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GUITARS & AESTHETICS... MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE?
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JBASHORUN
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RE: GUITARS & AESTHETICS... MORE THA... (in reply to Romanza)
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I saw a really cool black flamenco guitar in a market the other day and was tempted to buy it (still using a classical at the min !) but it had the name Westfield written across it which put me off. It just didn't sound very... flamenco! (Has anyone heard of this make??) Jacqueline, Westfield are one of the lesser known cheap guitar makers. They basically make "cheap guitars". You can pick up a Westfield electric guitar from under £100 on ebay, and I'd guess that acoustics might be cheaper. That isn't to say that they're not well made though, as I have never actually examined one to see the details for myself. I'd guess they are made in the Far East somewhere (perhaps Taiwan) like most other low-end guitars. I think if you pay a bit more you might get a reasonably good Westfield, but if you've got more to spend, I'd recommend going for a better maker. Westfield is not known for Flamenco guitars. At all. I would be curious as to whether it actually was a Flamenco guitar you saw and not just a Classical. Its often hard to tell them apart, although Golpeadores (tapping plates) are usually the giveaway. Many shop owners I visited a while back didn't even stock Flamenco guitars, as they are a bit of a "minority interest". But you'll find some sellers will try and sell you classicals as Flamencos. Not sure if its deceit, or just plain ignorance. But if it doesn't look Flamenco, and doesn't sound Flamenco, then chances are that it isn't. Ofcourse, it could be though. James
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Date Feb. 1 2006 10:55:20
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JBASHORUN
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RE: GUITARS & AESTHETICS... MORE THA... (in reply to Romanza)
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I think it was this one here - see the piece that looks like a Goldpeador (although it's described on this website as a 'Jumbo acoustic' - I don't remember it being very large though..) http://www.windjammermusic.co.uk/images/Westfield/WestfieldB200LG.gif (it was also cheaper than that one, I think it was £60) LOL! Romanza... are you sure it was that one? You know that the one in the picture is a STEEL STRINGED guitar?!!! I certainly don't think that one's a Flamenco guitar. The thing you refer to as a golpeadore (the tear-shaped thing, right?)... thats actually just a scratchplate/pickguard to protect the surface of the guitar from plectrum marks (you use plectrums with steel strings). I guess its a variant of the golpeadore, but not quite the same thing... Flamenco golpeadores are usually a rectangular shape. But you might've just make a mistake, and posted a picture of the wrong guitar. Even still, if you saw a guitar that had a similar shaped scratch plate but had nylon strings, I would guess that its a classical just because Westfield don't usually make Flamencos. Although classicals don't usually have scratchplates, but hey, what does it matter on a £60 guitar. At the end of the day, £60 isn't a lot to spend on a guitar, so go for it if you really like the way it looks. Even better if it plays well. but I wouldn't go expecting it to sound "muy Flamenco", and no, I don't think Westfield is that well respected a luthier in Flamenco circles. But hey, I think if you like the way it looks and sounds, I always say to buy it and forget about the name... only snobs buy things just for the name. Oh, the Flamenco tone... I'd say its a "brighter" more trebly sound than a classical. Although its often hard to tell the difference with a cheap Flamenco guitar. Thanks, James
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Date Feb. 1 2006 11:37:39
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