Nylon strings
JazzStrings
and does not have a thick / wide fingerboard .
I remember hearing something about one in this newsgroup .
Any ideas ?
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Thomas F Brown
JazzStrings <jazzstrin...@juno.com.invalid> wrote:
>I am interested in a nylon string guitar that can be amplified
>and does not have a thick / wide fingerboard .
>I remember hearing something about one in this newsgroup .
>Any ideas ?
The Godin electric nylons have fairly narrow fingerboards,
compared to your standard classical guitar.
Doc
for nylons. They are semi-hollow and sound OK when not amped. When you amp
them they sound great. Check them out at http://www.lasido.com/ --- Or
http://www.juniorsmusic.com They carry a full line of Godins as do other
on-line shops. I tried a Multi AC Nylon and it sounded great and it has a
narrow fingerboard for a nylon.
Doc
JazzStrings <jazzstrin...@juno.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> I am interested in a nylon string guitar that can be amplified
> and does not have a thick / wide fingerboard .
> I remember hearing something about one in this newsgroup .
> Any ideas ?
>
Nanette Mitchell
starting at about $650, and the AEX500 at about $470. I prefer the Godins,
but they're in the area of a grand. On the higher end you could go with a
Sadowsky ( $3000, maybe?), but I've only read about them, never played one.
Fender has recently come out with an acoustic tele. Wonder if they'll have
a nylon version? Carvin just came out with a nylon. Looks like it has
their typical thin, narrow neck. I'd love to try that one out, but unless
you live where they're located, you pretty much have to buy one to try it.
Mike Doolin here in Portland makes a really cool nylon. John Stowell is
playing one these days. If you ever get the chance, check it out.
Don
Portland, OR
Thomas F Brown <tomb...@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <3559bd26...@usw-ex0102-084.remarq.com>,
> JazzStrings <jazzstrin...@juno.com.invalid> wrote:
> >I am interested in a nylon string guitar that can be amplified
> >and does not have a thick / wide fingerboard .
> >I remember hearing something about one in this newsgroup .
> >Any ideas ?
>
> The Godin electric nylons have fairly narrow fingerboards,
> compared to your standard classical guitar.
>
>
>
>
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Chip Zempel
>Try Godin Guitars. These are about the best sounding guitars I have heard
>for nylons. They are semi-hollow and sound OK when not amped. When you amp
>them they sound great. Check them out at http://www.lasido.com/ --- Or
>http://www.juniorsmusic.com They carry a full line of Godins as do other
>on-line shops. I tried a Multi AC Nylon and it sounded great and it has a
>narrow fingerboard for a nylon.
>Doc
>
>
I've heard great things about Godin guitars, too. I don't have one, but I
have a Simon & Patrick steel-string (owned by the same parent company that
makes Godin) and it's a terrific guitar, great value for the money.
Here's a little more info about Godin nylons, as I understand it. (Someone
correct me if I have any of this wrong please.)
Multiac - 3 versions - steel, nylon, "Classical"
All Multiacs have acoustic, electric (piezo, I assume), and Roland
synth-compatible sounds available. I've never played one, don't know how
useful the acoustic sound is unplugged. I believe the steel and nylon have
necks the same width - wide for a steel-string, but not as wide as a
classical. The Classical has a full-width classical neck, though radiused
slightly. (Classicals tend to be dead flat, I think.)
Duet - the duet is a nylon, similar to the Multiac nylon, but with an
internal condenser mic and no synth access. I've seen posts in this and
other NGs that say the duet has the best (closest to a nylon guitar)
amplified sound of all the nylon Godins, but the trade-off is you're giving
up the synth access.
ACS - this is similar to the Multiac Nylon, but is more of a solid body -
little or no sound unplugged. (There is an internal chamber, but I gather
that it's more to lighten the guitar than to produce an unplugged sound.)
This may be the best bet for people who want amplification w/o feedback
(though I hear Multiacs don't feedback much either) or are doing synth
things where sympathetic vibrations, etc., can cause triggering or tracking
problems.
You should also check out Wolfe Guitars at http://www.wolfeguitars.com -
Jay Wolfe hangs around this NG sometimes and carries Godins, Heritages, and
other guitars of interest to jazzers. I believe his price for the ACS with
a hardshell case is less that Junior's. Jay's web site doesn't contain much
info, but his email is j...@wolfeguitars.com - he usually responds quickly
and seems like a nice guy.
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JazzStrings
Am I thinking of the right one ?