Acoustic Guitars Types: Everything you must know

Summary by Krater

Pepaijn 't Hart from Eastman Guitars joins Paul Davids to compare six acoustic guitar body shapes—Parlor, 00, 000/OM, Grand Auditorium, Dreadnought, and Jumbo—evaluating how body shape affects tone, projection, strumming, and fingerstyle playing.

From the video

Answers: How do different acoustic guitar body shapes affect sound and playing style?

• Acoustic guitar body shapes
• Parlor guitar characteristics
• 00 guitar tone
• OM and 000 guitar comparison
• Grand Auditorium versatility
• Dreadnought strumming and projection
• Jumbo guitar sound

What it concludes

• The Parlor guitar is the oldest body shape, offering extreme definition and suitability for fingerstyle playing.
• The 00 body shape offers more overtones and highs than a parlor while retaining a specific bluesy sound.
• The 000/OM is currently one of the most popular body shapes because it balances fingerstyle delicacy with strumming capability.
• The Dreadnought is the most used guitar shape, offering incredible volume and unmatched punch for strumming and G-chords.
• The Grand Auditorium combines the best of both worlds, offering fingerstyle sensitivity and great versatility.
• Jumbo guitars provide a big, bold sound with plenty of low end, making them the ultimate stage and strumming guitar.