Nylon vs Classical
To the moderators, owners and whoever is in charge:
Since the majority of threads on this forum seem to deal with crossover and/or hybrid style guitars, would it be more honesty and informative to call this section "Nylon" rather than the somewhat misleading "Classical"? Just askin', Dave |
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nylon/carbon/titanium/gut :D |
Nothing "Classical" ever gets played on my nylon string guitar!
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But, that's not our problem! :D
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Thanks mc1. At least someone got the point I was trying to make.
Dave |
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It's pretty simple to ignore the threads you don't want to read. Or do we really need to set up a "Nylon String Guitar but not Classical Guitar If You Know What I Mean" section? |
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however, not all classical guitars are strung with nylon strings, so nylon isn't completely encompassing. |
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Can we just get back to business? |
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* Gypsy Jazz (Gitane, etc) * Archtop (Slaman, etc) * Folk (Takamine, etc) * Flamenco (many makers) * Crossover (many makers) * Solid Body (ESP, etc) * Travel/"Silent" (Yamaha, etc) * Tenor (Greg Miller, etc) The common denominator is the use of nylon strings. Not sure that lumping them all under the term "Classical" makes sense any more. |
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Dave |
"Classical" to me means that it is historically similar to the first modern style guitars made long ago.
Even if I played only punk rock on it it would still be a classical guitar. That is my understanding of the meaning behind the name. However, I also refer to it as "Nylon" when it may be too confusing or misunderstood by the listener. Also consider what it looks like when you use "classical" technique while playing a non-classical piece of music. You could be still be considered classical guitar payer except for not playing a classical piece of music. Short story for me is it is still a classical guitar. |
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