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RE: Hi, please help with guitar choi... (in reply to Odie)
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I prefer to play bach on a blanca, and virtually everything else. agree with that owned a variety of classical guitars over the years..[traditional to lattice braced] but all i play now is my ramirez blanca all styles, other than flamenco... great for samba/choro/bossa nova/jazz/world/pop...classical [especially early music etc].. enjoy
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Date Oct. 18 2010 7:18:40
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RE: Hi, please help with guitar choi... (in reply to Odie)
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first thing i noticed was ease of expression...or freedom of...it just felt so great, a relief to find this tone after years of cedar/rosewood classicals or hybrids.. the blanca was really sensitive to vibrato/glissando and cleaner picado's. a sizzling singing bass..singing mid range tone without the muddiness of a classical guitar...total but pleasing extreme...my thumb had a field day..let loose! and the snap when you strum/strike the strings a weird type of seduction... a thought on all this for you is if you buy a flamenco is to look carefully at the action at the bridge/soundboard as well as 12th fret... to me this means alot as a player now and is'nt always apparent in entry level - mid guitars...so to a luthier you may need to go! nothing against negra's by the way... others here may have both and offer a more practical view!
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Date Oct. 18 2010 12:34:16
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RE: Hi, please help with guitar choi... (in reply to Odie)
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there are not many options to try all the guitars I might fancy. you and me i live in australia but i had some great advice here along with a couple of members who also live where i am bought a lot of guitars before i felt the right one was in my hands it happens to be a blanca... it took a good deal of time. but only you can decide what is right for you play your guitar if it suits you now but spend time here and luthier/dealer websites..any friends in poland??..here we have to travel 5 hours in a plane to go to another country...poland is close to many other countries. Shops within Europe. Close to Spain. etc get a feel for good instruments in your price range because they are out there. you can play any music on any guitar ...then you fine tune what you want from the instrument...ongoing upgrade until you find the 'sound'. quote:
blanca for flamenco only can be used for any music....A list of Conde owners for example will range from Paco de Lucia to Lenny Kraviz to Al DiMeola Ramirez owners from Tomatito to Laurindo Almeida to the Beatles Classical Guitarists dont use them....ie blanca's. Sometimes i wish they would... Just try to play as many guitars before you spend money...you will know.
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Date Oct. 19 2010 12:43:18
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