[Irishcocacola]

I need this information for my website. Im writing an article.

You know those guitars with the real wide necks, 3 nylon strings...I call them beginner guitars. I never started on one of those. Anyways, do you call those classical guitar, or beginner guitars, or what?

Thanks

This post has been edited by Irishcocacola: 22 June 2004 - 10:26 AM

[airdog4125]

If they're classical, I call them nylon or classical, but all of those have 6 nylon strings. I don't know of any with only 3, also starter electrics are things like squire and for acoustic, there are fender, johnson, and a host of others. There's not just one kind of starter guitar.

[Irishcocacola]

oh I didn't know they could have all 6 be nylon. Cause I have a real old one in my closet I've never used and it has 3 nylon and 3 steel; but that could be the workings of my older brother.

[redhotguitar]

the 3 'steel' are really still classical strings, they just look metallic compared to the highest 3. What you have is a classical guitar. And they make real nice classical guitars too, so theyre not always for beginners, They're for anyone who wants to play classical guitar.. They have wider necks to make fingerpicking easier and usually have a mellow sounding top wood like cedar.

[dadfad]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I've seen a few REALLY inexpensive guitars where they had three nylon solids and three steel-wound nylons on them. Like from K-mart or something. And they were classical-style. Having nylon strings and so little tension on the neck, they don't need truss-rods (or even good strong neck-wood and joints) and so they can be constructed very cheaply. Of course they have really expensive classical guitars too with nylon or silk-and-steel wound strings, basically for classical or Spanish-style music.

[Irishcocacola]

yeah, I don't even recommend those "starter" guitars...cause I didn't start on one and I think im better because of it.

You start slower but later on you learn faster due to improved dexterity, ect.
That, opposed to starting quicker and improving dexterity later on I guess.

[goldrush]

In all my years of playing I have never heard or seen them (I guess if they're sold at K-mart that would explain why). At first I thought you were talking about a 4-string baritone guitar.

[murpay]

Im pretty sure what ur talkin about is a classical guitar i hate them though especially the lack of tension with the nylon strings
I cant see why ne one would call them starter guitars i must be missing something there

Pat

[deamhain]

I think the cheapy 3+3 boxes are known as "rubbish".

As for hating classical guitars due to the string tension. I suspect that's a case of trying to play the wrong sort of music with the instrument. I remember way back to when I was at High School - it's a long time ago but I can just remember - there was a girl in my music class who played classical/Spanish and did so amazingly. However, if she wanted to play something a bit folky or rocky she switched guitars to one that was steel strung.

Oh aye - and she was drop-dead gorgeous too!

[murpay]

I think the cheapy 3+3 boxes are known as "rubbish".

As for hating classical guitars due to the string tension. I suspect that's a case of trying to play the wrong sort of music with the instrument.  I remember way back to when I was at High School - it's a long time ago but I can just remember - there was a girl in my music class who played classical/Spanish and did so amazingly. However, if she wanted to play something a bit folky or rocky she switched guitars to one that was steel strung.

Oh aye - and she was drop-dead gorgeous too! 

ahah not bad a good guitarist whos hot lol

Yea I dont play classical stuff s i was lost when trying to play my friends meh ill stick to my guitar


Pat

[murpay]

Really u can learn on ne type of guitar there is no set "beginners guitar"

Pat