As a dude who plays both, I can attest to general accuracy of this post. Flamenco guitars generally have much lower action, and, in fact, there is usually too much buzz to strum a chord and hold it. This is okay, because flamenco is usually a rapid-fire flurry of notes, and it is much more percussive. When you DO strum a chord and hold it, the starting strum is usually very percussive, and the buzz gets folded into the onset of the strum, then whats still sustaining doesn't buzz because the string displacement was limited by the low action at the onset. That would sound like shit if you were playing a Bach lute suite, but it works great in flamenco. The buzz actually adds to the percussive feel of the strum.
(BTW: not actually that into flamenco, more into rumba Catalana, which is somewhat derived from flamenco.)
There's also a few more differences I probably could have covered, but I didn't - 'cause I suck like that.
Yeah, I'm a classical guitarist by training - and was able to get a couple of years of formal training for flamenco.
Sadly, throughout my career, nobody ever screamed out for anything like Für Elise. When they do, I'll be ready!
Sadly, throughout my career, nobody ever screamed out for anything like Für Elise. When they do, I'll be ready!
LOL! Don't hold your breath, dude.
And, yeah, there might be fine points you didn't mention, but I think you got the general idea across: flamenco guitars are built for "crispness" and attack, while classical guitars are more about sustain and proper intonation for each plucked note.
One of these days, I might write some more about tone-woods, and the variations there as well.
LOL I sometimes get requests for flamenco or classical in my weekly guitar thread on Voat. There's a few folks that enjoy them.
Alas, my career was playing pretty much everything except classical. For a while, I did quite a bit of session work and I'd try to incorporate bits of classical nuance into the recording but a requirement was often that they had to be able to mostly replicate it live and outside of the confines of the comfy studio. It's an interesting limitation to work with.
How long have you been playing?
DO FUR ELISE!
Here ya go:
Here's the eldest hoodlum doing rhythm and myself doing lead on Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown. Hot off the press!
LOL Gimme a few - I already have it recorded and uploaded.
Gotta get the guitar thread open - it's time.
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