GuitarMatchup: Guitar Types

Guitar Types and Their Attributes
	Classical Guitar	Acoustic Guitar	Electric Guitar
Body	Most will have a round hole on the top and be shaped in a figure 8 pattern. They are also hollow and are wider than electric guitar bodies.	Generally similar to the shape of a classical guitar body however these come in more variations of size and shape.	No limit on body shapes, sizes, colours, or materials. Some common shapes are: s style, lp style, t style, sg style.
Fret Board	Thick and wide fretboard, it also commonly won't contain side inlays or fret markers.	Not as wide and thick as a classical guitar. They will generally contain some side inlays and fret markers.	Similar to the fret board of an acoustic however these can have wide variety of decorative fret markers. For example the Ibanez JEM or any PRS custom build.
Head Stock	3 string per side design with tuning pegs that run inside of the headstock.	Still has a 3 string per side design however the tuning pegs are perpendicular to the headstock.	These can have a 3 per side, 6 on one side, 4 on one side and 2 on the other configurations. Same style of tuning pegs as acoustic guitars however some utilise locking tuners for greater tuning stability.
Strings	Uses strings that are made from nylon.	The strings are made from steel and the top 3 strings are much skinnier than classical guitar strings.	Similar to acoustic strings they are made from steel or nickel. The difference being they will commonly use a smaller gauge as they aren't required for natural amplification.
Hardware	Doesn't contain any electronics. All sound comes from the natural amplification of the instrument.	May contain a hidden pickup in the bridge or microphone inside the body so they can be played plugged in or acoustically. They can also have a tuner and eq sliders built in.	Lots of different hardware options including: pickups, tremolo bridges, volume nobs, tone nobs, floating bridges, locking nuts.
Price	Beginner: $100-$400 Intermediate: $500-$1,000 Expert: $1,500-$5,000	Beginner: $100-$400 Intermediate: $700-$1,200 Expert: $1,500-$10,000	Beginner: $100-$800 Intermediate: $800-$2,000 Expert: $4,000-$20,000. Keep in mind electric guitars require some sort of amplifier whether physical or digital and a 1/4" lead to connect to it. This is because electric guitars make their sound through the pickups picking up the vibrations of the strings and this is then sent to an amplifier to amplify and shape the sound.