There are many types and types of guitars. The most common models derive from the Spanish six-string guitar and replicate its tuning, construction and sound production methods. The cost of each model depends on several factors - where the batch was produced, in what quantity, whether the quality of the materials is high, etc.
The cost of acoustic guitars
The most similar to the Spanish classical guitar. Its fretboard has no dots to mark the frets, the strings are made of nylon, and the tuning pegs have special plastic or bone caps that allow for smoother tuning of the nylon strings. The cost of a classical guitar differs depending on the materials from which it is made, the country of origin, as well as whether it is a serial instrument or a piece by a master. A simple serial classical guitar with a plywood body, assembled in China or Southeast Asia, can cost less than 2 thousand rubles, while copyright instruments assembled for virtuoso musicians or custom-made collectors are much more expensive. How much exactly? Sometimes their price exceeds several tens of thousands of euros. A used Chinese classical guitar can be bought from hands for five hundred rubles. But the quality will also be appropriate.
The dreadnought guitar, also known as country and western, differs from the classic elongated scale, fret markers in the form of dots, trapezoids or other figures, metal strings attached to the saddle with special pins, metal pegs, often built into the headstock perpendicularly, a loud ringing sound with a predominance of high frequencies (depends on the metal from which the strings are made). The cost of dreadnoughts is also varied and depends on the same reasons that the price of classic guitars depends on. The most inexpensive types of dreadnoughts cost 2-3 thousand rubles. Serial tool of a large manufacturer - from 15 thousand rubles to 2-3 thousand euros. The price of piece tools can reach exorbitant heights, but the opportunity to make a professional tool to fit your needs is worth it.
Not too different from jumbo dreadnoughts. With slight differences in design, all the factors on which the final price depends remain the same. The price range is also consistent.
How much do electric guitars cost?
Electric guitars differ from acoustic guitars in that the sound is generated not by the resonance of the guitar body, but by picking up the vibrations of the string with a special electromagnetic device - a pickup. There are two main types of pickups - single-coil pickups (single) and humbuckers (double). Singles have a higher sound with a harsh attack, but are more noisy. Humbuckers are designed for noise cancellation, but their attack is somewhat blurred. A high-quality electric guitar is made of expensive, well-dried wood. Its pickups are wound very neatly, the electronic circuit is assembled from quality parts. Such an instrument will cost a lot, but the sound will also be great.
The cheapest models are assembled in Asian countries from local poorly dried wood, electronic components are cheap and noisy, and accessories are made of low-quality alloys.
Nowadays, you can buy an ordinary electric guitar in stores or online for up to a hundred dollars, but it will sound and keep in tune exactly at its price. An expensive American custom tool will cost 50-100 times more. The golden mean is buying a used Japanese guitar for 20-30 thousand rubles. Similar models can be found in online stores.
Soviet guitars stand apart. Their quality was terrifying for the most part, they were made of furniture plywood, and Soviet-made electric guitars were equipped with domestic potentiometers that were completely inappropriate for these purposes. Nowadays, such tools occasionally come across in advertisements for sale, but they are of little interest to everyone except collectors. A Soviet-made acoustic guitar can be purchased for 300-500 rubles, an electric guitar - from 1000. According to rumors, there have been individual copies that sound good, but as time goes on, they become less and less. However, only collectors regret it.
