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Danelectro Sitar - Red Crackle

6-string Electric Sitar with Drone Strings, 3 Single-coil Lipstick Pickups, and Gotoh Sitar Bridge

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Danelectro Sitar - White Crackle

6-string Electric Sitar with Drone Strings, 3 Single-coil Lipstick Pickups, and Gotoh Sitar Bridge - White Crackle

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Find Your Voice with Specialty and Regional Guitars

In the right hands, a six-string acoustic guitar can cover a lot of musical ground, from folk to rock, bluegrass to country, and well beyond.

But make no mistake, the world of acoustic instruments doesn’t begin and end with the classic flat top. If you want to play a specific genre or expand your sound with unique tones, adding a specialty acoustic instrument to your collection can work wonders for expanding your tonal palette.

That’s why Sweetwater carries a full selection of specialty acoustic guitars, from Latin-inspired musical instruments to other regional favorites you typically won’t find at most music stores.

Here’s a quick overview of options, ready to take your music in fresh directions:

Latin-inspired Instruments

• Guitarra Doble: Popular in regional Mexican music, a guitarra doble is a 12-string acoustic with strings tuned in pairs (not octaves) for a thick, chorusy sound.
• Guitarron: A staple of mariachi music, the guitarron is a large six-string acoustic bass that produces a loud, deep tone.
• Bajo Quinto: Often used to accompany the accordion in Tejano and Norteño music, the bajo quinto is a 10-string guitar which features pairs of lower strings tuned in octaves and pairs of upper strings tuned in unison.
• Requinto: A requinto is a small-bodied, short-scale, six-string guitar often used for lead and melody work in boleros and other romantic musical styles.
• Vihuela: Descending from an instrument popular in 16^th-century Spain, the vihuela is a small-bodied guitar variant with five nylon strings that provide the rhythmic force behind today’s mariachi music.

American Folk Instruments

• Mountain Dulcimer: Beginner-friendly yet satisfying for seasoned musicians, a mountain dulcimer is a four-stringed Appalachian instrument played lap-style, layering melodies over a haunting drone.
• Autoharp: Available in 15- and 21-chord configurations, an autoharp is a chorded zither played on the lap and strummed. Chords are formed simply by pressing a button.
• Resonator Guitar: Bridging the gap between acoustic and electric instruments, a resonator guitar features one or more aluminum cones, known as “resonators,” to project sound from the guitar body. Resonators are closely associated with traditional blues, bluegrass, and other American roots music, and are also useful in a wide variety of music genres.
• Hawaiian Slide Guitar: Wildly popular at the turn of the 20th century, the lilting sound of the Hawaiian slide guitar went on to inspire and influence the birth of country music. Played on the lap with a slide, it produces a fluid, vocal tone.

Specialty Acoustic Guitars

• Piccolo Guitar: Excellent for travel, practice, or achieving ukulele-type tones with six-string guitar fingerings, a piccolo is a small-bodied, short-scale acoustic. It has a similar sound to a standard guitar with a capo placed around the 5^th fret.
• Doubleneck Acoustic: A doubleneck acoustic can take many forms. But often, it combines a standard six-string acoustic with a 12-string acoustic, allowing the player to easily switch between the two mid-song.
• Tenor Guitar: A tenor guitar is a four-stringed, short-scale instrument tuned like a viola, mandola, or tenor banjo. Useful for both rhythm and melody work, it offers distinctive tones and chord voicings to complement the standard chords often played on a six-string acoustic.
• Five-string Acoustic: Recently brought into the mainstream by British multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, a five-string guitar features Collier’s symmetrical “mirror” tuning, unlocking fresh chord inversions not typically heard on guitar.
• Seven-string Acoustic: A seven-string acoustic typically features a low B string in addition to the E, B, G, D, A, and E of a standard six-string acoustic. Similar to seven-string electrics popular in progressive rock, it offers a greater range for lead work and a deeper sound for more powerful chords and riffs.
• Seven-string and Eight-string Classical: A seven-string classical typically features a low B string in addition to the E, B, G, D, A, and E of a standard six-string acoustic. An eight-string classical adds a low F# below that. Both extended-range options offer fresh tonal possibilities for trained classical players as well as jazz and progressive rock players harnessing the expressive tone of nylon strings.

Thinking Beyond the Standard Flat Top? Sweetwater Is Your Source for Specialty Acoustic Instruments

At Sweetwater, one of the things we pride ourselves on is offering an exceptional selection of many different types of instruments. We strive to ensure our inventory goes beyond merely what’s most popular or sells the most. Our selection of acoustic stringed instruments reflects this commitment. We’ve sought out high-quality, affordable instruments from yesteryear, as well as some modern updates of traditional orchestra instruments. If you’re looking for something a little different for your acoustic instrument collection, we have a treat for you.

Don’t think twice about calling your Sweetwater Sales Engineer with any questions you may have about our specialty and regional instruments. We’re happy to discuss tone, style, and feature details to help you find exactly what’s right for you.