An acoustic guitar with steel strings (as opposed to a classical guitar which has nylon or gut strings).
Go to youtube.com and type in 'KK Slider Folk Guitar'.
There are 6 strings on a folk guitar as with most guitars, except for 12 strings.
base guitar= does not exist. bass guitar= a form of the stand up bass made to get a different sound and easier for transportation. Folk guitar= usually an acoustic guitar. not a specific brand or type. but an acoustic guitar. Folk guitar is a style like rock guitar, jazz guitar, metal guitar there are not different guitars, and style can be played on any guitar (obviously some are easier on certain types of guitars)
6 of them
There are six.
Folk and Roots sounds like Tambourines guitar Bongos
Firewood.
The key differences between folk and classical guitar playing techniques lie in the styles of music they are used for. Folk guitar playing is often more rhythmic and strumming-based, while classical guitar playing involves intricate fingerpicking and precise techniques. Folk guitarists may use a pick and focus on chord progressions, while classical guitarists typically use their fingers and play complex melodies and arpeggios.
Some common folk guitar chord progressions used in traditional folk music include the I-IV-V progression, the I-V-VI-IV progression, and the I-IV-I-V progression. These progressions are often used in songs to create a familiar and pleasing sound that is characteristic of folk music.
Because his genre was generally considered "folk." Most folk musicians kept within an acoustic guitar and went on happily. But Bob, he did things his own way and went off and used an electric guitar.
I'd say folk, as classical style should be pure and true to the authors intent, whereas folk style is more to be interpreted by the player.
old-time is the form of north American folk music