acoustic guitars. Cutaway guitars have an indentation in the body next to the bottom of the acoustic guitar neck to make it easier for guitarists to play the lower part of the fingerboard. Round back acoustic guitars have a rounded as opposed to flat back, which is considered to create a clearer and brighter acoustic guitar sound.

Other things to consider when buying acoustic guitars

Those looking to buy acoustic guitars and start playing straight away may be interested in Single Cutaway Electro Acoustic Guitars + Accessory Packs, which comes with a spare set of strings and gig bag for £69.95. Other popular accessories include guitar polish, picks and tuners, while those with electro-acoustic guitars will probably find a practice acoustic guitar amp to be useful. Full amplifiers will likely be needed for those looking to play live.