Electro-classical Guitar, is it a good idea? |
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Electro-classical Guitar, is it a good idea? |
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Sep 20 2019, 02:51 PM |
The solid body nylon string guitars usually sound pretty bad. Very artificial.
There are a lot of really good sounding standard classical guitars (some with cutaways) with pickups built in that sound great. Yamaha and Takamine have many models at all price ranges. *The only solid body classical that was decent was the Gibson 'Chet Atkins' model. As Mertay mentioned, the solid design is about minimizing feedback on louder stages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Chet_Atkins_SST This post has been edited by klasaine: Sep 20 2019, 02:55 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Sep 23 2019, 08:09 AM |
When I was looking into getting one, the Cordoba brand seemed to be a good compromise on quality and price.
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Sep 23 2019, 05:41 PM |
These guitars are mostly bought cause of stage concerns rather than tone. Both acoustic or classic, they're good at preventing feedback on stage. They aren't super bad for their tone but to me doesn't get much better than "usable" (no depth, dimension or sweetness when compared to a regular design, expect a very upfront sound). I didn't play high quality ones though, a better mic. on such guitars can make a noticeable difference. Side note; I'm not a fan of cutaways either on regular designs. Personal opinion but to me they steal too much of the tone and lower areas usually aren't played much on the fret-board to make it worth the compromise. I already have a Classical guitar and it rocks but it has no cutaway and playing stuff like Dee, Black Star or To Live Is To Die is just impossible when I can practically use only 12 of 19 frets. Handy for recording as it has a pickup built in But not great if you want to actually buy/play classical guitar without having to plug it in. Give it a whirl if you can I meant it specifically for recording or performing in front of my family, later maybe I'll get bigger audiences Solid body could actually be useful to practice at late hours because it's significantly more quiet. I'll make sure to test a few before the purchase. It's quite new stuff for me and I want to get some idea of what I'm looking for. The solid body nylon string guitars usually sound pretty bad. Very artificial. There are a lot of really good sounding standard classical guitars (some with cutaways) with pickups built in that sound great. Yamaha and Takamine have many models at all price ranges. *The only solid body classical that was decent was the Gibson 'Chet Atkins' model. As Mertay mentioned, the solid design is about minimizing feedback on louder stages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Chet_Atkins_SST If the "artificial" tone sounds anything like YJM's Classical tone, then it's an advantage not a disadvantage for me, I'm the type who prefers alu picks over Delrin, Ultex or Tortex, so anything is possible I'm looking for a solid body design specifically. I haven't used that particular model but I used to use a friends Gibson Chet Atkins Slimline Nylon Acoustic on occasion, not the greatest sounding thing 'unplugged' but not a bad sound when amplified (preferably Direct into the PA). I'm not sure if I can afford a Gibson but I'll give it a try if I get the chance! Thanks for the heads up! When I was looking into getting one, the Cordoba brand seemed to be a good compromise on quality and price. I'll check theirs but in the online catalogue of my GC there isn't any. -------------------- |
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Sep 24 2019, 02:37 AM |
I've owned several classical guitars with electronics in them and my fave of all of them was the Yamaha that I had. I had several Yamaha classicals with the electronics package built in that had the guitar jack, on board EQ, 9 volt battery port, etc. They were the best of all of the ones that I owned. I studied classical guitar in college and I ran through a ton of cheap classical guitars with electronic on board. the sweet spot seemed to be the yamahas. Like this guy for I got used about $300. I've seen them as low as $150for older models. Every single one had good resonance and sounded good without being plugged in. All of the others in the range, from every other builder sounded a bit dead.
https://amzn.to/2kYGkBj This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Sep 24 2019, 02:43 AM |
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Sep 25 2019, 12:38 AM |
I've owned several classical guitars with electronics in them and my fave of all of them was the Yamaha that I had. I had several Yamaha classicals with the electronics package built in that had the guitar jack, on board EQ, 9 volt battery port, etc. They were the best of all of the ones that I owned. I studied classical guitar in college and I ran through a ton of cheap classical guitars with electronic on board. the sweet spot seemed to be the yamahas. Like this guy for I got used about $300. I've seen them as low as $150for older models. Every single one had good resonance and sounded good without being plugged in. All of the others in the range, from every other builder sounded a bit dead. https://amzn.to/2kYGkBj I've had some bad experience with Yamaha but I'll give it a try. I'm looking for a solid body guitar but you never know what you end up buying. I had my eyes set one a car but I accidentally found a better deal and got that one instead, same could work with a guitar If you do find one definitely give it a try!! You'll find used Gibson ones for around £1000, there was also an Epiphone version which should be about £500. As Todd mentioned the Yamaha range are very good value for money!! Both are more than I can afford but trying it out is always nice! Maybe I'll pay more attention to Yamaha, as it seems to have good reputation here. -------------------- |
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