Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic guitars are a six to twelve string instrument with a hollow body, averaging about 87 - 106 cm in length. Strings are generally made from wound metal wire or nylon.
The guitar is played by fingering the fret board and plucking or strumming the strings with finger picks, plectrum or bare fingers. They can also be played with a slide which is a hollow cylindrical tube made from glass or metal.
Acoustic guitars are a highly versatile instrument and feature in most genres of music.
When you borrow an acoustic guitar from RPL, you will receive it in a case to protect it. You will also receive a strap, a pick and a tuner.
An instrument in good condition makes better music. Please see our Care and Respect video below, to learn how to take care of the guitar while you have it.
Never played before? No problem! You can also access free step-by-step video lessons for a variety of instruments through our digital services:
LinkedIn Learning
Gale Courses
Kanopy
Instrument photos courtesy of Vancouver Public Library
Videos
Tutorials
• Beginning Acoustic Guitar (LinkedIn Learning course free with your library card)
• Introduction to Guitar (Gale course free with your library card)
• Justin Guitar (guitar lessons)
• Guitarlessons.com (guitar lessons)
• Andrew Wasson (guitar lessons on YouTube)
Helpful Links
• All-Guitar-Chords.com (guitar chords and scales)
• UltimateGuitar.com (guitar tabs for popular songs)
• The Canadian Guitar Forum (forum for guitar players)
Helpful Apps
• Guitar Tuna (Google Play) (tuner)
• Guitar Tuna (iTunes) (tuner)
• Yousician (Google Play) (lessons - free trial with subscription option)
• Yousician (iTunes) (lessons - free trial with subscription option)
• Basichords (Google Play) (finger positions and chords)
• Basichords (iTunes) (finger positions and chords)