What we learned about Guitars in 'Beats and Beyond' Hurumanu

Beats and Beyond

What we learned about guitars

The guitars Mr Mitchell showed us are the Nylon String Guitar, Steel String Guitar, Dreadnaught Guitar, and a Backpackers Guitar. The Nylon string guitar is called that because instead of steel strings on the guitar it's a type of plastic instead, the reason the Steel string guitar is called that is because, instead of Nylon strings it has Steel instead. And if you play a Steel string guitar and you're not used to playing guitar it'll hurt your fingertips. A Dreadnaught Guitar is a Guitar with a BIG body, and last but definitely not least, the Backpackers Guitar, this guitar is called that because, it is a small guitar, and you can travel with it without it getting broken, for example, if you take your Steel string guitar on a plane, it will break, even if you get the most expensive, well protected case for it, it'll still break, so to have something like the Backpacker's guitar, is a good thing to have. Here are some definitions of some interesting things you can use on different guitars.


Tuning pegs - you put tension on the strings to tune them.

Capo - holds down all six strings at the same time.

Sound Hole - the hole in a guitar where the sound comes from.


Here are some pictures of the guitars, and Mr Mitchell playing the Guitar.