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Which guitar should I play ???
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britguy
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 Which guitar should I play ???
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Maybe a stupid question, but, for all of you out there with several guitars - how do you decide which one you're going to play at any particualar time? And what influences that choice?
I have four flamenco guitars, all negras, plus a 40 year old blanca beater. I try to use all of them in some kind of rotation, just to make sure they all get played fairly regularly. But they all play and sound a little differently, and I'm wondering if I should have a more appropriate means of selecting which guitar gets played at which time, and why?
Anybody have any ideas here???
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Date Apr. 11 2012 19:58:21
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Bulerias2005
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RE: Which guitar should I play ??? (in reply to britguy)
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It depends on a variety of factors -- type of venue, ensemble type (solo vs. w/ other musicians), type of repertoire, and even your mood... I have 3 guitars, one of which hardly counts because I almost never play it (the Yamaha entry-level flamenco guitar), so my choice is always between a classical 1988 Stephen Kakos guitar and a custom made 2011 Stephen Kakos flamenco negra. Lately I've only been playing the latter because it sounds amazing for EVERY genre, including classical... so I guess I'm not really faced with a choice... usually if I feel that something is off about my sound, all I need is a string change. Haha.
Edit - Elie, that's not a bad idea actually. I might have to make the Yamaha my "weird tuning guitar". Haha.
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