| Categories of music gear encompass under them | | | | them are guitars and their playing style is the |
| a wide range of musical instruments and | | | | same, that does not mean that they are the |
| equipment. There are a lot of categories and sub | | | | same. They are widely different in many aspects. |
| categories of music gear. They can be classified | | | | Electronic music gear |
| based upon the usage or based upon the | | | | This is one of the most important categories of |
| mechanisms. | | | | music gear. Electronic music gear is totally |
| The two main categories that they can be | | | | different from the acoustic ones. This category |
| classified into are acoustic and electronic. The | | | | of gear cannot be used without electricity. Electric |
| gears that do not need any external electrical help | | | | guitar, synthesizer, and octopad fall in this |
| are called acoustic music gears. Any acoustic | | | | category. Apart from them there are other kinds |
| instrument is a part of this category. The gears | | | | of electronic gear also. There are microphones, |
| that are electricity supported are called electrical | | | | amplifiers, processors and pedals. |
| music gears. | | | | Though some of the acoustic instruments can be |
| Acoustic music gear | | | | played electrically, no electrical instrument can be |
| This category of music gear includes mostly the | | | | played acoustically. Electric connection is necessary |
| instruments and equipment in their original | | | | for all of them. |
| versions. Acoustic music gear do not need any | | | | The most important accessories of any musical |
| external electrical help. Very good instances of | | | | instrument are amplifiers and microphones. The |
| this category of music gear are acoustic guitar, | | | | amplifier and microphone are almost the same. |
| acoustic drums, violin, flute or any other acoustic | | | | They enhance the sound of the instrument and |
| instrument. | | | | vocal. The microphone collects the sound and |
| But the most interesting factor about acoustic | | | | carries it to the audience. But the amplifier just |
| music gear is that some of them can be used as | | | | spreads the sound. They cannot collect them. To |
| electronic gear. You can take acoustic guitar for | | | | collect, you need a microphone. |
| instance. If you add a pick up with the acoustic | | | | While talking about electronic music gear, one |
| guitar, then it can be played electrically. Then the | | | | cannot forget to mention the processor. The |
| sound of this guitar can be deviated into the | | | | processor is a tiny gadget that consists of a |
| amplifiers. That means the sound will be heard | | | | whole lot of brilliant effects and tones. If you |
| from the amplifier. | | | | connect your guitar with this gadget, then you will |
| But do not think that by adding a pick up you can | | | | be able to use all these tones and effects. There |
| use the acoustic guitar just like an electric guitar. | | | | are some good quality processors available these |
| That is not possible. Pick-ups just pave the way | | | | days that provide you some more facilities like |
| to the amplification of the sound. It cannot change | | | | mixing two of the existing tones and making a |
| the tone or the effect. Do not mix up acoustic | | | | new tone of your own. |
| guitar with the electric guitar. Though both of | | | | |