Murph Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I get the itch for a classical from time to time. I've never owned one, but have picked around on a few. Anybody here play one? How about exclusive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eds111 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Yes. Fingerstyle on a classical is hard to beat. My CYM 95 is a beautiful sounding instrument. I highly recommend a nice classical of some kind if you like to play a lot of fingerstyle music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I, too, think that having a nylon string guitar is a nice change up from steel strings for finger picking. Here's mine, a 1990 Kirk Sand Brazilian/European spruce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Wow. Nice back on that puppy, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Wow. Nice back on that puppy' date=' eh? [/quote'] Thanks, Murph. That's your basic, old-growth slab! It's Kirk's 99th guitar and and identical to what he now builds as the John Knowles signature model, except my guitar has European instead of Sitka for the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Not exclusive, just part of my stable. As eds11 said, great for fingerstyle. Actually I've got two: An inexpensive Yamaha G-55A from the 70s with a bit smaller than usual body size, cedar top, some kind of laminate sides (maybe maple), and traditional neck specs (2 inch nut), that has a very mellow sound. I also have a Taylor NS74-CE with western Red cedar top, rosewood b/s and a 'hybrid' neck of dimensions more like a steel string acoustic - it sounds great and with the neck dimensions, it plays more like a steel string but has a bit more room (1 7/8 inch nut). jt - Oh yes, what a beautiful backside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I've got a '97 La Patrie Collection, a '58 Gibson C-6 Richard Pick model, a 60s Vietnamese monster with way too much inlay, and a $10 trasher made by Giannini called a Seresta. The La Patrie might be the best in the traditional sense but the Gibson begs to be played.... imagine comparing a 2010 J200 to a 50 year old J45. The Vietnamese one is more for decoration than substance. The $10 Seresta is just lovable; the ultimate beach box. C-6: La Patrie: Vietnamese: Seresta: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I've got a newer workingman's Alvarez. Cedar top, cutaway, built-in piezo, preamp, EQ, tuner, etc. Not a great classical by any means, but fits the bill very nicely for the latin side of jazz (samba, bossa, and such). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirligig Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I have this one for those mellow moments ..it's small bodied so it doesn't have a big voice, it also has a thin neck profile so the playability is more like a steel string.. it wasn't a big expense and as L5Larry said it also fit the bill nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I started off using strictly a nylon "classical" 12-fret to the body guitar. Did that mostly (not counting a 12-string and occasional "borrow" of a steel string) for three years before I got into a rock band in college and started playing guitar swap games. Right now I still have my mid 1970s Ovation Country Artist. It was the first EA nylon I was aware of and had the advantage of 14 frets to the body. I wish it had a bit more sustain, but... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I got one. The action is around 2 cm's. lol Its small but it has a very nice sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Pantyhose!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I have a Manuel Rodgriguez C3... it's quite a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Karen... What in the world do you mean, "Pantyhose?" <chortle> Seriously, back in the olden days a lotta folkies played on nylon; then there was Flamenco as well... and a bit of Bach to get onto... and of course Charlie Byrd and jazz.... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 LOL Sorry, it's more a female debate.... nylons versus pantyhose. When I saw Murph's thread title "Nylon?" I immediately countered with 'pantyhose'. Knee jerk reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I kinda figured that but... thought also perhaps there might be some additional metaphor involved. <grin> Ah, well... And.... no, ain't goin' there. <chortle> I long ago came to the observation that what girls who wear them figure and what guys who look at the girls figure (how'z zat for a pun?) are two different things. Seriously, after a discussion with a fireman I never again traveled wearing anything but natural fibers. So... I s'pose silk isn't all that easy to find nowadays for more feminine apparel applications. But nylon guitar strings? I'm told they beat the heck out of natural fibers there... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I've got one guitar that was made in Germany sometime 1850-1875. I'd like to buy a set of real gut strings just to be authentic. They're out there, maybe $25 a set. It just hasn't been a priority to cough up the cash. It would be neat though. It currently has modern day nylon but with real gut it would give the tone that Franz would have gotten 150 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I started with a classical and as a result I had a hard time finding a steel string that didn't feel way too skinny until I found my Gibson F-25 which has a neck exactly like a classical, great for finger style, as is a classical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Classical guitars are great to have in your arsenal of instruments. Beautiful tone!!! I heard many years ago that you shouldn't write songs on a classical guitar because you'll tend to want to use passing chords cause they sound so good. Unfortunately not always where the money is at. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Grandpa... We're from the same start. <grin> It's also why I like the wider necks and don't care at all for Fender necks. Rogerb... Not sure I'd agree, depending on the songwriter's musical consciousness. I tend to use more passing chords on the 175. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Grandpa... We're from the same start. <grin> It's also why I like the wider necks and don't care at all for Fender necks. m Oddly enough, I love my Telecaster because of how the neck feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 You've gotta be kiddin'! Hmmmmm. I know you're not. I've just never felt comfortable with the neck radius and narrow nut on Fenders and their clones. I've often teased that if they made a Gibson neck to go on a Tele I'd consider one. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 You've gotta be kiddin'! Hmmmmm. I know you're not. I've just never felt comfortable with the neck radius and narrow nut on Fenders and their clones. I've often teased that if they made a Gibson neck to go on a Tele I'd consider one. m I've thought the very same exact thing. A big wide fingrtpicking neck on a Tele, priceless. Kevin Eubanks, Leno's bandleader, has an electric with a wide neck. It's a custom joib I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Actually I love the neck on the 175 version I have. I somethings figure it'd be a shade better just about a half inch shorter scale and a 16th of an inch wider but... Sheesh, that's kinda nitpicking. Here's one I've kicked myself about for years. I had a Hagstrom solid body 12. The neck was nice and thin and flat. Drop half the strings and you've got a sold body with a nice thin but wide neck! Nope, I was too stupid to think of it seriously and keep a really nice guitar. Too soon oldt, too late schmardt. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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