a_arnold -> RE: PDL playing fretless guitar? (Jun. 14 2010 10:50:02)
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The only reference I can find to PDL playing a fretless guitar on that album comes from a video posted by wait for it......prof. Ruben Diaz. PDL certainly DID NOT play an "andalucian guitar" on that album or any other. He was 28 years old when he recorded Almoraima. You may judge the accuracy of the profsĀ“ information ( and horrible sounding guitar) for yourself. If Santos Hernandez ever did make a fretless guitar, it was surely experimental. Every Santos I have seen has been fretted. Thanks, Marcos. Diaz's guitar really does sound horrible, doesn't it? For a guitar, I mean. It actually does sound a lot like an Oud, though. I really can't blame Diaz for sounding bad on a fretless guitar. I think it would be really hard for anyone to sound good on one of those, even a Santos Hernandez. I know Diaz is reputed to be a PDL specialist, but I don't know much about him. Does he post on the foro? Your quote (above) sounded like you have had some experience with him. If you google "fretless andalucian guitar Hernandez" you will get a bunch of hits, some for someone selling one. The page wasn't clear on whether it is an actual Santos Hernandez, or if it was someone's "Santos Hernandez Model" of a fretless guitar. It was selling for only about $5500, as I remember, so probably wasn't a real SH, which should sell for a lot more. Especially something as rare as a fretless should be.
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