recommendations for nylon strummer

bluesguy63 · #1 04-16-2010, 08:07 AM

I strum a guitar with my fingers....just can't hold on to a pick real well. Thinking about trying out a nylon, if I can find one with:

-neck similiar size to a steel string

-sound..loudness

-price

What would you guys recommend? Again, I don't fingerpick, I strum. Durability....do nylon guitars hold up under that style? I know nothing about nylon string guitars. Thanks in advance!

Play2PraiseHim · #2 04-16-2010, 11:21 AM

I would suggest a solid spruce top. Cordoba Fusion, or Cordoba GK Studio, or Yamaha NTX 700, or Yamaha NTX900.

Herb Hunter · #3 04-16-2010, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bluesguy63

...What would you guys recommend? Again, I don't fingerpick, I strum. Durability....do nylon guitars hold up under that style? I know nothing about nylon string guitars. Thanks in advance!

Most nylon-string players strum without a pick. You might want to try a Taylor NS74ce. It is very easy to play and unlike most classical guitars, has a steel reinforced neck but just about any well-made nylon-string guitar will hold up just fine. I would venture to say that worldwide, the majority of nylon string guitars are used mostly for strumming sometimes quite vigorously.

Here is what the smaller, less loud version, the NS72ce-LTD, sounds like:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=8930202

Play2PraiseHim · #4 04-16-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Herb Hunter

Most nylon-string players strum without a pick. You might want to try a Taylor NS74ce. It is very easy to play and unlike most classical guitars, has a steel reinforced neck but just about any well-made nylon-string guitar will hold up just fine. I would venture to say that worldwide, the majority of nylon string guitars are used mostly for strumming sometimes quite vigorously.

Here is what the smaller, less loud version, the NS72ce-LTD, sounds like:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=8930202

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Herb Hunter · #5 04-16-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Play2PraiseHim

Link does not work.

Thank you for letting me know. I've fixed it in my previous post but here it is again

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=8930202

David Hilyard · #6 04-16-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Herb Hunter

Thank you for letting me know. I've fixed it in my previous post but here it is again

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...songID=8930202

Nice playing Herb! Why do I feel like a glass of vodka and a bowl of borsch, now?

Herb Hunter · #7 04-16-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by David Hilyard

Nice playing Herb! Why do I feel like a glass of vodka and a bowl of borsch, now?

Thank you for the kind words.

partyofone · #8 04-16-2010, 03:44 PM

Nice stuff, Herb. I hope my NS72 sounds like that when it comes.

Play2PraiseHim · #9 04-16-2010, 04:55 PM

Nice, real nice.

bluesguy63 · #10 04-16-2010, 06:46 PM

Thanks for the advice!

biggs2 · #11 04-17-2010, 05:51 AM

Take a look at a Takamine TC135SC or, if you prefer a wider neck and shorter scale, the TC132SC work nicely for strumming as well.

gerardo1000 · #12 04-18-2010, 08:11 PM

I had a Taylor NS 42 CE which was good, but I prefer the tone (and the price) of my current Cordoba GK studio. Excellent guitar.
With the money I made selling the Taylor, I bought the Cordoba and a Seagull
steel string Performer High Gloss cutaway folk with spruce top and flamed maple body.Both brand new,. So far, I have no regrets !