Different of Peer | Classical Guitar and Acoustic Guitar

A classical guitar is like every other guitar in overall physique. And like other types of acoustic guitars, the classical guitar produces its sound, well, acoustically — that is, without the aid of amplification — so all classical guitars are in a sense acoustic guitars. But not all acoustics are classical.

Sometimes the best way to know what something is and what makes it special is to know what it isn’t. the following list are some of the major differences between classical and acoustic guitar:

• A classical guitar uses nylon strings. All other acoustics used for unplugged purposes are built for steel strings. And you can’t just swap out a set of nylons in your steel string and start playing Bach. The parts that connect the strings to the guitar are built differently, and you’d have a tough time securing a nylon string onto a steel-string guitar. Nylon strings have a gentler sound that suits classical guitar music better than the steel variety.
• A classical guitar has only one body size. Acoustic guitar bodies vary widely with regard to size and shape, with names like jumbo, dreadnought, orchestra model, and grand auditorium to help you keep track of them all. It’s much easier with classical guitars — they’re all the same size and they all feel exactly alike when you hold them. So anything you learn on one classical guitar will transfer over to any other without a major adjustment.
• A classical guitar has no cutaway. Many acoustic guitars have a scoop on the treble (toward the skinny, higher-pitched strings) side of the upper bout that allows upper-fret access for the left hand. On a classical guitar, the body is symmetrical.
• A classical guitar neck is wider than the necks on most steel strings and joins the body at the 12th fret. Steel-string necks are skinnier to facilitate strumming with a pick, and most modern-style steel-string necks join the body at the 14th fret. The wider frets of the classical guitar accommodate playing with the right-hand fingers, and tradition dictates the 12-fret union of neck and body (although some classical guitarists lament the more limited range of a 12-fret neck).
• A classical guitar has no pickguard. A pickguard helps protect the soundboard from the ravages of a pick. But because you don’t play classical guitar with a pick, the pickguard is unnecessary and is left off to expose more of the wooden surface. In flamenco guitars, though, a clear protective plate (called a golpeador) is added to protect the top from the percussive taps a performer is sometimes required to play as part of the style.
• A classical guitar has no fret markers. Acoustic guitars have inlay patterns both on the fingerboard and on the side of the neck. Sometimes these inlays can be quite elaborate, even gaudy. But classical guitars shun such showy displays and present the fingerboard in its natural, unadorned state. Occasionally, a classical guitar may have a single dot fret marker on the side of the neck.
• A classical guitar never has the following images painted or stickered onto its surface: skulls, lightning bolts, flames, your girlfriend’s name, or politically incorrect slogans of any kind.