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Old 12-20-2006, 05:23 PM
Timothy Lawler Timothy Lawler is offline
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For those who like the sound of nylon strings a classical guitar can be used very effectively for blues, jazz, folk and other genres as well as classical. A number of notable guitarists have done this... Charlie Byrd, Earl Klugh, Chet Atkins, Willie Nelson, to name a few (not to mention Peter, Paul and Mary's use of it). Joe Pass plays nylon string exclusively on his album with Ella called, "Fitzgerald and Pass... Again" and it's gorgeous playing.

This use of the nylon string instrument certainly does nothing to diminsh the great music of the classical guitar's repertoire. And vice versa. They're different things.
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