Bulerias2005 -> RE: For those that have more than one guitar (Ricardo?) (Apr. 21 2014 13:55:39)
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I have guitars by Stephen Kakos from 1988 and 2011, as well as a 1983 Reyes. These tend to be my main guitars, though my favorite is the 2011. The 1988 Kakos has a wider and longer neck, so I need to adjust to it a little bit before I play it publicly. It has a warmer sound and is technically a classical guitar, but I asked Kakos to install a tapping plate, so I frequently play flamenco on it. It is simultaneously a concert and workhorse guitar for me, as I've used it for many years during restaurant gigs before I asked Kakos for a custom built instrument, the flamenco negra from 2011. That is now my primary guitar. The neck length is standard and he made it specifically with my sound and specifications in mind. However, adjusting between instruments honestly doesn't take me very long -- maybe 20 minutes at most. Perhaps it's because they are both from the same luthier and have his distinct "stamp", but I also don't have any difficulties switching to the Reyes, which has a much drier and crisper sound than either of the Kakos guitars. I tend to use the Reyes in more specific, flamenco-centric contexts (understandably). There's also my WORKHORSE workhorse guitar -- a Yamaha CGsomethingsomething (I forgot the model #) -- which I tend to use to demonstrate things to students or to practice when it's nearest to me at home. But to answer your question, OP, I don't have a 'schedule' for practicing my guitars but I greatly prefer the 2011 Kakos for everything -- concerts, practicing, composing, etc. The guitar has a sound that I fell in love with the second I heard it, and I hope to be able to play this guitar for the rest of my life, if it holds up!
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