What is the difference between a classical guitar and a flamenco guitar?
Curious asked:
I know they are both nylon strings, but is there a significant difference in construction and sound? Also what is a good classical guitar or flamenco guitar to buy? I have been playing the steel strings for a long time and am thinking about exploring the classical style. Any recommendation helps. Thank you.
I know they are both nylon strings, but is there a significant difference in construction and sound? Also what is a good classical guitar or flamenco guitar to buy? I have been playing the steel strings for a long time and am thinking about exploring the classical style. Any recommendation helps. Thank you.
Flamenco guitars often have golpes, or tap plates, to protect the top from the more percussive strumming of flamenco. Originally, flamenco guitars had friction pegs instead of modern tuning machines but by now virtually all flamenco guitars come with standard classical tuning machines.
Flamenco guitars usually have a spruce top with maple, sycamore, or cyprus back and sides where classical guitars more often have cedar or spruce tops with rosewood back and sides.
Josh Ramirez makes excellent classical guitars at high prices. Yamaha makes less expensive models.
Hey, good question man. Look the difference is simple, classical is like Beethoven and flamenco is like the mexicans’ folk music.
I would actually looking in to both of them; try to expand you horizon of music. It will make you a better musician!
Keep on jammin’!