A guitar is a musical instrument that is played by plucking or strumming its strings. It typically has a long, fretted neck and a hollow body, which produces sound by amplifying the vibrations of the strings. Guitars are used in a wide range of musical genres, including rock, pop, country, and classical music. The modern guitar is descended from earlier stringed instruments, such as the lute and the oud, which were played in ancient civilizations. The first guitars as we know them today were ...