Differences between guitars and lutes
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The lute is a plucked stringed instrument with a deep round back and either a fretted or fretless neck. It was one of the most important instruments from the medieval to the late Baroque musical periods, and was developed during the European Renaissance.
Usually lute strings were made of animal gut, although modern lutes now use nylon. The lute's strings were arranged in pairs apart from the highest-pitched string. Lutes could have a varying number of strings.
The first modern guitar was designed in Spain in the 19th century. In contrast to the lute, the first classical guitars had only six single strings. Also, the guitar has a straight neck and a larger body than the lute, and guitars are almost always fretted.
- Guitars have 6 strings, the lute can have up to 24.
- They do not sound the same.
- They look different.
- The lute was developed earlier.
- The lute has its strings arranged in pairs.
The Lute
The lute is a plucked stringed instrument with a deep round back and either a fretted or fretless neck. It was one of the most important instruments from the medieval to the late Baroque musical periods, and was developed during the European Renaissance. Usually lute strings were made of animal gut, although modern lutes now use nylon. The lute's strings were arranged in pairs apart from the highest-pitched string. Lutes could have a varying number of strings.
- The lute could either be fretted or fretless.
- It was an important instrument in Renaissance Europe.
- Strings were arranged in pairs.
- Usually a lute would have either 15 or 24 strings.
The Guitar
The first modern guitar was designed in Spain in the 19th century. In contrast to the lute, the first classical guitars had only six single strings. Also, the guitar has a straight neck and a larger body than the lute, and guitars are almost always fretted. - The guitar has six strings.
- Fretted instrument.
- Evolved from the lute.
- Has a large body and the neck is not angled.