How versatile is a classical guitar?
I just started learning classical guitar on nylon string guitar, and i was wondering how versatile the playing styles and actual guitar are.
It’s not versatile at all. Unless you’re interested in playing classical music it’s the wrong guitar for you. A steel string flattop acoustic guitar is a much. much better choice. The classical guitar can only be played fingerstyle while a steel string flattop acoustic guitar can be played either fingerstyle or with a pick (or both, actually, if you’re good enough).
Many beginners mistakenly start with a classical because someone told them it’d be easier on their fingers and while that’s mostly true it’s still not enough reason to buy the wrong guitar.
The other two responders are telling you what you want to hear but I’m telling you the truth. It’s okay if you don’t believe me because you’ll find out for yourself.
All I can tell you is that being classically trained is the way to go. You learn how to play real music and all the techniques. Once you learn that, rock, country and any other style of music comes so much easier. From that perspective alone I’d say it’s a very versatile instrument.
References :
Playing 18 years.
A classical guitar is just like any other guitar. You can play anything you want with it. It just sounds slightly different (nylon strings), and is more suited towards fingerstyle (wider neck).
References :
http://ijamplay.com/
It’s not versatile at all. Unless you’re interested in playing classical music it’s the wrong guitar for you. A steel string flattop acoustic guitar is a much. much better choice. The classical guitar can only be played fingerstyle while a steel string flattop acoustic guitar can be played either fingerstyle or with a pick (or both, actually, if you’re good enough).
Many beginners mistakenly start with a classical because someone told them it’d be easier on their fingers and while that’s mostly true it’s still not enough reason to buy the wrong guitar.
The other two responders are telling you what you want to hear but I’m telling you the truth. It’s okay if you don’t believe me because you’ll find out for yourself.
References :
Long time professional acoustic guitarist. I own both steel string and classical guitars.
It’s silly to say "you can play anything you want with it" as one person did when you can’t play it with a pick. That’s why steel string guitars are way more popular – they’re more versatile.
References :
Play guitar for years
You CAN play anything you want on it; it’s limited by the capabilities and imagination of the musician (like any guitar). Why would anyone think that you can’t use a pick (plectrum)? Of course you can!
References :