Playing the guitar is one of my favorite hobbies.
Modern guitar type instruments were not made until the Renaissance. 
They are still pretty old. That's very interesting.
The classical guitar has 12 frets. The strings are made of nylon instead of metal. 
I wonder if it sounded any better than modern guitars?
Probably.  Classical guitar is very hard to master. 
I bet. I only play the modern guitar.
Do you play the guitar with a pick or do you fingerstyle it? 
I prefer playing with a pic but I can do both.
The bass guitar is played mostly with the fingers.