Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Catalyst77 on September 09, 2009, 10:50:30 PM
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I'm thinking about getting myself a nylon string guitar but haven't go the faintest idea where to start :?
Is it worth getting an electric or acoustic? if i got an electric would i need a special amp to run it??
I'm quite interested in doing a bit of spanishy flamenco stuff and mixing it up with a bit of blues and rock for a solo project i'm working on, so ive got no pre-idea of any particular sound as such, i don't even know what makes are good or how much you have to spend to get whats deemed a good guitar!
is there anyone out there in the ether who can give me a bit of advice?
All help most enthisicatically welcomed :lol:
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iirc Tony was selling his nylon Nathan Sheppard, you might want to look in seconds out.
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Interested in this also. I'd like one with a cutaway for ease of play and I found a couple of nice looking ones on ebay when I looked the other day. I think it was an Ibanez, a Fender and a Hudson or something all about £200 electro-nylon. I have no idea about the tonalities of the woods used in acoustic guitars though.
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You might also look at Godin - they have a good range of nylon strung guitars
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When I was looking into this , I rather fancied the Ibanez ( what is now the A100 ANT ? ) - as it had nylon strings, an onboard 'Fishman' pickup and pre-amp with an XLR socket as well as the jack socket. The main feature was that it seemed to have a Les Paul type neck dimension, but with the tonal attributes of a more 'Classical' model.
It would have been my choice as a second guitar - as the Godin made 'lush' looking instruments of the same type, but at ( relatively ) high prices.
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Look at Yamaha, I had a classical nylon with cutaway and electrics and it was a great little guitar.
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Tanglewood are okay for the price but the £250-£300 Fender is meant to be very good....