▁Some ▁modern ▁ 2 0 1 0 - era ▁gu it ars ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁poly car bon ate ▁materials . ▁Gu it ars ▁are ▁made ▁and ▁rep a ired ▁by ▁l uth iers . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁primary ▁families ▁of ▁gu it ars : ▁ac oust ic ▁and ▁electric . ▁An ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁has ▁a ▁wooden ▁top ▁and ▁a ▁h ollow ▁body . ▁An ▁electric ▁guitar ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁solid - body ▁or ▁h ollow ▁body ▁instrument , ▁which ▁is ▁made ▁l ou der ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁pick up ▁and ▁plug ging ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁guitar ▁ampl ifier ▁and ▁speaker . ▁Another ▁type ▁of ▁guitar ▁is ▁the ▁low - p itch ed ▁bass ▁guitar . ▁ ▁What ▁type ▁of ▁instrument ▁is ▁a ▁guitar ? ▁A ▁guitar ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Musical ▁instrument ▁Ch ord oph one ▁Rh ythm ▁section ▁instrument ▁ ▁Types ▁and ▁vari eties ▁of ▁gu it ars ▁ ▁Standard ▁guitar ▁variations ▁ ▁Ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁ ▁Ac oust ic - elect ric ▁guitar ▁ ▁Ar cht op ▁guitar ▁ ▁Class ical ▁guitar ▁ ▁Electric ▁guitar ▁ ▁Fl amen co ▁guitar ▁ ▁Fl at ▁top ▁guitar ▁ ▁F ret less ▁guitar ▁ ▁Hy brid ▁guitar ▁ ▁Par lor ▁guitar ▁ ▁Res on ator ▁guitar ▁ ▁Sel mer ▁guitar ▁( Mac ca fer ri ) ▁ ▁Sem i - ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁ ▁Sil ent ▁guitar ▁ ▁Ste el - string ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁ ▁Ta iled ▁bridge ▁guitar ▁ ▁P