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Thanks very much for the support (again) Andre - I was pleased with the overall tone, but a little disappointed not to have played it better. I think the cold fingers and being slightly out of my comfort zone just added tension. Loving all these Tarrega pieces, just such a joy to learn :-)
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I like the first one best, but the 2nd one was nice too. You're using natural nails on your right hand? Good tone.
I can't stand having nails, but its the only way to get a decent sound with nylon.
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Thanks Barry, yes I use natural nails - wouldn’t dream of playing without them on steel or nylon.
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I much preferred the second recording (although both are good); great acoustic space - that's why so many nylon recordings are in churches. I also thought it was a touch bright however. A bright nylon tone could arise from several sources - the guitar and strings (i.e. fluorocarbon) and/or the recording are possible, but also the way it's played: When I moved from steel-string to nylon, I sounded much too bright myself and it took quite some time and effort to address this (I'm still trying...). I needed to correct three things from my steel-string days to sound more mellow: A; Addressing the string at less of an acute angle and nail shape (i.e. use a ramp), B; Changing the way I plucked (by pushing down into the string and using rest strokes) and, C; changing right hand position - I note in your video you play between the soundhole and bridge pretty much all the time - simply moving towards the neck will fatten the sound considerably. You could try using more rest strokes etc. Here is a great example from Tavi Jinariu, where he uses a lot of rest strokes and changes in right hand position: Wonderful! The single thing that I found most useful when switching was Bill Kanegiser's Hot Licks videos. e.g this is fabulous. I'd never seen a steel-string tutorial go anywhere near this level of detail regarding how to simply pluck a string. My tone fattened up overnight and my steel-string playing improved as well: Keep it up! Nylon requires so much more effort, but is so much more rewarding (IMHO!). Cheers, Steve |
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Hi Steve Thanks very much for taking the time to offer such good advice, I appreciate it. The church was lovely, but I did find the guitar harder to manage in such a lively environment, and also found it sounded brighter too than at home. I will go back and try again in a week or so. My strings are nylon and my nails are pretty good, but you are spot in terms of right hand position relative to soundhole. I tried in this piece to play mostly rest strokes, but they are still a bit of a work in progress. I’d be interested if you find the version I recorded today and posted in show and tell also bright sounding - to me it sounded warmer and fatter. I’ll watch the hot licks video, so thanks for that (l already listen to a lot of Tavi’s playing) It’s a lovely instrument, I am a convert..
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