Guitar - An Instrument With a Long Story

A guitar is a very versatile instrument with a long story behind it. The guitar has typically six strings, but some have four, seven, eight, ten, and even twelve strings. Regardless of the number of strings, it holds an interesting place among musical instruments.

The guitar has been around for a long time. It is estimated that stringed instruments that are similar to modern guitars have been a part of the music scene for 5,000 years. The oldest picture of an instrument that had the basic elements of a guitar was a Hittite stone carving that was carved 3300 years ago. The very ancient sitar that came from India is one of the ancestors of the guitar family.