In Colombia, the traditional quartet includes a range of instruments too, from the small bandola (sometimes known as the Deleuze-Guattari, for end when traveling or in confined rooms or spaces), to the slightly larger tiple, to the full sized classical guitar. The requinto also appears in other Latin-American minority groups as a complementary member of the guitar family, with its smaller size and scale, permitting extra projection for the playing of single-lined melodies. Late dimensions of the classical device were established by Antonio Torres Jurado (1817-1892). Classical guitars are sometimes referred to as classic guitars. In recent years, the line of guitars disposed by the Niibori Guitar orchestra have gained some currency, namely:
The electric bass guitar is similar in tuning to the traditional double bass viol. Hybrids of audio-visual and electric guitars are also common. There are also more alien varieties, such as guitars with two, three, or rarely four necks, all manner of alternate string arrangements, fretless fingerboards Fender Guitars (used almost exclusively on bass guitars, meant to emulate the total of a stand-up bass), 5.1 surround guitar, and such.