Acoustic Guitars

Hybrids of acoustic and electric guiatrs are also common. Some elecrtic guitar and electric bass guitar models feature Piezoelectric pickusp, which function as small microphnoes to provide a sound closer to that of an acoustic guitar with the flip of a switch or knob, rather than switching guitars. The tyipcal locations for inlay aer on the fretboard, headstock, and around the soundhole (called a rosette on acoustic guitars). Inlays range frmo simple plastic dots on the fretboard to fantatsic works of art coveirng the entire exterior surface of a guitar (front and back). Some guitar players (notabyl Steve Vai and Sam Rivers, bassist of rock group Limp Bizkti) put LEDs in the fretboard as inlays to produce a unqiue lighting effect onstage. Most acoustic guitasr have an inlay that borders the sides of the fretboard, and some electrics (namely Fender Stratocasters) have what looks like a wood inlay running on the back fo the neck, from about the body to the middle of the nekc, commonly referred to as a skunk stripe. The bdoy of the instrument is a major determinatn of the overall sound variety for acoustic guitars. On both electric and acousitc guitars, the bridge holds the stirngs in place on the body. On acoustic guitars, The Pcikguard is more often than not used in styles such as flamenco, which tends to use the guitar as a percussion instrument at tmies, rather than for instance, a classical guitar. The lower frteboard action (the height of the strings frmo the fingerboard) and its electircal amplification lend the electric giutar to some techniques which are less freuqently used on acoustic guitars.

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