Is my guitar acoustic or classical?
I got absolutely no idea which one it is... All I know is that its Encore one, the neck is attached at the 14th fret and it has a black plastic 'Sticker' of a kind near the hole in the body :) Sorry, I'm a rookie... lol
Update:Yes, thats what I meant- is it steel string or nylon string. Its just confusing when most people call them 'accoustic' and classical' so I sort of picked tht up from them lol. And thanks a lot! Most answers were very helpful :) and I know I know... 'Check what strings it has' but the problem is it hasnt got any ;)
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An acoustic guitar means one that isn't electric, which includes classical guitars. You probably really want to know if it's steel-string or classical. Since you're asking, you probably already know that putting steel strings on a classical guitar will destroy the guitar, and that nylon strings will not sound or play right on a guitar built for steel strings.
A 14-fret neck and a pickguard (is that what you mean by a black plastic sticker?) are characteristic of steel-string instruments. If yours is a steel-string, you'll also probably find that the surface of the fretboard is slightly curved instead of flat, that the peghead is solid instead of slotted, that the strings pass through the bridge to the inside of the guitar and are held in place with small pins, and that the saddle (the white strip on the bridge that supports the strings) shows a definite slant toward the neck end of the guitar on the treble side. Usually the bracing under the top is laid out in sort of an X pattern. The neck usually has an internal truss rod with an adjustment mechanism visible at one end or the other, or some form of steel reinforcement which may or may not be visible.
A classical guitar has a slotted peghead with wide white plastic rollers, a wide flat fretboard, a 12-fret neck/body junction, no pickguard, a straight saddle, and a bridge to which the strings are tied. The top bracing is laid out in a fan pattern usually. There is no neck reinforcement.
A classical guitar IS acoustic. There are two basic types of acoustic guitar: steel string and nylon string. Classical and flamenco acoustics have nylon strings but there are some nylon string guitars which are neither classical nor flamenco. They have cutaways, curved fingerboards which are narrower than classical or flamenco guitars and are meant to feel more like steel string acoustics.
It sounds as if your guitar is a steel string acoustic, but take a look. Has it got steel or nylon strings?
Well if it has a sound hole, than you have an acoustic especially if it is attached at the 14th fret. Electric guiar are attached at the 21st fret and