The Two Main Guitar Families, and Their Relatives
Although there are only two main categories of guitar, within each category there is a vast range if different styles, models and varieties to ensure that there is a guitar and a sound for every occasion and performance style. The two main categories are, of course, acoustic and electrical, but to define a guitar as either acoustic or electric is very bland, and tells us nothing about the actual type, the sound it produces, or its ease of performance.