difference btw classic and acoustic??
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u can string metal(acoustic) strings on a classical guitar but not the other way round. however, even if u do so, the tension acoustic strings has is more than classical strings, u'll be slowly killing the neck joint, the tuners, the saddles might get pulled off...
classical guitars has shorter, wider frets and has a lesser number of frets i think...classical guitar is all about tone and sound, it usually will not have a cutaway...u wouldnt wanna use a pick on the classical guitar, would sound funny...
classical guitars has shorter, wider frets and has a lesser number of frets i think...classical guitar is all about tone and sound, it usually will not have a cutaway...u wouldnt wanna use a pick on the classical guitar, would sound funny...
tubescreamer
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DO NOT put steel strings on a classical guitar. Classicals are made without truss rods, so the neck cannot take the tension that the steel strings cause.
theunknown
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no one said about the headstock? i find classical headstocks makes it a lovelovelovelovelove to restring.
emptyspaces
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hahahah. You mean it's a b*tch to restring?
pianomankris
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1) Classical guitars are nylon-strung
Nylon strings have less tension than classical strings; as such, the bridge on the classical guitar is simply glued down, rather than being fitted into the wood.
Steel strings have greater tension than classical strings - if you put steel strings on a classical, there is a good chance you could rip the bridge off.
2) The strings on a classical sit wider apart - most people mistake this as having to do with the fretboard - the reason the strings sit wider apart is so that you can fit your RH fingers comfortably between the strings (classical is played fingerstyle in the RH).
3) Classical fingerboards are flat, whereas there is a slight curve on standard acoustics
Then there is all the super-technical stuff such as bracing etc etc
Nylon strings would, in theory, be fine on an acoustic guitar, since the tension in the nylon strings is far less than the tension the acoustic guitar bridge is designed for.
What it would sound like is a different issue, though.
Nylon strings have less tension than classical strings; as such, the bridge on the classical guitar is simply glued down, rather than being fitted into the wood.
Steel strings have greater tension than classical strings - if you put steel strings on a classical, there is a good chance you could rip the bridge off.
2) The strings on a classical sit wider apart - most people mistake this as having to do with the fretboard - the reason the strings sit wider apart is so that you can fit your RH fingers comfortably between the strings (classical is played fingerstyle in the RH).
3) Classical fingerboards are flat, whereas there is a slight curve on standard acoustics
Then there is all the super-technical stuff such as bracing etc etc
Nylon strings would, in theory, be fine on an acoustic guitar, since the tension in the nylon strings is far less than the tension the acoustic guitar bridge is designed for.
What it would sound like is a different issue, though.
theunknown
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exactly bro. thats why i gave away my classical. no regrets =)). want to do fingerpick, use acoustic also can. if not? do Jeff Beck!
schmuardian
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all of the above, but just want to point out the mistake that everyone seems to make:
Acoustic guitars = folk/steel string acoustic guitars and classical guitars.
so technically a classical guitar is an acoustic guitar as well ^.^
Acoustic guitars = folk/steel string acoustic guitars and classical guitars.
so technically a classical guitar is an acoustic guitar as well ^.^
but it's so common nowadays to call it on it's own, it's not a technical mistake, it's more like a term tat became a proper word like edison used "hello" first on telephone which eventually became a proper word after tat...
LOVELOVE announcement: pls use the word spainish guitar and folk/steel string guitar to differentiate, thank you schmuck for the clever explaination...
LOVELOVE announcement: pls use the word spainish guitar and folk/steel string guitar to differentiate, thank you schmuck for the clever explaination...
