Guitar

Guitars in Rochester is a RocWiki Work in Progress - there is a lot going on with guitars in Rochester besides folks playing them in bands.

• See Music Scene

• Coffeehouses
  

• Kinloch Nelson - excellent fingerstyle guitarist/singer/composer/recording artist - considered a god by many local guitarists
  

Guitars come in many types; most guitar have 6 or 12 strings, but styles include 7-string, harp guitars and travel guitars. Bass guitars have 4 strings but can have 5 or 6 and can be either acoustic or electric. Below we list a few useful breakdowns: (add more if you like (;>})

• Acoustic - The traditional guitar with a hollow body
  

• Acoustic/Electric - Acoustic guitar with electronics so it can be plugged into an amplifier or public address system
  

• Electric - Solid body guitar that relies on amplification
  

• Classical - Nylon string guitar used in classical music
  

• Resophonic - Contains a metal resonator, with either a metal or wood body. Played either on lap (Dobro) or as any other guitar.
  

• See Musical Instruments

• Buzzo Music - Seagull Guitars are highly recommended
  

• Bernunzio Uptown Music
  

• Daddy's Junky Music
  

• Guitar Center
  

• House of Guitars
  

• Lehmann Strings - Great custom instruments
  

• Sound Source
  

• Stutzman's Guitar Center
  

• Eastman Community Music School

• Hochstein School of Music and Dance
  

• House of Guitars
  

• Hungness School Of Music
  

• Know any other persons/places that have guitar lessons available? - add them here
  

There are some guitarists that are interested in forming a Guitar League in Rochester similar to the Guitar League in Syracuse. More information will be posted when it becomes available.

Know any?

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