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Hello everyone, I am new to the forum, and I could use some advise.
About 9 months ago I started learning Flamenco guitar. A noob as I was (and still am I suppose) I bought my self a low priced guitar to see if this hobby would last. It was the Alhambra 3F.
Now I am willing to buy a new guitar which will much more suite my personal sound taste and I really like the guitars with almost no sustain.
Do you people have good advise for a new guitar between 1000 - 1500 euros? I was told the AMALIO BURGUET 2f was a good follow up to get this more authentic sound.
Or is it better to spend a little more to get that authentic sound? I do not want to spent that much yet, maybe in the future when I got more skills
RE: Help for a new flamenco guitar! ... (in reply to kozz)
I've got a Burguet 2F and I'll personally deliver it to your doorstep for 1500 euros
Seriously though, I love it, and it is a nice guitar - and it's quite definitely a flamenco guitar. Mine is from 1998 though, so I don't know how much it resembles the current 2f.
I don't think you have to spend that much money if you are patient and hunt around - to give you an idea I bought mine second hand for about 350-400 euros (depending on the exchange rate..).
RE: Help for a new flamenco guitar! ... (in reply to kozz)
Hello. I was in the same dillemma with you and i prefer to spend a little more and buy an Anders Eliasson blanca. I wanted to have a guitar from a specialist and i cant wait to keep it to my hands. Just check his website www.eliassonguitars.com and you wont regret it.
RE: Help for a new flamenco guitar! ... (in reply to kozz)
Hee thanks people for the quick reactions!
I will deffinately check out the items....it's hard to get around with all the brands available and eventually make a choice.
Funny though, I ordered the Anders Eliasson DVD earlier this week, just because I got a interested in guitar making. Not that I am ever going to, but for the fun of it.
RE: Help for a new flamenco guitar! ... (in reply to kozz)
Kozz, Welcome to the Foro! This discussion comes up fairly often here so you maybe able to do a search on beginner's guitar questions. When I started I had the same questions as you and my advice would be to just continue to use your Alhambra. Give yourself another year or so and save your money for a nice instrument if you really want to continue this wonderful hobby. To be honest, I haven't found there to be a great deal of difference between a $300 instrument and a $1,500 one, unless you happen across a bargain in the process. The problem is at this stage you probably won't understand the difference that is unless you have some years of experience with guitars. I started with a Manuel Rodriguez C3F and it was ok, I played it for about 3 years and then purchased an Burguet 1F which is a very nice instrument but now 7 years into Flamenco, and i'm probably ready for an even nicer instrument. I will probably purchase a luthier made instrument in the future as I feel my skills have improved to the point it makes sense. I'm accompanying dancers and need a good solid working instrument that I can depend on... Don't be in a big hurry to spend your money, use what you have, enjoy the journey of learning and you will know when its time to buy a better instrument! Sig--
RE: Help for a new flamenco guitar! ... (in reply to kozz)
Thanks everybody.
The last few comments made me think. It indeed is true, if you can make a beginners guitar sound good, than a real guitar even sounds better, so it makes sence to wait a little longer.
So that's what I've decided, just to wait another year, and go for a handmade guitar of Anders, they are just beautifull.
Although I must admid it's hard to wait, in the end it will turn out better!
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