steel string guitar
Wire-strung acoustic instrument
A steel string guitar is an acoustic guitar strung with steel rather than nylon strings, producing a brighter, louder tone suited to folk, country, bluegrass, and rock music.
The steel strings require a reinforced neck and different playing technique than classical guitars.
Most acoustic guitars sold in America are steel string instruments.
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- tonewoodAcoustically selected lumber
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- saddleMounted rider's seat
nut · soundhole · pickguard · tuning pegs · frets · neck · body · headstock
Sweeping across guitar strings
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- capoString-shortening clamp device
chord · barre · hammer-on · pull-off · slide · bend · vibrato · riff
Regular common people
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- bluesMournful American music genre
rock · pop · singer-songwriter · unplugged · campfire · coffeehouse · open-mic · busking
Keep something going continuously
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- warmthHeat you feel
- projectionSomething that extends outward
resonance · overtones · harmonics · timbre · tone · ring · clarity · fullness
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- tonewoodAcoustically selected lumber
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
saddle · nut · soundhole · pickguard · tuning pegs · frets · neck · body · headstock · cutaway
strumming
Sweeping across guitar strings
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
capo · chord · barre · hammer-on · pull-off · slide · bend · vibrato · riff · lick
folk
Regular common people
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
blues · rock · pop · singer-songwriter · unplugged · campfire · coffeehouse · open-mic · busking · hootenanny
sustain
Keep something going continuously
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- warmthHeat you feel
projection · resonance · overtones · harmonics · timbre · tone · ring · clarity · fullness · depth
Dylan
Welsh masculine name
Crosby · Taylor · Hedges · Joni Mitchell · James Taylor