southcoastukes
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Was curious about how everyone felt on this topic. I know there are a lot of people who naturally assume that more sustain gives a better sound and signifies better construction.
On the other hand, flamenco guitars - the traditional cypress "blancas" in particular -are built with the goal of keeping sustain to a minimum. They look for a quick, immediate, sharp attack and don't want a lot of lingering notes "muddying things up".
To use guitar terminology again, ukuleles have usually seemed to lean toward the flamenco sound instead of the classical. Of course some of that is inevitable with a smaller body.
Nonetheless, more and more ukuleles today seemed to be built with the goal of classical guitar sound in mind. UU - what are your preferences?
On the other hand, flamenco guitars - the traditional cypress "blancas" in particular -are built with the goal of keeping sustain to a minimum. They look for a quick, immediate, sharp attack and don't want a lot of lingering notes "muddying things up".
To use guitar terminology again, ukuleles have usually seemed to lean toward the flamenco sound instead of the classical. Of course some of that is inevitable with a smaller body.
Nonetheless, more and more ukuleles today seemed to be built with the goal of classical guitar sound in mind. UU - what are your preferences?