Quite contrary to the thought of guitars being a modern instrument, its history is known to be as old as 4000 years old. The guitar as we know it today has probably been derived from Spain, in the 16th century. It is said to be an advancement of a four-stringed instrument known as the Guitarra Latina, from the medieval times.
Yet, there have been many variations of this popular stringed instrument throughout history. Even the body of the guitar has undergone immense transformation and evolution. Today, a guitar's body is broad, but in the past, there have been guitars even in the shape of a lyre back in the 1800s. Today, we even have an electric guitar. Both the acoustic and electric guitar can be found being played widely in popular music. While the acoustic remains more of a choice for country music, whereas its electric counterpart gives effects which are more appropriate for rock and punk.
