Classical Guitar Strings
The classical guitar uses strings made of gut (traditional) or nylon (modern usage), and is the ancestor of modern steel-string acoustic and electric guitars (which use metal strings). Originating from the Spanish vihuela and gittern of the 15th and 16th centuries, classical guitars evolved from the 17th and 18th-century baroque guitar into early forms of the modern classical guitar by the mid-19th century. The contemporary classical guitar as we know it today was solidified through the late designs of 19th-century Spanish luthier Antonio Torres Jurado.
Complete sets of classical guitar strings are listed by manufacturer in the sections below. Individual classical guitar strings can be found in the Single Strings section.