What is the frequency range of a guitar?

Question

anyone know?

Answer 1

Frequency range of a guitar extends above and below the limits of human hearing.

Electric guitars are limited in frequency by the amplifier which can normally produce frequencies between 80Hz and about 12,000 Hz... well within human hearing range.

Answer 2

I suspect from the way you have phrased the question you are not referring to the notes but the frequency range needed to reproduce the guitar sound so it sounds like a guitar. The characteristic sound of a guitar includes not only the fundamental note but also all the harmonics of those fundamentals that are practical. Upper harmonic content of electric or acoustic guitar should include high frequency response up to about 15,000 Hz. There are harmonics above that but their level is very low and not likely to be noticed if absent. Extending below the lowest note fundamental note is needed to reproduce any of the percussive sounds used by some musicians from thumps or slaps to the guitar body.

Answer 3

A standard 6-sting in standard tuning goes from an E(2, I believe) to another E(6, maybe) if it has 24 frets. However, many musicians (especially metal bands) tune their guitars as low as a C.

Here are the frequencies of each string (in standard tuning):
sixth (lowest tone) string: E (a minor thirteenth below middle C—82.4 Hz)
fifth string: A (a minor tenth below middle C—110 Hz)
fourth string: d (a minor seventh below middle C—146.8 Hz)
third string: g (a perfect fourth below middle C—196.0 Hz)
second string: b (a minor second below middle C—246.92 Hz)
first (highest tone) string: e' (a major third above middle C—329.6 Hz)

Hope this helped.

Answer 4

Holy cow, Cameron ROCKS! The only thing he didn't add is the max frequency, which, with 24 frets, would be about 1320 Hz (multiuply the highest e' string by 4).

Answer 5

Acoustic Guitar 82.4 to 880 E2-A6
Electric Guitar 82.4 to 1046.5 E2-C6

Answer 6

Audible range 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz

Answer 7

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