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One of the most recognizable instruments in the world is the guitar. There are many people all over the world who are either learning to or can play a guitar of some sort. It is considered to be one of the easiest instruments to learn to play but one of the hardest to master. The high demand for them means that the prices of guitars are a lot lower than most other instruments and the portability also makes them very attractive to many people. In the guitar world there are a number of different brands like Fender and Ibanez guitars that are known for their high quality instruments amongst a host of many others.

The guitar is part of the larger stringed instrument family. This family of instruments uses strings made from a variety of materials like catgut or steel under a high tension to create sound. The reverberation of the strings under tension is echoed by a sound box that amplifies the sound of the vibrating string to levels that can easily be heard. These are usually acoustic guitars. The electric guitars like the Ibanez guitars do not have a sound box but instead use electricity to amplify the vibrations made by the strings. The tension of the strings, the materials used to make the strings, the shape and size of the sound box and a whole host of other factors contribute to the final sound that the guitar can make.

The guitar is one of the oldest instruments in the world. While the modern form is only about 500 years old, various versions of the guitar have been around for a long time. The modern guitars, whether they are acoustic or Ibanez guitars, are thought to have descended from the Persian sitars. The Romans took the idea further to turn it into their cithara that was adopted and adapted by the Moors in early Spain. Meanwhile the Vikings had their various forms of the lute that worked on much the same principles as the guitars today. From these instruments sprang the mandolin and the oud that would eventually, after a lot of changes and evolutions, become the guitar that we are familiar with today.

Today guitars come in two basic forms. Acoustic guitars are considered the classical guitars as they use a sound box and strings to make the sounds. They are often handcrafted and in many countries the art of making guitars is considered sacrosanct. The electric guitars use electricity to generate sounds through an amplifier for a distinctly different sound. They can be handcrafted though they are often manufactured and names like Ibanez guitars and Fender guitars are considered to be the leaders in the market. While those are the broad definitions of a guitar, there are many others as well. Like many instruments the guitar is still changing as people do with it what they need to, to get the sound that they want. For all we know in another 500 years the guitar of today will be nothing more but a relic.