What Are the Different Types of Electric Guitars?
Fender and Gibson Fender and Gibson are the two predominate manufacturers of electric guitars. This doesnt mean that other manufactures dont make good guitars, but since the 50s these two have been the market leaders. Many of the guitars produced by other makers are copies close and far of the most popular Gibson and Fender designs. Though Gibson and Fender each produce a large line of guitars there are some generalizations that can be made about each family. In general: Fender guitars have bolt on necks (makes them easy to repair and maintain, reduces sustain a bit). Most Fender guitars have single coil pickups (which start the sound chain off with a more distinct or thin sound depending on how you look at it). Fender guitars have a slightly longer scale length than Gibson. Scale length is the distance between the nut and bridge of the guitar. Longer scale length means that everything else being equal the stings will be a bit tighter and so will the sound but at a cost of the strings
