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Catalyst77

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Nylon String Guitars?
« on: September 09, 2009, 10:50:30 PM »
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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Re: Nylon String Guitars?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 11:03:50 PM »
iirc Tony was selling his nylon Nathan Sheppard, you might want to look in seconds out.
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Re: Nylon String Guitars?
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2009, 08:48:36 AM »
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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Re: Nylon String Guitars?
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2009, 10:00:18 AM »
You might also look at Godin - they have a good range of nylon strung guitars
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Re: Nylon String Guitars?
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2009, 10:11:23 AM »
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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Lu_B

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Re: Nylon String Guitars?
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2009, 09:59:39 PM »
Look at Yamaha, I had a classical nylon with cutaway and electrics and it was a great little guitar.
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Re: Nylon String Guitars?
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2009, 12:12:55 AM »
Tanglewood are okay for the price but the £250-£300 Fender is meant to be very good....
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