Mark2 -> RE: Guitar choice advice (Apr. 28 2016 18:29:24)
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You raise some interesting points. I think as someone new to flamenco, there are so many things to learn that trump(no pun intended) the playability, and purity and variation of tone that come with a great guitar. It's not like a falseta, or anything else, can't be learned on a Yamaha. I guess I'm not sure I agree that a starter guitar would prevent someone from feeling or hearing the music. I agree that the more you like your sound, the better you are going to play. But a great guitar won't give you compas or the ability to follow a singer/dancer. In spite of that, I'd get the best guitar you can afford. I've played a lot of electric guitar over the years, and am still collecting them. They all do different things for me, and present their own challenges. This one plays better, that one holds tuning better, that one sounds great playing this style, etc. When I was in college I played in the school jazz band. it was full of way better jazz players. I only had a strat. My reading sucked. I never felt like if I only had a 175, I would sound so much better. Maybe if I had the reading down, had no issue soloing over the changes, then maybe I'd have felt that the jazz guitar was needed to advance. quote:
ORIGINAL: meknyc Believe it or not, I have been having quite a bit of trouble finding an answer in NYC. Sure, there are all the big centers and some smaller boutiques; however, it is still very hard to find a good used or a new within my budget. Also, being new to this and the city imply I am still searching for the community. NYC can be quite alienating. I am heeding the advice though and seeking like-minded places. I am inclined to agree with Anders. My experience tells me that all other things being equal a good guitar teaches better than a bad one. I come from jazz/blues where technique will only get you so far without hearing and feeling the music. I believe flamenco is even more so and that is what calls me to it. Much has been said (including in this forum), for example, about the difference between when to play a note and why to play it. Can one feel the why if he/she cannot hear it? Would a cheap guitar mask the nuances to the point that one cannot learn to hear the feeling? If that is true, then, to me outgrowing the guitar would simply be the point where one can still learn technique while missing out on the emotion. Can that happen? That said, I do not doubt that PDL, among others, would sound fantastic playing a cigar box and a shoe string. I cannot even begin to understand the depth of his emotions. yet, to be fair, PDL did not just learn them on a guitar, cheap or not. Much more at work there.
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